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McNabb Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

McNabb Elementary School is a public elementary school in Paducah, Kentucky, serving 347 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Paducah Independent School District, which is ranked 98 out of 157 districts in the state.

McNabb Elementary School faces several key challenges. It consistently performs below the Paducah Independent district and the state of Kentucky averages on standardized tests, with only 24% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 47% for the district and 43% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 28.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. When comparing McNabb to nearby schools within the Paducah district, such as Clark Elementary and Morgan Elementary, it is clear that McNabb is significantly underperforming.

The data also reveals that schools in the neighboring McCracken County district, such as Heath Elementary, Lone Oak Elementary, and Concord Elementary, consistently outperform McNabb Elementary School on academic measures. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the elevated chronic absenteeism rates at McNabb may be contributing factors to the school's lower performance, and the data suggests that McNabb has significant room for improvement to better serve its students.

334

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,321

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Park Ave
Paducah, KY 42001

(270) 444-5750

District: Paducah Independent

Students who attend McNabb Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paducah Middle School
High:	Paducah Tilghman High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.5%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 23 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg45%

601^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Paducah Independent

98^th of 157Paducah Independent 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	15.6	601 of 685	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	635 of 685	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	619 of 687	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	615 of 684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	595 of 700	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	624 of 691	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	644 of 694	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	653 of 690	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	653 of 698	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	658 of 705	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	645 of 719	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	636 of 713	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.8	377 of 688	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	461 of 683	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	440 of 658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	306 of 651	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	197 of 638	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	93 of 142	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	98 of 140	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	83 of 129	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	79 of 118	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	68 of 185	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	95 of 184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	588 of 648	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	594 of 644	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	530 of 639	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	553 of 641	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	595 of 671	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	594 of 663	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	555 of 672	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	620 of 665	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	583 of 670	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	586 of 667	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	538 of 664	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	521 of 653	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	591 of 652	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	606 of 652	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	624 of 657	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	560 of 676	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	611 of 665	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	15.4	586 of 661	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	425 of 659	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	510 of 656	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	473 of 592	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	396 of 593	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)36th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-23 vs state

Social Studies16%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

McNabb Elementary is a great school! Such a family environment that keeps me up to date with my son's learning and expects the best from him and me. Close Quote

Schools Near McNabb Elementary School

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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
McNabb Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Park Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5750	334	28	11.9	91.0%	69 (20.7%)	192 (57.5%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.8%)	15.6	601^st of 685 public elementary schools	12.3%		10.5	635^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.3%	34	24.0			41.0		31.0			16.0	24.0	$17,321	$2,429	$961	$3,390	$10,834	$3,097	$13,931
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Buckner Lane	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5730	615	38	16.1	46.5%	349 (56.7%)	125 (20.3%)	53 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (13.7%)	79.6	108^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.7	105^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.7%	3	52.0	66.0	67.0	59.0	73.0	69.0	47.0	44.0	54.0	57.0	$15,867	$1,626	$823	$2,450	$10,503	$2,914	$13,417
Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 S 28th St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5760	369	30	12.3	85.1%	112 (30.4%)	161 (43.6%)	34 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)	44.8	383^rd of 685 public elementary schools	44.1%		63.6	222^nd of 685 public elementary schools	67.6%	161	61.0	44.0	33.0	44.0	42.0	33.0	42.0	47.0	29.0	45.0	$19,080	$2,899	$832	$3,730	$12,313	$3,036	$15,349
Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2501 Marshall Ave	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4110	498	32	15.5	53.0%	401 (80.5%)	20 (4.0%)	36 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.2%)								(n/a)	65.0			71.0							$16,620	$1,028	$816	$1,862	$11,315	$1,521	$12,819
Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Cumberland Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4120	495	32	15.5	60.4%	364 (73.5%)	36 (7.3%)	46 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.7%)								(n/a)	74.0			75.0							$16,341	$956	$811	$1,751	$10,975	$1,658	$12,650
Lone Oak Intermediate School	Public	4-5	225 John E. Robinson Avenue	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4160	437	26	16.8	51.3%	361 (82.6%)	24 (5.5%)	25 (5.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	70.6	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.3	139^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.7%	27		43.0	42.0		63.0	66.0	46.0	61.0	42.0	75.0	$28,701	$642	$699	$1,367	$10,283	$1,663	$11,919
Concord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5184 Hinkleville Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4050	606	39	15.5	52.0%	430 (71.0%)	54 (8.9%)	42 (6.9%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	80.7	97^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.8	46^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.3%	51	64.0	55.0	65.0	73.0	63.0	61.0	53.0	37.0	52.0	81.0	$15,144	$598	$714	$1,302	$10,230	$1,516	$11,757
Reidland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5349 Benton Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4210	228	16	14.1	75.4%	183 (80.3%)	15 (6.6%)	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	47.6	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.4	365^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.7%	10		58.0	47.0		57.0	45.0	40.0	26.0	30.0	38.0	$16,170	$1,276	$687	$2,025	$10,247	$1,966	$12,151
Reidland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5741 Benton Rd	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4180	548	38	14.4	71.0%	428 (78.1%)	24 (4.4%)	59 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)	68.0			69.0							$16,088	$923	$909	$1,832	$10,682	$1,550	$12,232
Heath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4365 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4060	498	36	13.8	52.4%	441 (88.6%)	12 (2.4%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	88.7	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%		76.2	114^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.4%	65	71.0	56.0	67.0	66.0	63.0	78.0	48.0	70.0	60.0	87.0	$16,993	$858	$840	$1,688	$11,346	$1,796	$13,153

Frequently Asked Questions about McNabb Elementary School

Is McNabb Elementary School a good school?

McNabb Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend McNabb Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended McNabb Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McNabb Elementary School?

Students at McNabb Elementary School are 57% African American, 21% White, 17% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is McNabb Elementary School in?

Paducah Independent

What schools do graduates of McNabb Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Paducah Middle School
High : Paducah Tilghman High School

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