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Metcalfe County Elementary School

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Metcalfe County Elementary School ranks 475 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Metcalfe County Elementary School is a public elementary school in Edmonton, Kentucky, serving 656 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Metcalfe County School District, which is ranked 137 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Metcalfe County Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in academic assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and other subjects were significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.3% to 37.8% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, and students with low socioeconomic status, is lower compared to state averages and other nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Adair County Primary Center, Hiseville Elementary School, and South Green Elementary School, Metcalfe County Elementary School generally underperforms in academic assessments, has higher chronic absenteeism rates, and is ranked lower by SchoolDigger. Despite the school's higher spending per student, ranging from $15,334 to $21,859 in recent years, its academic performance remains low, and its student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 14.6, is similar to or slightly better than the nearby schools but does not seem to translate into improved outcomes.

648

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,868

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

703 W. Stockton Street
Edmonton, KY 42129

(270) 432-2051

District: Metcalfe County

Students who attend Metcalfe County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Metcalfe County Middle School
High:	Metcalfe County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Writing scores 20 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg44%

475^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 157Metcalfe 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	33.7	475 of 685	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	508 of 685	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	466 of 687	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	571 of 684	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	504 of 517	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	594 of 700	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	618 of 691	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	616 of 694	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	521 of 690	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.7	323 of 698	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	444 of 474	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	353 of 445	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	384 of 648	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	485 of 644	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	402 of 639	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	546 of 641	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	547 of 671	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	581 of 663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	506 of 672	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	536 of 665	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	472 of 670	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	537 of 667	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	261 of 275	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	572 of 664	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	579 of 631	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	512 of 653	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	499 of 652	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	472 of 652	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	565 of 657	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	583 of 676	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	607 of 665	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	141 of 257	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	564 of 661	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	478 of 659	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	513 of 659	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	508 of 658	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	600 of 656	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	337 of 337	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	531 of 592	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	560 of 593	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)45th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-6 vs state

Editing and Mechanics42%-5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Social Studies35%-3 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Writing18%-20 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Metcalfe County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	703 W. Stockton Street	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-2051	648	45	14.4	76.4%	605 (93.4%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	33.7	475^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.7%		29	508^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.8%	33	30.0	36.0	36.0				32.0	51.0	47.0				38.0	18.0		35.0		42.0		$16,868	$2,433	$1,143	$3,576	$7,727	$2,571	$10,298
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4601 New Salem Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 678-2722	347	24	14.7	56.8%	322 (92.8%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	47.5	356^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.0%		55.9	284^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.5%	72	37.0	66.0	50.0	53.0			35.0	61.0	41.0	53.0				30.0		24.0		43.0		$19,340	$1,809	$755	$2,557	$9,727	$3,193	$12,763
Temple Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8788 Tompkinsville Rd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 427-2611	266	19	14.0	60.5%	214 (80.5%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	52.8	313^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.3%		46.1	359^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.6%	46	39.0	42.0	56.0	50.0			32.0	32.0	47.0	59.0				75.0		41.0		56.0		$19,498	$1,584	$573	$2,150	$10,468	$3,300	$13,584
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Scottie Drive	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-0432	618	42	14.7	62.8%	387 (62.6%)	40 (6.5%)	89 (14.4%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	79 (12.8%)	44.4	386^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.6%		42.1	399^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.8%	13	41.0	53.0	39.0				45.0	58.0	46.0				38.0	25.0		30.0		41.0		$14,704	$1,262	$316	$1,578	$9,009	$2,192	$11,201
North Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 North Jackson Highway	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 629-2300	537	34	15.7	50.8%	496 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	57.9	276^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.7%		53	314^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.2%	38	51.0	45.0	41.0	52.0			49.0	48.0	41.0	63.0			42.0	49.0		41.0		59.0		$17,912	$1,206	$555	$1,754	$9,672	$2,914	$12,394
Joe Harrison Carter	Public	PK, KG-5	3888 Edmonton Rd	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-5621	260	16	16.2	66.2%	239 (91.9%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	69.2	178^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.0%		37.2	444^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.2%	266		51.0	55.0				66.0	49.0	53.0					63.0		33.0		80.0		$19,401	$2,402	$886	$3,288	$11,907	$4,368	$16,275
Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	327	23	14.3	49.2%	299 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	38.4	446^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.9%		34.8	460^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.8%	14	32.0	30.0	46.0	36.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	48.0	46.0	61.0	61.0	65.0		17.0	65.0	48.0	59.0	35.0	65.0	$16,277	$1,241	$891	$2,132	$11,226	$2,919	$14,145
Hiseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Cardinal Blvd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 453-2611	322	22	14.6	67.1%	285 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	63.3	228^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.7%		71.2	156^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.2%	72	33.0	54.0	61.0	74.0			41.0	46.0	56.0							49.0		61.0		$18,880	$2,039	$502	$2,533	$9,223	$3,317	$12,403
South Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James T Rogers Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-3806	487	36	13.5	66.1%	269 (55.2%)	35 (7.2%)	122 (25.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.5%)	68.5	187^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.7%		70.8	160^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.6%	27	43.0	52.0	53.0				49.0	59.0	57.0				54.0	57.0		48.0		54.0		$18,300	$1,018	$344	$1,362	$8,556	$2,365	$10,921
Red Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Parkview Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-2400	679	45	15.0	59.5%	592 (87.2%)	16 (2.4%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	64.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%		54.2	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%	86	45.0	29.0	54.0	61.0			42.0	51.0	64.0	62.0			38.0	78.0		46.0		70.0		$17,801	$1,620	$605	$2,218	$9,570	$2,418	$11,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Metcalfe County Elementary School

How many students attend Metcalfe County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Metcalfe County Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Metcalfe County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Metcalfe County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Metcalfe County Middle School
High : Metcalfe County High School

What district is Metcalfe County Elementary School in?

Metcalfe County

Is Metcalfe County Elementary School a good school?

Metcalfe County Elementary School ranks 475^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Metcalfe County Elementary School?

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

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