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Sturgis Elementary School

Q: Is Sturgis Elementary School a good school?

Sturgis Elementary School ranks 453 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Sturgis Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 357 students in grades K-5 in Sturgis, Kentucky, which is part of the Union County School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sturgis Elementary School faces several challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 28% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Uniontown Elementary (25%) and Morganfield Elementary (25%). The school's test scores are also consistently below the state and Union County averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math and writing.

While Sturgis Elementary School spends between $13,359 and $17,786 per student, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, these factors do not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.7% to 65.83% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school's persistent underperformance compared to its peers suggests that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.

343

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,242

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Grant St
Sturgis, KY 42459

(270) 333-4088

District: Union County

Students who attend Sturgis Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

453^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	36.8	453 of 685	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	477 of 685	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	529 of 687	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	448 of 684	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	303 of 517	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	383 of 700	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	443 of 691	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.8	316 of 694	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	216 of 690	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	297 of 698	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.3	416 of 705	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.3	235 of 719	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.5	418 of 713	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	339 of 688	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	171 of 683	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	145 of 658	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	57.0	282 of 651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	27.8	494 of 638	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	433 of 445	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	307 of 648	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	429 of 644	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	484 of 639	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	460 of 641	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	396 of 671	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	476 of 663	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	450 of 672	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	481 of 665	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	532 of 670	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	515 of 667	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	436 of 664	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	392 of 631	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	444 of 653	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	464 of 652	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	503 of 652	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	356 of 657	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	369 of 676	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	403 of 665	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	303 of 661	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	472 of 659	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	525 of 659	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	567 of 658	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	461 of 656	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	497 of 592	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	502 of 593	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)54th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2018)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics40%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Science28%-9 vs state

Writing18%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.5	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%	9	25.0	18.0	34.0	26.0			31.0	45.0			17.0	21.0	$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940
Crittenden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Autumn Lane	Marion	42064	Crittenden County	Crittenden County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 965-2243	614	43	14.2	63.4%	569 (92.7%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	39.7	435^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.8	382^nd of 685 public elementary schools	44.2%	53	45.0	48.0	46.0		45.0	44.0	46.0		36.0	11.0	34.0	32.0	$16,383	$1,430	$1,428	$2,859	$8,324	$2,055	$10,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Sturgis Elementary School

How many students attend Sturgis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Sturgis Elementary School.

What district is Sturgis Elementary School in?

Union County

What is the racial makeup of Sturgis Elementary School?

Students at Sturgis Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Sturgis Elementary School a good school?

Sturgis Elementary School ranks 453^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sturgis Elementary School attend?

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

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

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