Elementary · Kentucky
Northern Elementary School
Free meals for allNorthern Elementary School, a public elementary school in Somerset, Kentucky: grades pre-k–5, 352 students, 13.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pulaski County.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 352
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26.2
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Kentucky
Median 14.6 · 719 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 70% of elementary schools in Kentucky
Median 436 · 720 schools compared
Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Kentucky: 48%66%proficient
−6.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Kentucky
Median 50% · 635 elementary schools compared
159 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Kentucky: 42%75%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Kentucky
Median 44% · 627 elementary schools compared
159 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Pulaski County
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pulaski County.
Location
- Address
- 6155 Hwy 39, Somerset, KY 42503
- Phone
- (606)423-1040
- County
- Pulaski County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Science Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 498 | 16.1 | 58% | 63% |
Shopville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 385 | 14.6 | 54% | 48% |
Pulaski Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 535 | 15.0 | 64% | 57% |
Hopkins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 750 | 16.7 | 64% | 78% |
Memorial Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 231 | — | — | — |
Eubank Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 319 | 14.2 | 55% | 45% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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