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Nancy Elementary School

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Nancy Elementary School ranks 85 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Nancy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Nancy, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 329 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.

Nancy Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 50% of Kentucky elementary schools, with a current ranking of 85 out of 685 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in core subjects like reading, mathematics, writing, and social studies is generally above the Pulaski County and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67% of 4th-grade students at Nancy Elementary School were proficient or better in reading, compared to 63% for Pulaski County and 50% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 67% of 4th-grade students and 59% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 59% and 63% for Pulaski County, respectively.

While Nancy Elementary School outperforms some nearby schools, such as Eubank Elementary School and Southern Elementary School, it faces competition from other top-performing schools within the Pulaski County School District, like Northern Elementary School and Oak Hill Elementary School, which rank among the top 50 elementary schools in Kentucky. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Nancy Elementary School's academic performance remains strong, particularly for this student subgroup.

299

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,830

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Hwy 196
Nancy, KY 42544

(606) 636-6338

District: Pulaski County

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

African American:

2.7%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (63% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Kentucky avg44%

85^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	83.7	85 of 685	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	181 of 685	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	246 of 687	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	233 of 684	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	142 of 517	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	132 of 700	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	160 of 691	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	203 of 694	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	66.6	206 of 690	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	200 of 698	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	195 of 705	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	84 of 719	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	125 of 713	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	108 of 688	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	67.7	212 of 683	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	80.3	97 of 658	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	65.6	217 of 651	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.0	257 of 638	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	93 of 206	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	103 of 474	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	165 of 445	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	95 of 648	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	189 of 644	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	373 of 639	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	219 of 641	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	37 of 312	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	48 of 671	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	102 of 663	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	41 of 672	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	128 of 665	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	163 of 670	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	187 of 667	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	46 of 275	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	86 of 664	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	111 of 631	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	69 of 653	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	73 of 652	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	102 of 652	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	188 of 657	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	243 of 676	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	240 of 665	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	73.3	131 of 661	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	120 of 659	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	231 of 659	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	269 of 658	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	244 of 656	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	147 of 592	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2019)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading69%+20 vs state

Social Studies67%+29 vs state

Mathematics62%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics54%+7 vs state

Writing49%+11 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 S Hwy 76	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-6197	401	28	14.4	70.8%	352 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	51.7	321^st of 685 public elementary schools	53.1%		60	257^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.5%	64	49.0	48.0	47.0				56.0	43.0	53.0				36.0		34.0		32.0		52.0		$14,245	$1,501	$1,752	$3,253	$8,819	$2,173	$10,992
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nancy Elementary School

Is Nancy Elementary School a good school?

Nancy Elementary School ranks 85^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nancy Elementary School?

Students at Nancy Elementary School are 94% White, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Nancy Elementary School in?

Pulaski County

How many students attend Nancy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Nancy Elementary School.

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