Best Public Schools in Milton, KY

Summary:

The city of Milton, Kentucky has only one public school, Milton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 209 students. The school is part of the Trimble County School District, which is ranked 158 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milton Elementary School has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 498 out of 684 Kentucky elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 642 out of 685 in 2023-2024, with a 0-star rating. The school's test scores are significantly below the Trimble County and Kentucky state averages, with only 29% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and just 10% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Reading. Additionally, over 55% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high poverty rate.

Despite the school's poor performance, the spending per student at Milton Elementary School is relatively high at $12,634 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 18.7 to 1. These factors suggest that the school may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and address the significant academic challenges faced by the school and its community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)	KSA Reading (2024)		KSA Writing (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 4th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Writing 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
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9245 Hwy 421 N	Milton	40045	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 268-3322	209	11	18.7	55.0%	197 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	9.3	642^nd of 685 public elementary schools	6.3%		5	674^th of 687 public elementary schools	1.9%	32	29.0	10.0	26.0	20.0	20.0	$16,105	$1,387	$525	$1,907	$11,657	$2,642	$14,198

Cities Near Milton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bedford	5.95 mi	2	266^th
Carrollton	10.33 mi	8	312^th
Campbellsburg	14.94 mi	1	306^th
La Grange	19.44 mi	4	31^st
Buckner	20.97 mi	5	62^nd

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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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