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Washington County Elementary School

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Washington County Elementary School ranks 449 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Washington County Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Kentucky, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Washington County School District, which is ranked 82 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington County Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state assessments (KSA) generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 34% to 40%, compared to the state average of 43%. The school's performance is particularly low in science, with only 27% of 4th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11% in 2022-2023 to 25% in 2024-2025, which is well above the state average.

Interestingly, the school's African American and Hispanic students have performed relatively well compared to their peers statewide, ranking in the top 12% and top 30% of Kentucky elementary schools, respectively, in certain years. However, the school's special education students and low-income students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kentucky elementary schools in recent years. Nearby schools, such as Perryville Elementary and Calvary Elementary, which are part of the Boyle County and Bardstown Independent districts, consistently outperform Washington County Elementary School on state assessments and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism.

473

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,684

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Lincoln Park Rd
Springfield, KY 40069

(859) 336-5490

District: Washington County

Students who attend Washington County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington County Middle School
High:	Washington County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

Kentucky avg44%

449^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Washington County

82^nd of 157Washington 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	37.8	449 of 685	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	380 of 685	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	349 of 687	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	415 of 684	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	401 of 517	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	464 of 700	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	492 of 691	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	394 of 694	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.6	269 of 690	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	360 of 698	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	419 of 705	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	352 of 719	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	395 of 713	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	369 of 688	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.2	242 of 683	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	178 of 658	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	128 of 651	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	69.5	174 of 638	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	79.4	12 of 140	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	444 of 648	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	391 of 644	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	339 of 639	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	465 of 641	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	538 of 671	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	563 of 663	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	129 of 168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.5	30 of 152	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	379 of 672	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	378 of 665	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	247 of 670	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	287 of 667	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	427 of 664	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	481 of 631	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	412 of 653	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	305 of 652	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	394 of 652	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	301 of 657	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	337 of 676	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	386 of 665	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	191 of 257	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	407 of 661	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	370 of 659	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	346 of 659	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	297 of 658	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	362 of 656	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	359 of 592	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	423 of 593	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)91st percentile+47 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)26th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing47%+9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-3 vs state

Reading43%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Science27%-10 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
Washington County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5490	473	26	18.1	66.8%	302 (63.8%)	50 (10.6%)	65 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.4%)	37.8	449^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.8	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%	69	34.0	36.0	40.0				52.0	31.0	47.0				27.0		47.0		32.0		44.0		$14,684	$1,622	$284	$1,906	$10,379	$2,399	$12,778
Glasscock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 E Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3223	432	26	16.9	67.8%	293 (67.8%)	39 (9.0%)	57 (13.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	57.2	280^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.1%		54.6	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%	18	47.0	54.0	40.0				52.0	60.0	54.0				35.0		46.0		40.0		47.0		$21,632	$1,461	$1,009	$2,226	$10,363	$2,428	$12,949
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 W Main St	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3883	305	22	13.9	76.7%	182 (59.7%)	27 (8.9%)	46 (15.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	37 (12.1%)	39	441^st of 685 public elementary schools	35.6%		37.7	439^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.9%	2	30.0	32.0	33.0				37.0	58.0	48.0				36.0		56.0		23.0		42.0		$22,828	$1,564	$936	$2,500	$11,188	$2,511	$13,872
North Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5658 Hwy 433	Willisburg	40078	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 375-4038	536	31	17.2	62.7%	496 (92.5%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	26.4	525^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.4%		36	451^st of 685 public elementary schools	34.2%	74	26.0	28.0	30.0	51.0	61.0	67.0	36.0	35.0	36.0	52.0	61.0	64.0	30.0	37.0	20.0	67.0	27.0	52.0	36.0	60.0	$16,970	$1,731	$312	$2,043	$12,519	$2,408	$14,927
West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8175 Loretto Rd	Loretto	40037	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 699-4320	400	25	16.0	52.5%	373 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	83.9	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%		81.1	87^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.3%	6	59.0	64.0	53.0				59.0	67.0	71.0				48.0		73.0		57.0		65.0		$21,850	$1,043	$1,041	$2,084	$10,597	$2,270	$13,310
Calvary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3345 Hwy 208	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-3676	236	16	15.2	50.4%	200 (84.7%)	4 (1.7%)	14 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	84.4	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.1	67^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.2%	11	85.0	68.0	78.0				52.0	55.0	66.0				53.0		66.0		50.0		72.0		$21,866	$1,461	$927	$2,388	$10,692	$2,328	$13,021
Perryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	418 West Fourth St	Perryville	40468	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 936-7500	313	21	15.0	58.5%	284 (90.7%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	91.7	28^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.9%		86.1	55^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.0%	27	67.0	76.0	78.0				67.0	69.0	76.0				55.0		52.0		65.0		87.0		$10,807	$1,506	$110	$1,616	$11,386	$2,217	$9,193
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0				27.0	45.0	33.0				43.0		21.0		23.0		20.0		$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 Arnold Lane	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7211	225	18	12.5	78.2%	208 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	33.2	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.3	528^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.9%	51	53.0	40.0	23.0				47.0	51.0	30.0				29.0				28.0		26.0		$19,910	$2,453	$510	$2,962	$12,083	$3,072	$15,159
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington County Elementary School

Is Washington County Elementary School a good school?

Washington County Elementary School ranks 449^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Washington County Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Washington County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington County Middle School
High : Washington County High School

What district is Washington County Elementary School in?

Washington County

What is the racial makeup of Washington County Elementary School?

Students at Washington County Elementary School are 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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