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The New Haven School

Public Grades K-8

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Kentucky elementary schools

162

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,269

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

489 High St
New Haven, KY 40051

(502) 349-7232

District: Nelson County

Students who attend The New Haven School usually attend:

Middle:	Old Kentucky Home Middle School
High:	Thomas Nelson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

535^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Nelson County

135^th of 157Nelson 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	535 of 685	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	656 of 685	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	641 of 687	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	671 of 684	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	605 of 700	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	568 of 691	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	557 of 694	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	572 of 690	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	580 of 698	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	460 of 705	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	519 of 719	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.7	297 of 713	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.7	480 of 688	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.5	580 of 683	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	619 of 658	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	618 of 651	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	552 of 638	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	400 of 648	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.0	622 of 644	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	593 of 641	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	568 of 671	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	438 of 663	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	455 of 672	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	615 of 665	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	662 of 667	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	567 of 664	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	474 of 631	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	481 of 653	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	625 of 652	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	623 of 652	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	649 of 657	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	581 of 676	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	584 of 665	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.3	547 of 661	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	583 of 659	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	655 of 659	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	644 of 658	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	655 of 656	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	315 of 324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	307 of 327	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	300 of 320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	288 of 335	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	300 of 330	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	39.4	214 of 331	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	181 of 337	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	175 of 335	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	182 of 335	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.4	232 of 319	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	283 of 304	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	282 of 299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	175 of 289	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.6	259 of 287	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.9	121 of 284	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	271 of 300	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	271 of 295	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	262 of 299	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	213 of 290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	302 of 310	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	233 of 303	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	160 of 285	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	285 of 304	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	293 of 307	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	283 of 304	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	221 of 293	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	245 of 294	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	3.5	313 of 316	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	303 of 314	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	244 of 266	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2019)17th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-12 vs state

Social Studies34%-4 vs state

Editing and Mechanics34%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science18%-19 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
The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	162	15	10.8	74.1%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	25	535^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.9%		7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%	121		41.0	25.0	30.0	50.0	31.0	18.0		34.0	34.0	$19,269	$2,203	$985	$3,189	$10,396	$2,679	$13,076
Boston School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	251	17	14.7	55.0%	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	30.7	500^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.0%		30.8	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%	8	40.0	46.0	24.0	50.0	37.0	34.0	37.0	24.0	24.0	32.0	$16,452	$1,997	$291	$2,289	$9,605	$2,501	$12,106
Hodgenville Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Eagle Lane	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 358-3506	533	36	14.8	59.3%	450 (84.4%)	11 (2.1%)	43 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	41	417^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.1%		43.5	384^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.9%	33	43.0	38.0	31.0	52.0	38.0	51.0	30.0	37.0	39.0	45.0	$12,924	$911	$411	$1,322	$9,845	$1,702	$11,547
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Lincoln Farm Road	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 358-4112	482	30	15.9	61.0%	432 (89.6%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.0%)	40	432^nd of 685 public elementary schools	36.9%		52.8	316^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.9%	116	38.0	38.0	36.0	40.0	45.0	45.0	36.0	33.0	36.0	54.0	$12,611	$940	$339	$1,279	$9,204	$1,729	$10,933
West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8175 Loretto Rd	Loretto	40037	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 699-4320	400	25	16.0	52.5%	373 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	83.9	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%		81.1	87^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.3%	6	59.0	64.0	53.0	59.0	67.0	71.0	48.0	73.0	57.0	65.0	$21,850	$1,043	$1,041	$2,084	$10,597	$2,270	$13,310
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0	27.0	45.0	33.0	43.0	21.0	23.0	20.0	$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3970 Bardstown Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-7227	653	41	15.9	40.6%	562 (86.1%)	7 (1.1%)	43 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.4%)	77.3	127^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.5%		67.1	194^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.7%	67	61.0	65.0	51.0	58.0	59.0	66.0	45.0	58.0	47.0	61.0	$28,149	$1,364	$1,132	$2,496	$21,168	$4,485	$25,653
Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	56.8	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.8	249^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.6%	34	41.0	42.0	52.0	43.0	50.0	62.0	31.0	55.0	43.0	60.0	$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)											$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333
Panther Academy	Public	PK-K	634 N. Mulberry St.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-3007	222	15	14.7	52.3%	134 (60.4%)	18 (8.1%)	20 (9.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)								(n/a)											$16,815	$1,284	$517	$1,800	$12,948	$2,067	$15,015

Frequently Asked Questions about The New Haven School

What schools do graduates of The New Haven School attend?

Students who attend The New Haven School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Old Kentucky Home Middle School
High : Thomas Nelson High School

How many students attend The New Haven School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended The New Haven School.

What district is The New Haven School in?

Nelson County

Is The New Haven School a good school?

The New Haven School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of The New Haven School?

Students at The New Haven School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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