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Williamstown Elementary

Public Grades K-5

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Williamstown Elementary is a public elementary school serving 416 students in grades K-5 in Williamstown, Kentucky. The school is part of the Williamstown Independent School District, which is ranked 132 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Williamstown Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 307 and 599 out of around 685 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. This is largely due to the school's underperformance on standardized test scores, which range from 16% to 45% proficiency across various subjects, compared to the state averages of 38% to 50%. Williamstown Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.5% to 28% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Piner Elementary in the Kenton County district, Williamstown Elementary generally underperforms on test scores and other metrics, despite spending significantly more per student ($20,561 in 2023-2024) than the state average and some of the nearby schools. Additionally, the Williamstown Head Start Preschool, which is part of the Williamstown Independent district, has a very high free/reduced lunch rate and a high student-teacher ratio, suggesting potential challenges in providing a strong early childhood education foundation for students.

397

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,561

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Helton Street
Williamstown, KY 41097-9505

(859) 824-3760

District: Williamstown Independent

Students who attend Williamstown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williamstown Junior High
High:	Williamstown Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

543^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 157Williamstown Independent 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	23.6	543 of 685	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	539 of 685	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	599 of 687	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	523 of 684	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	307 of 517	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	398 of 700	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	406 of 691	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.3	215 of 694	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	270 of 690	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	235 of 698	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.3	126 of 705	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	154 of 719	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	56.4	288 of 713	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	266 of 688	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	216 of 683	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	215 of 658	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.4	146 of 651	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	74 of 638	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	506 of 648	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	523 of 644	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	566 of 639	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	462 of 641	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	371 of 671	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	272 of 663	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	543 of 672	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	633 of 670	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	534 of 667	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	516 of 664	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	554 of 631	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	499 of 653	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	544 of 652	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	562 of 652	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	534 of 657	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	408 of 676	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	531 of 665	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	367 of 661	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	569 of 659	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	570 of 659	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	632 of 658	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	202 of 592	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	410 of 593	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics36%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

Reading31%-18 vs state

Writing16%-22 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 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	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
Williamstown Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-3760	397	28	14.1	56.9%	355 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.6	543^rd of 685 public elementary schools	20.7%		24.6	539^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	17.0	35.0	45.0	26.0	25.0	42.0		16.0	36.0	36.0	$20,561	$1,119	$742	$1,862	$8,762	$2,356	$11,118
Dry Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 School Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4484	400	28	14.2	63.5%	356 (89.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	47.9	350^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.9%		41	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%	56	43.0	42.0	50.0	39.0	47.0	45.0	43.0	50.0	36.0	39.0	$14,314	$1,667	$97	$1,764	$12,056	$3,434	$15,596
Mason-Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Heekin Rd.	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-9510	299	17	17.5	73.9%	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	15.5	602^nd of 685 public elementary schools	12.1%		3.9	674^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.6%	72	28.0	26.0	22.0	41.0	40.0	22.0			17.0	22.0	$13,349	$1,396	$227	$1,624	$11,238	$3,428	$14,772
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3987 DIxie Hwy	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-5500	415	26	15.9	81.9%	342 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	32.2	488^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.1	480^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.9%	8	19.0		52.0	22.0	35.0	48.0		24.0	28.0	56.0	$12,429	$705	$110	$815	$10,683	$3,870	$14,660
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-2171	387	19	20.3	70.5%	336 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	22.6	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	13	22.0	37.0	40.0	15.0	38.0	45.0	29.0		18.0	33.0	$12,429	$1,201	$199	$1,400	$10,703	$3,421	$14,231
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Fairgrounds Rd	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-6981	542	37	14.8	63.7%	507 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	26.2	527^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.3	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%	37	23.0	37.0	40.0	31.0	44.0	30.0	34.0	33.0	25.0	33.0	$19,189	$668	$822	$1,491	$10,183	$2,155	$12,338
Piner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Piner Ridge Rd	Morning View	41063	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2155	354	22	16.1	41.5%	325 (91.8%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	66.3	203^rd of 685 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.7	131^st of 685 public elementary schools	80.9%	72	56.0	50.0	74.0	44.0	57.0	63.0	37.0	51.0	47.0	47.0	$16,944	$1,070	$416	$10,115	$1,248	$1,486	$11,363
Walton-Verona Elementary School	Public	K-3	15066 Porter Rd	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	539	36	14.9	43.2%	465 (86.3%)	14 (2.6%)	35 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	54.0			58.0							$23,037	$1,253	$35	$1,288	$10,144	$2,608	$12,752
Walton-Verona Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1935 Tradition Drive	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 485-4181	282	19	14.8	38.7%	251 (89.0%)	6 (2.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Owen County Elementary/Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1960 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-3417	674	47	14.3	62.2%	605 (89.8%)	6 (0.9%)	35 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	30.6	501^st of 685 public elementary schools	26.9%		30	501^st of 685 public elementary schools	26.9%		28.0	43.0		36.0	45.0		30.0				$12,185	$584	$636	$1,221	$10,635	$3,199	$13,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Williamstown Elementary

What schools do graduates of Williamstown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Williamstown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williamstown Junior High
High : Williamstown Senior High

What district is Williamstown Elementary in?

Williamstown Independent

How many students attend Williamstown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Williamstown Elementary.

Is Williamstown Elementary a good school?

Williamstown Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Williamstown Elementary?

Students at Williamstown Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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