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Burnside Elementary School

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Burnside Elementary School ranks 145 th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Burnside Elementary School in Somerset, Kentucky, serves pre-K through grade 5 and enrolls 414 students in Pulaski County, whose SchoolDigger ranking is 19th among 158 Kentucky districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). The clearest takeaway for families is that results vary notably by grade: fifth-grade performance is a strength, while third- and fourth-grade math and reading are below nearby-school averages.

Fifth-grade writing stands out: 67% of students were proficient, compared with 35% statewide, 53% in the district, and a 51% average at nearby schools; this was the highest result among the six nearby schools reporting a score. Fifth-grade social studies was also above the nearby average, 64% versus 53%. In contrast, third-grade math was 46% compared with a nearby average of 55%, and fourth-grade math was 51% versus 62%; third- and fourth-grade reading also trailed nearby averages. Across grades 3–5, math and reading were above state averages (54% versus 43% in math; 57% versus 50% in reading), but below both district and nearby-school averages. Grade-four science was 40%, matching the state, but below the district’s 45% and the nearby average of about 50%.

Math and reading averages improved from 2022–23 to 2025–26, rising 8 and 12 percentage points, respectively, while science fell 5 points, writing fell 9, and social studies fell 14. SchoolDigger ranks Burnside in the 79th percentile statewide (4 stars), down from the 93rd percentile (5 stars) in 2024–25; it ranks fifth by percentile among 10 nearby schools with a 2025–26 ranking. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 12.8 in 2024–25, the lowest among nearby schools with comparable reported ratios, and 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One subgroup result merits attention: SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves students in special education fell to the 49th percentile in 2025–26, 30 points below the school’s overall percentile and down from the 79th percentile the previous year. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 32% in 2022–23 to 20% in 2025–26, below the state’s 24% and the district’s 25%.

414

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,393

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

145 Rock Hill Drive
Somerset, KY 42501

(606) 561-4250

District: Pulaski County

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 60th percentile in 2021 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 79th (2026) from a 60th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Kentucky avg44%

145^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Pulaski County

19^th of 158Pulaski 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
2026	73.4	145 of 684	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.6	45 of 685	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	136 of 685	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	189 of 687	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	191 of 684	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	205 of 517	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	193 of 700	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	127 of 691	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	115 of 694	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	86 of 690	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	208 of 698	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	232 of 705	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	216 of 719	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	179 of 713	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	115 of 688	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	81 of 683	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	95 of 658	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	138 of 651	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	160 of 638	74.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	53.1	183 of 474	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	163 of 445	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	158 of 657	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	71 of 648	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	215 of 644	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	477 of 639	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.5	221 of 641	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	156 of 671	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	151 of 663	77.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	66 of 674	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	11 of 672	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	83 of 665	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	144 of 670	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	120 of 667	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	100 of 664	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	57 of 631	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	125 of 651	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.7	36 of 653	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	124 of 652	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	203 of 652	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	152 of 657	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	64 of 325	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	202 of 676	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	116 of 665	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	161 of 314	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.3	63 of 306	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	39 of 279	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	159 of 661	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	173 of 650	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	57 of 659	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	66.7	181 of 659	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	241 of 658	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	251 of 656	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	184 of 337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Editing and Mechanics70%+22 vs state

Writing67%+32 vs state

Social Studies64%+26 vs state

Reading57%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)						KSA Reading (2026)						KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 7th 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burnside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Rock Hill Drive	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 561-4250	414	32	12.8	81.2%	380 (91.8%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73.4	145^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.8%		89.6	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%	100	46.0	51.0	64.0				48.0	56.0	67.0				40.0		67.0		64.0		70.0		$15,393	$1,833	$13,560
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	198 Enterprise Dr	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-5229	611	46	13.2	71.0%	499 (81.7%)	10 (1.6%)	52 (8.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	66.6	194^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.6%		73.6	148^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.4%	46	61.0	59.0	44.0				59.0	59.0	52.0				42.0		42.0		44.0		57.0		$14,387	$2,097	$12,290
Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1755 WTLO Road	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-2014	551	34	16.2	54.8%	479 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	91.3	34^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.0%		93	17^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.5%	17	54.0	79.0	75.0				65.0	74.0	71.0				67.0		64.0		61.0		77.0		$13,295	$1,704	$11,591
Memorial Education Center	Public	PK-K	222 Langdon St	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-4100	231	1	231.0	54.5%	195 (84.4%)	4 (1.7%)	20 (8.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 May St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-8707	750	45	16.6	69.5%	616 (82.1%)	11 (1.5%)	72 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	89.2	45^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.6	29^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.8%	16	66.0	71.0					63.0	68.0					59.0								$13,209	$2,920	$10,289
Pulaski Elementary School	Public	K-5	107 W University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-4713	535	36	15.0	61.9%	437 (81.7%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (11.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	72.1	157^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.0%		81	96^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.0%	61	51.0	55.0	61.0				51.0	54.0	67.0				38.0		61.0		59.0		58.0		$14,082	$1,460	$12,622
Nancy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Hwy 196	Nancy	42544	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 636-6338	299	21	14.3	68.2%	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	76.3	127^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.4%		83.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%	42	43.0	56.0	73.0				55.0	67.0	69.0				41.0		49.0		75.0		63.0		$14,993	$1,516	$13,476
Science Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6007 N Hwy 27	Science Hill	42553	Pulaski County	Science Hill Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-3341	498	31	16.0	68.3%	469 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	66	202^nd of 684 public elementary schools	70.5%		68.2	191^st of 685 public elementary schools	72.1%	11	57.0	53.0	60.0	68.0	80.0	50.0	63.0	60.0	31.0	77.0	82.0	55.0	53.0	56.0		53.0	24.0	56.0	43.0	59.0	$24,603	$876	$12,077
Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6155 Hwy 39	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-1040	352	26	13.4	65.9%	298 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	93.7	16^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.7%		91	38^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.5%	22	72.0	64.0					72.0	69.0	85.0								70.0				$15,328	$1,338	$13,990
Shopville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Shopville Rd.	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 274-4411	385	26	14.5	67.0%	359 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	61.2	236^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.2	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%	40	48.0		67.0				69.0	42.0	61.0				39.0		39.0		46.0		42.0		$12,231	$1,502	$11,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnside Elementary School

Is Burnside Elementary School a good school?

Burnside Elementary School ranks 145^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burnside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Burnside Elementary School.

What district is Burnside Elementary School in?

Pulaski County

What is the racial makeup of Burnside Elementary School?

Students at Burnside Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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