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Morganfield Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Morganfield Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 315 students in grades K-5 in Morganfield, Kentucky, which is part of the Union County School District. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 611 out of 685 schools.

Morganfield Elementary faces significant challenges, including low test scores, with only 35% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 43% statewide and 32% in the Union County district. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.3% to 28.0%, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Morganfield Elementary has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.41% to 72.7%, indicating the socioeconomic challenges facing the student population.

While Morganfield Elementary underperforms the state and county averages, the nearby Sturgis Elementary and Uniontown Elementary schools also struggle, with similar low rankings and test scores. This suggests that the challenges facing Morganfield Elementary may be reflective of broader issues within the Union County School District.

328

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,471

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 S Mart St
Morganfield, KY 42437

(270) 389-2611

District: Union County

Students who attend Morganfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Union County Middle School
High:	Union County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

611^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Union County

149^th of 157Union 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	14.5	611 of 685	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	591 of 685	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	533 of 687	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	410 of 684	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	629 of 700	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	524 of 691	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.3	436 of 694	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	382 of 690	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	438 of 698	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.5	300 of 705	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	292 of 719	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.4	393 of 713	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.5	264 of 688	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.9	449 of 683	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	465 of 658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	612 of 651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	611 of 638	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	424 of 474	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	181 of 445	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	538 of 648	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	613 of 644	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	449 of 641	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	612 of 671	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	444 of 663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	610 of 672	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	559 of 665	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	449 of 670	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	316 of 667	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.8	616 of 664	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	441 of 631	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	610 of 653	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	511 of 652	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	492 of 652	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	381 of 657	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	601 of 676	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	536 of 665	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.9	613 of 661	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	600 of 659	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	597 of 659	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	526 of 658	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	459 of 656	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	550 of 592	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	459 of 593	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics33%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

Reading27%-22 vs state

Science24%-13 vs state

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Writing14%-24 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	328	32	10.3	75.9%	232 (70.7%)	51 (15.5%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	14.5	611^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.4	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%	20	35.0	25.0	29.0		29.0	27.0	25.0		24.0	14.0	20.0	33.0	$16,471	$1,040	$565	$1,604	$12,130	$2,737	$14,867
Uniontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Walnut St	Uniontown	42461	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 822-4462	199	16	12.8	61.8%	177 (88.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	23.3	547^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.1%		14.4	608^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.2%	61	32.0		26.0		46.0	29.0	40.0				29.0	26.0	$15,714	$792	$692	$1,484	$11,521	$2,709	$14,230
Sturgis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Grant St	Sturgis	42459	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 333-4088	343	24	14.4	68.5%	317 (92.4%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	36.8	453^rd of 685 public elementary schools	33.9%		32.1	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%	24	30.0	47.0	40.0		48.0	60.0	37.0		28.0	18.0	32.0	40.0	$16,242	$1,077	$435	$1,512	$11,794	$2,936	$14,731
A B Chandler Elementary School	Public	K-5	11215 Us 60 W	Corydon	42406	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1760	256	18	14.3	53.9%	213 (83.2%)	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.4%)	56.6	287^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.1%		75.4	120^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.5%	167	47.0	81.0	50.0		49.0	62.0	50.0			25.0	29.0	50.0	$16,420	$1,224	$453	$1,677	$12,441	$2,302	$14,743
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 College St	Clay	42404	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 664-2227	194	13	15.0	62.9%	181 (93.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	64	222^nd of 685 public elementary schools	67.6%		39.4	423^rd of 685 public elementary schools	38.2%	201		28.0		75.0	44.0		52.0	68.0		68.0		52.0	$15,676	$1,125	$634	$1,759	$11,296	$2,621	$13,917
Cairo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10694 Hwy 41-A	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1286	233	16	14.6	45.5%	195 (83.7%)	9 (3.9%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	91	36^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.7%		88.4	43^rd of 685 public elementary schools	93.7%	7	73.0	79.0	79.0		69.0	67.0			64.0	44.0	69.0	79.0	$16,142	$1,606	$439	$2,045	$11,452	$2,646	$14,097
Dixon Elementary School	Public	K-6	277 State Rt 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 639-9080	285	20	14.6	44.2%	263 (92.3%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	65.4	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%		58	271^st of 685 public elementary schools	60.4%	56	58.0	51.0		51.0	51.0	63.0	51.0	58.0	42.0	66.0	37.0	49.0	$12,569	$920	$625	$1,545	$9,196	$1,828	$11,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Morganfield Elementary School

What district is Morganfield Elementary School in?

Union County

How many students attend Morganfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Morganfield Elementary School.

Is Morganfield Elementary School a good school?

Morganfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Morganfield Elementary School?

Students at Morganfield Elementary School are 71% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Morganfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Union County Middle School
High : Union County High School

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