Austin Tracy Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Lucas, Kentucky
Austin Tracy Elementary School in Lucas, Kentucky enrolled 346 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
336 students in 2022-23, 341 students in 2023-24, 346 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 336 | 24.0 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 21.0 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 346 | 24.0 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 247 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Austin Tracy Elementary School enrolled 272 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 247 of the 272 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.8% of students were White, 5.5% Hispanic, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.8%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Two or more races1.2%
- Black0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Austin Tracy Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 48% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 41% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Austin Tracy Elementary School
- Temple Hill Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 266 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Allen County Primary CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 1,000 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Austin Tracy Elementary School with Temple Hill Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Barren County spends per student$13,580 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,580
- The largest public schools in KentuckyAustin Tracy Elementary School is the number 507 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#507 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Austin Tracy Elementary School
How many students attend Austin Tracy Elementary School?
346 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 336 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lucas, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Austin Tracy Elementary School?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Austin Tracy Elementary School a Title I school?
Austin Tracy Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Austin Tracy Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Austin Tracy Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Austin Tracy Elementary School in?
Barren County, NCES district ID 2100300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210030000047 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.