Hopkins Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Somerset, Kentucky

Hopkins Elementary School in Somerset, Kentucky enrolled 750 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 16.7 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, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

650 students in 2022-23, 698 students in 2023-24, 750 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.3 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Hopkins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236502023-246982024-25750
Students enrolled at Hopkins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236502023-246982024-25750
Students enrolled at Hopkins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236502023-246982024-25750
Students enrolled at Hopkins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236502023-246982024-25750
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365041.315.7
2023-2469842.316.5
2024-2575045.016.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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 16.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 16.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 16.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 16.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state 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).

One counselor per 400 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hopkins Elementary School enrolled 600 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 400 of the 600 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.1% of students were White, 9.6% Hispanic, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White82.1%
  2. Hispanic9.6%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. Black1.5%
  5. Asian0.7%

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 Hopkins Elementary School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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, 2021-2258%50%44.7%
Math, 2022-2373%46% (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.

Elementary schools in Somerset

7 public elementary schools in Somerset report 2024-25 enrollment; Hopkins Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hopkins Elementary School75016.767.6%
Southern Elementary School61113.269.4%
Oak Hill Elementary School55116.251.7%
Pulaski Elementary School53515.059.3%
Shopville Elementary School38514.663.1%
Northern Elementary School35213.462.2%
Memorial Education Center231not reported52.8%

All public schools in Somerset →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hopkins Elementary School

  1. Memorial Education CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 231 students (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Pulaski Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 535 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Hopkins Elementary School with Memorial Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Somerset Independent Schools spends per student$13,533 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,533
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyHopkins Elementary School is the number 27 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#27 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.16.7:1
  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 Hopkins Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hopkins Elementary School?
    750 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 650 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Somerset, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopkins Elementary School?
    16.7 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 Hopkins Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hopkins 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 Hopkins Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hopkins Elementary School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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 Hopkins Elementary School in?
    Somerset Independent Schools, NCES district ID 2105430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210543001307 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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