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Northern Elementary School

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Northern Elementary School ranks 171 st of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Northern Elementary School is a K–5 school in Georgetown, serving 414 students in Scott County. Its 2025–2026 test results were generally above state and district averages, though performance differs by grade and subject. Most notably, SchoolDigger ranked Northern at the 75th percentile statewide, with 4 stars—tied with Western Elementary School and Stamping Ground Elementary School for the highest standing among nearby schools.

Writing and 3rd-grade math are the clearest academic strengths. In 5th-grade writing, 53% of students were proficient, compared with 35% statewide, 38% in the district, and 35% at nearby schools on average; that was second locally, behind Western’s 59%. In 3rd-grade math, Northern’s 65% was the highest among nearby schools and well above the state’s 43% and the district’s 41%. By contrast, 4th-grade math is a relative weak spot: 42% were proficient, just below the state’s 43% and behind Eastern Elementary School, Western, and Stamping Ground. Reading was above state and district results in all three tested grades, although nearby schools sometimes matched or surpassed Northern.

Results have fluctuated rather than improved steadily: SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell from 90 in 2021–2022 to 56 in 2024–2025, then rebounded to 75 in 2025–2026. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, average math proficiency rose 6 points, while writing fell 18 points and social studies fell 17, despite recent rebounds in some subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Female Students was 90, up from 48 the prior year; for Special Education Students it was 51, up from 5. Chronic absenteeism was comparatively low at 11%, versus 21% in the district and 24% statewide. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.1, close to the nearby-school average of 14.4. Northern reported 58% free/reduced lunch eligible in the 2024–2025 school year, above the 53% average among nearby schools reporting that same measure.

414

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,474

Per pupil spending ?

58.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3600 Cincinnati Rd
Georgetown, KY 40324

(502) 863-3663

District: Scott County

Students who attend Northern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scott County Middle School
High:	Scott County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Scott County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg44%

171^st of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Scott County

64^th of 158Scott 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	70.2	171 of 684	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	298 of 685	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	199 of 685	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	131 of 687	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	71 of 684	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	129 of 517	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	82 of 700	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	94 of 691	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.7	122 of 694	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	52 of 690	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	36 of 698	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	26 of 705	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	24 of 719	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	46 of 713	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	85 of 688	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	61 of 683	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	71.1	169 of 658	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	170 of 651	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	210 of 638	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	131 of 206	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	241 of 474	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	138 of 445	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	68 of 657	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	47.8	336 of 648	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	196 of 644	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	105 of 639	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	53 of 641	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	54.7	127 of 312	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	99 of 671	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	122 of 663	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	220 of 674	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	319 of 672	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	235 of 665	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	240 of 670	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	89 of 667	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	76 of 664	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	180 of 631	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	258 of 651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	204 of 653	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	215 of 652	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	204 of 652	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	107 of 657	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	127 of 325	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	64 of 676	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	77 of 665	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	153 of 314	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.9	291 of 306	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	156 of 279	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	189 of 257	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.4	57 of 661	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	230 of 650	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	333 of 659	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	240 of 659	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	177 of 658	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	82 of 656	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	143 of 337	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	130 of 592	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	97 of 593	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics55%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Writing53%+18 vs state

Social Studies44%+6 vs state

Science43%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Love this school! My son attends and it is the best elementary school we have been a part of. (Our children have attended a total of 6 elementary schools over the past 16 years).

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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 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	414	29	14.1	58.0%	350 (84.5%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	70.2	171^st of 684 public elementary schools	75.0%		54.7	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%	127	65.0	42.0	55.0	71.0	56.0	58.0	43.0	53.0	44.0	55.0	$20,474	$1,103	$14,778
Anne Mason Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	390	32	12.3	48.5%	255 (65.4%)	41 (10.5%)	40 (10.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	36.5	448^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.5%		47.5	357^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.9%	91	40.0	30.0	41.0	52.0	41.0	37.0	32.0	29.0	30.0	54.0	$21,610	$1,061	$15,941
Stamping Ground Elementary School	Public	K-5	3233 Main St.	Stamping Ground	40379	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 570-8800	418	30	14.1	—	390 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	70	174^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.6%		67.1	197^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.2%	23	42.0	49.0	64.0	48.0	63.0	66.0	55.0	49.0	54.0	49.0	$20,920	$1,120	$14,271
Western Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 Frankfort Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1393	623	41	15.1	—	450 (72.2%)	17 (2.7%)	118 (18.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	70.7	169^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.3%		63.4	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%	58	60.0	44.0	57.0	73.0	51.0	66.0	43.0	59.0	41.0	54.0	$19,859	$942	$12,835
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0	—	453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	69.8	175^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.4%		66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%	30	41.0	44.0	58.0	56.0	61.0	66.0	50.0	38.0	50.0	78.0	$19,788	$983	$12,559
Garth Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1170	381	29	12.9	70.9%	273 (71.7%)	33 (8.7%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	42	406^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.6%		52.3	320^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.3%	86	41.0	26.0	47.0	51.0	46.0	57.0	26.0	25.0	39.0	49.0	$23,080	$1,623	$15,299
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Main Street Extended	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	574	39	14.7	57.3%	362 (63.1%)	65 (11.3%)	95 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	41.5	413^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.6%		27.8	517^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	27.0	39.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	51.0	40.0	30.0	36.0	48.0	$20,285	$1,338	$13,521
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Fairfax Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-0772	462	34	13.6	67.5%	302 (65.4%)	58 (12.6%)	46 (10.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	13.7	622^nd of 684 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.4	565^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.5%	57	31.0	28.0	21.0	31.0	35.0	33.0	28.0	6.0	18.0	28.0	$21,258	$1,597	$14,286
Lemons Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 School House Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 867-6700	540	39	13.9	41.3%	376 (69.6%)	37 (6.9%)	85 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	26.5	529^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.9	536^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.8%	7	29.0	27.0	28.0	37.0	43.0	37.0	30.0	37.0	28.0	44.0	$21,740	$1,316	$13,881
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Northside Dr	Midway	40347	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4690	360	25	14.3	50.0%	270 (75.0%)	13 (3.6%)	55 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	53.5	303^rd of 684 public elementary schools	55.7%		50.2	335^th of 685 public elementary schools	51.1%	32	61.0	34.0	43.0	72.0	47.0	57.0	37.0	23.0	38.0	53.0	$15,844	$781	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northern Elementary School?

Students at Northern Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Northern Elementary School?

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

What district is Northern Elementary School in?

Scott County

What schools do graduates of Northern Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Scott County Middle School
High : Scott County High School

Is Northern Elementary School a good school?

Northern Elementary School ranks 171^st of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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