Best Public Schools in Custer, KY

Summary:

The city of Custer, Kentucky has only one public school serving grades PK-5: Custer Elementary School. While the school has some positive attributes, such as higher-than-average reading proficiency in 4th grade, it generally underperforms compared to state and Breckinridge County School District averages in other subject areas and grade levels.

Custer Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 302 out of 684 Kentucky elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 418 out of 685 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2 stars. The school's test scores are below the state and district averages in subjects like Mathematics, Editing and Mechanics, and Social Studies. Additionally, 47.93% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Custer Elementary School has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 15.3 to 1 compared to the national average, the school's relatively high spending per student of $18,299 in the 2018-2019 school year may not be sufficient to overcome the challenges it faces. Overall, the data suggests that Custer Elementary School is a struggling school that needs to address its academic performance and support the educational needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)	KSA Reading (2024)		KSA Science (2024)	KSA Social Studies (2024)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th 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
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14880 Hwy 690	Custer	40115	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3040	173	12	14.4	63.0%	157 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	40.1	418^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.0%		49.6	341^st of 687 public elementary schools	50.4%	77	20.0	56.0	40.0	44.0	40.0	28.0	$18,289	$3,376	$1,686	$5,062	$11,089	$2,138	$13,227

Cities Near Custer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvington	8.47 mi	1	264^th
Harned	9.57 mi	3	189^th
Hardinsburg	10.32 mi	1	103^rd
Mc Daniels	11.34 mi	1	211^th
Ekron	11.42 mi	3	154^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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