Fordsville Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Fordsville, Kentucky

Fordsville Elementary School in Fordsville, Kentucky enrolled 245 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 15.5 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

243 students in 2022-23, 238 students in 2023-24, 245 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.8 to 15.8.

Students enrolled at Fordsville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232432023-242382024-25245
Students enrolled at Fordsville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232432023-242382024-25245
Students enrolled at Fordsville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232432023-242382024-25245
Students enrolled at Fordsville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232432023-242382024-25245
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324318.812.9
2023-2423817.813.4
2024-2524515.815.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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.

Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fordsville Elementary School enrolled 234 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent28.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.1% of students were White, 5.3% Hispanic, 0.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White93.1%
  2. Hispanic5.3%
  3. Black0.8%
  4. Two or more races0.8%

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 Fordsville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%45%44.7%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%35% (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 Fordsville Elementary School

  1. Whitesville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 363 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
  2. South Hancock Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 213 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Fordsville Elementary School with Whitesville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ohio County Schools spends per student$11,933 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,933
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyFordsville Elementary School is the number 626 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#626 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  7. 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 Fordsville Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Fordsville Elementary School?
    245 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 243 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fordsville, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fordsville Elementary School?
    15.5 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.
  3. Is Fordsville Elementary School a Title I school?
    Fordsville Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fordsville Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fordsville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.
  5. What district is Fordsville Elementary School in?
    Ohio County Schools, NCES district ID 2104500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210450001112 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.

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