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Burnside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Burnside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Burnside, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 432 students. The school is part of the Pulaski County School District, which is ranked 12th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burnside Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 45th and 205th out of 517-700 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) is impressive, with students outperforming the state and district averages in most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Burnside's 5th-grade students scored 76% proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 50% and the Pulaski County average of 67%. Burnside's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring 63-65% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 43-44% and the Pulaski County average of 58-63%.

While Burnside Elementary School is a standout performer in the Pulaski County district, the nearby Oak Hill Elementary School appears to be an even stronger performer, ranking among the top 17 elementary schools in Kentucky. However, Burnside's academic performance is generally stronger than other nearby schools in the Pulaski County district, such as Northern Elementary, Shopville Elementary, and Pulaski Elementary.

414

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,219

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 East Lakeshore Drive
Burnside, KY 42519

(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: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (67% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

Kentucky avg44%

45^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Pulaski County

12^th of 157Pulaski 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	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
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
2018	60.9	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2018)65th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics82%+35 vs state

Writing73%+35 vs state

Social Studies73%+35 vs state

Reading66%+17 vs state

Mathematics64%+20 vs state

Science56%+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 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	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
Burnside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 East Lakeshore Drive	Burnside	42519	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%)	89.6	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%		72.9	136^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.1%	91	63.0	63.0	65.0				56.0	65.0	76.0				56.0		73.0		73.0		82.0		$14,219	$1,327	$448	$1,774	$10,160	$2,279	$12,444
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%)	73.6	148^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.4%		71.6	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%	1	52.0	52.0	53.0				54.0	54.0	62.0				43.0		62.0		53.0		71.0		$14,547	$1,827	$661	$2,488	$9,299	$2,759	$12,058
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%)	93	17^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.7	18^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.4%	1	72.0	88.0	64.0				78.0	81.0	71.0				62.0		57.0		64.0		70.0		$13,408	$1,388	$494	$1,882	$9,237	$2,289	$11,526
Memorial Education Center	Public	PK-K	222 Langdon St	Somerset	42501	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%)	91.6	29^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.8%		86.4	53^rd of 685 public elementary schools	92.3%	24	77.0	79.0					64.0	64.0					59.0								$12,373	$1,627	$1,277	$3,151	$7,163	$2,054	$9,220
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%)	81	96^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.0%		82.6	82^nd of 685 public elementary schools	88.0%	14	57.0	58.0	57.0				65.0	61.0	66.0				48.0		62.0		56.0		60.0		$13,920	$1,395	$613	$2,009	$9,874	$2,038	$11,912
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%)	83.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%		68.4	181^st of 685 public elementary schools	73.6%	96	59.0	67.0	59.0				67.0	69.0	72.0						49.0		67.0		54.0		$13,830	$1,129	$442	$1,571	$9,821	$2,438	$12,259
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%)	68.2	191^st of 685 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.9	217^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.3%	26	77.0	54.0	58.0	76.0	55.0	54.0	63.0	46.0	55.0	78.0	61.0	49.0	33.0	45.0	34.0	62.0	36.0	51.0	58.0	62.0	$14,565	$552	$485	$1,037	$9,489	$2,129	$11,619
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%)	91	38^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.8	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%	16	67.0	76.0	82.0				65.0	65.0	68.0						65.0		56.0		84.0		$15,659	$1,292	$466	$1,758	$11,587	$2,314	$13,901
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%)	67.2	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%		74.8	122^nd of 685 public elementary schools	82.2%	74	45.0	33.0	69.0				48.0	60.0	56.0				48.0		63.0		48.0		58.0		$12,827	$1,010	$501	$1,511	$9,046	$2,269	$11,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Burnside Elementary School?

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

How many students attend Burnside Elementary School?

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

Is Burnside Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Burnside Elementary School ranks in the top 6.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Burnside Elementary School in?

Pulaski County

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