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Western Elementary School

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Western Elementary School ranks 218 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Western Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Centertown, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Ohio County School District, which is ranked 38 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Elementary School has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 566th out of 700 Kentucky elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 218th out of 685 in 2024-2025. The school's performance in mathematics and reading is particularly noteworthy, outperforming the Ohio County and Kentucky state averages in the percentage of students proficient or better across all grade levels. For example, in 6th grade mathematics, Western Elementary School had 67% of students proficient or better, compared to 53% in Ohio County and 41% statewide. In 6th grade reading, the school had 73% of students proficient or better, compared to 67% in Ohio County and 52% statewide.

However, Western Elementary School faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 25.0% to 31.2% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average. The school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Southern Elementary School and Wayland Alexander Elementary School, but lags behind some schools in other districts, such as Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary in McLean County.

221

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,963

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4008 St Rt 85 E
Centertown, KY 42328

(270) 274-7643

District: Ohio County

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Kentucky median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

218^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Ohio County

38^th of 157Ohio 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	65.0	218 of 685	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	265 of 685	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.8	534 of 687	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	467 of 684	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	566 of 700	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	490 of 691	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	543 of 694	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	489 of 690	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	501 of 698	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	482 of 705	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	550 of 719	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	534 of 713	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.6	292 of 688	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	196 of 683	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.8	228 of 658	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.7	308 of 651	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	318 of 638	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	229 of 648	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	297 of 644	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	413 of 639	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	367 of 641	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	454 of 671	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	368 of 663	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	84 of 672	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	188 of 665	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	374 of 670	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	353 of 667	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	499 of 664	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	405 of 631	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	121 of 653	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	148 of 652	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	29.6	470 of 652	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	472 of 657	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	570 of 676	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	524 of 665	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	21.5	556 of 661	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	245 of 659	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	293 of 659	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.7	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	508 of 656	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	472 of 592	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	533 of 593	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics65%+18 vs state

Reading58%+9 vs state

Mathematics58%+15 vs state

Social Studies35%-3 vs state

Science32%-5 vs state

Writing31%-7 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%		58.8	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	47	50.0	57.0	58.0	67.0	50.0	57.0	54.0	73.0	32.0	31.0	35.0	65.0	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393
Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	601	34	17.6	66.4%	429 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	143 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	44.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.3	301^st of 685 public elementary schools	56.1%	89	41.0	44.0	39.0	43.0	50.0	59.0	47.0	69.0	33.0	16.0	27.0	35.0	$13,251	$832	$261	$1,094	$9,162	$1,865	$11,047
Wayland Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Oakwood Dr	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 298-3462	635	40	16.0	67.9%	576 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	53.9	303^rd of 685 public elementary schools	55.8%		60	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%	45	48.0	40.0	51.0	63.0	36.0	40.0	56.0	65.0	31.0	44.0	42.0	48.0	$13,620	$1,080	$292	$1,373	$9,003	$2,142	$11,147
Central City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 N 2nd St	Central City	42330	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 754-4474	406	28	14.4	73.9%	335 (82.5%)	19 (4.7%)	27 (6.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	26.3	526^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.2%		21.5	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%	37	21.0	43.0	25.0		45.0	48.0	33.0		33.0	20.0	27.0	29.0	$14,632	$2,123	$529	$2,652	$12,074	$3,270	$15,344
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3836 US Hwy 231 S	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-3462	269	18	14.7	64.7%	234 (87.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.2	179^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.9%		61.7	237^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.4%	58		48.0	69.0	48.0	33.0	58.0	62.0	81.0	48.0	29.0	69.0	66.0	$15,375	$776	$252	$1,030	$9,910	$3,216	$13,126
Muhlenberg South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 US Hwy 431 S	Beechmont	42323	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 476-2204	527	36	14.5	68.9%	498 (94.5%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	23.6	544^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	541^st of 685 public elementary schools	21.0%	3	29.0	32.0	25.0		30.0	36.0	44.0		26.0	36.0	25.0	39.0	$13,440	$1,342	$217	$1,559	$11,524	$2,652	$14,176
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
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
Longest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 N Main St	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-2842	404	27	14.9	65.8%	368 (91.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	11.8	630^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.0%		32.4	475^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.7%	155	23.0	30.0	33.0		23.0	30.0	24.0		25.0		15.0	15.0	$13,474	$1,445	$200	$1,645	$11,315	$2,894	$14,208
Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Main Cross	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-4830	620	41	15.0	64.2%	543 (87.6%)	23 (3.7%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	46.9	366^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.6%		44.9	371^st of 685 public elementary schools	45.8%	5	38.0	56.0	33.0		40.0	45.0	46.0		40.0	42.0	33.0	59.0	$13,256	$1,135	$546	$1,681	$11,005	$2,999	$14,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Elementary School

How many students attend Western Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Western Elementary School.

What district is Western Elementary School in?

Ohio County

Is Western Elementary School a good school?

Western Elementary School ranks 218^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Western Elementary School?

Students at Western Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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