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Calhoun Elementary School

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Calhoun Elementary School ranks 98 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Calhoun Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Calhoun, Kentucky. With 288 students, the school consistently ranks in the top 25% of McLean County elementary schools and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calhoun Elementary excels academically, outperforming both the McLean County and Kentucky state averages on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 62% of 3rd graders at Calhoun Elementary were proficient or better in Math, compared to 47% for McLean County and 43% for the state. The school has also shown strong student growth, improving its ranking among Kentucky elementary schools from #269 in 2018-2019 to #98 in 2024-2025.

Calhoun Elementary's success extends beyond overall academic performance. The school performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, while Calhoun Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, it remains below the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary and Livermore Elementary, Calhoun Elementary outperforms on most academic metrics, making it a standout school in the region.

290

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,156

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Main St
Calhoun, KY 42327

(270) 273-3264

District: McLean County

Students who attend Calhoun Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McLean County Middle School
High:	McLean County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

98^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the McLean County

72^nd of 157McLean County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	98 of 685	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	127 of 685	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	149 of 687	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	152 of 684	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	55 of 517	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	269 of 700	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	184 of 691	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	282 of 694	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.9	173 of 690	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	48.1	386 of 698	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	472 of 705	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	244 of 719	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	167 of 713	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	116 of 688	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	261 of 683	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	83.0	74 of 658	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	77 of 651	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	90.9	32 of 638	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	76 of 648	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	88 of 644	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	182 of 639	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	276 of 641	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	239 of 671	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	152 of 663	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	180 of 672	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	209 of 665	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	276 of 670	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	216 of 667	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.7	17 of 275	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	51.0	330 of 664	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	165 of 631	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	103 of 653	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	171 of 652	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	130 of 652	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	114 of 657	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	6 of 325	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.2	295 of 676	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	257 of 665	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.3	241 of 661	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	114 of 659	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	155 of 659	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	178 of 658	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	173 of 656	73.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2019)64th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics92%+45 vs state

Writing80%+42 vs state

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Reading59%+10 vs state

Science51%+14 vs state

Social Studies43%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Main St	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 273-3264	290	18	16.4	45.5%	269 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	80.5	98^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.7%		74.4	127^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.5%	29	62.0	54.0	65.0	51.0	62.0	63.0	51.0	80.0	43.0	92.0	$15,156	$1,134	$344	$1,476	$9,955	$2,258	$12,213
Livermore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Eighth St	Livermore	42352	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 278-2522	232	19	12.4	66.8%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	34.3	467^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.8%		45.8	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%	106	34.0	36.0	39.0	26.0	29.0	39.0	25.0	57.0	29.0	61.0	$17,266	$1,648	$439	$2,087	$11,011	$2,702	$13,713
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	42.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%		47.8	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%	57	41.0	24.0	30.0			45.0	47.0		30.0	65.0	$16,613	$1,397	$516	$1,913	$10,270	$2,964	$13,234
Southern Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 U.S. Highway 431	Utica	42376	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7570	468	28	16.7	53.6%	376 (80.3%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	70	175^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.5%		56.9	276^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.7%	101	47.0	58.0	52.0	46.0	52.0	63.0	51.0	57.0	48.0	60.0	$15,324	$1,130	$221	$1,351	$10,045	$1,635	$11,680
Bremen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Main St	Bremen	42325	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 525-6686	369	26	14.1	61.5%	342 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	48	348^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.2%		50.9	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%	16	33.0	47.0	30.0	50.0	55.0	52.0	41.0		33.0	52.0	$15,817	$415	$231	$646	$13,747	$2,813	$16,559
West Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7650	319	21	15.1	54.9%	274 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	44.9	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%		37.5	440^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.8%	59	48.0	44.0	46.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	27.0		35.0	50.0	$17,814	$1,365	$344	$1,709	$12,255	$1,804	$14,059
F T Burns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4514 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7170	440	27	16.2	73.0%	247 (56.1%)	37 (8.4%)	75 (17.0%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.4%)	68.9	182^nd of 685 public elementary schools	73.4%		67.4	192^nd of 685 public elementary schools	72.0%	10	74.0	58.0	52.0	51.0	53.0	55.0	51.0	43.0	43.0	54.0	$16,928	$1,315	$295	$1,610	$10,589	$1,802	$12,391
Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Veterans Drive	Hanson	42413	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6158	532	33	16.1	41.4%	435 (81.8%)	14 (2.6%)	21 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	86.8	58^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.8	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%	13	71.0	74.0	63.0	66.0	68.0	64.0	64.0	57.0	48.0	64.0	$16,385	$607	$177	$784	$8,740	$1,646	$10,386
Sorgho Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5390 KY Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7470	341	26	13.3	61.6%	225 (66.0%)	19 (5.6%)	58 (17.0%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	38.7	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%		49	337^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.8%	106	61.0	34.0	43.0	59.0	41.0	49.0	25.0	14.0	24.0	37.0	$16,888	$966	$470	$1,436	$11,167	$1,846	$13,013
Tamarack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1733 Tamarack Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7550	564	34	16.5	67.0%	334 (59.2%)	54 (9.6%)	43 (7.6%)	79 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.2%)	88.6	50^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.3	27^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.1%	23	70.0	55.0	67.0	68.0	77.0	73.0	48.0	55.0	72.0	77.0	$15,965	$1,164	$267	$1,432	$10,380	$1,699	$12,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Calhoun Elementary School

What district is Calhoun Elementary School in?

McLean County

What is the racial makeup of Calhoun Elementary School?

Students at Calhoun Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Calhoun Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Calhoun Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McLean County Middle School
High : McLean County High School

How many students attend Calhoun Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Calhoun Elementary School.

Is Calhoun Elementary School a good school?

Calhoun Elementary School ranks 98^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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