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South Heights Elementary School

Summary:

South Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Henderson, Kentucky, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Henderson County School District, which is ranked 33 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South Heights Elementary has struggled in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools. The school has significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Social Studies compared to the Henderson County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 5th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 40%, compared to 53% for the county and 41% for the state. However, the school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, South Heights Elementary is surrounded by several other elementary schools within the Henderson County School District that generally outperform it in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 74.05%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 59.1%. This suggests that the school serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, which may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1199 Madison St
       Henderson, KY  42420

(270) 831-5081

District: Henderson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
436th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools


Students who attend South Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Henderson County North Middle School
High:    Henderson County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  420

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.1%
African American:
20.5%
Two or more races:
17.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74% Help


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Compare Details South Heights Elementary School ranks worse than 63.6% of elementary schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.91. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Heights Elementary School 436th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See South Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Henderson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Henderson County 33rd of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 50.09 322nd 638 49.5%
2008 55.59 298th 651 54.2%
2009 69.88 183rd 658 72.2%
2010 79.26 97th 683 85.8%
2011 88.20 34th 688 95.1%
2012 59.66 259th 713 63.7%
2013 44.07 428th 719 40.5%
2014 72.38 151st 705 78.6%
2015 65.68 209th 698 70.1%
2016 61.82 249th 690 63.9%
2017 67.52 188th 694 72.9%
2018 59.81 264th 691 61.8%
2019 41.98 458th 700 34.6%
2022 26.86 509th 684 25.6%
2023 30.23 490th 687 28.7%
2024 37.91 436th 685 36.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.30 6th 59 89.8%
2019 47.16 32nd 58 44.8%
2022 42.42 26th 43 39.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.08 475th 661 28.1%
2023 23.28 221st 257 14.0%
2024 43.48 145th 279 48.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.31 117th 631 81.5%
2019 50.56 331st 664 50.2%
2022 32.68 465th 667 30.3%
2023 46.08 343rd 670 48.8%
2024 52.90 270th 665 59.4%
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Rank History for Female students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.50 290th 663 56.3%
2019 39.93 460th 671 31.4%
2022 21.73 534th 641 16.7%
2023 23.51 518th 639 18.9%
2024 53.48 290th 644 55.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.56 91st 445 79.6%
2019 67.16 112th 474 76.4%
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Rank History for Male students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.96 236th 665 64.5%
2019 45.45 409th 676 39.5%
2022 30.92 466th 657 29.1%
2023 38.06 415th 652 36.3%
2024 42.01 394th 652 39.6%
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Rank History for African American students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.31 15th 184 91.8%
2019 59.09 58th 185 68.6%
2023 69.07 22nd 129 82.9%
2024 65.49 32nd 140 77.1%
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Rank History for White students at South Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.27 236th 593 60.2%
2019 39.72 390th 592 34.1%
2022 29.42 476th 656 27.4%
2023 30.52 473rd 658 28.1%
2024 40.34 385th 659 41.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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by a citizen
Friday, September 7, 2012

Open Quote I recently spend a day at South Heights Elementary School. I have never seen more devotion and love for the students! From the principal, Mr. Carroll, to the folk in the lunch room, these people REALLY CARE for the students. I was most impressed by the PASS program. In this program trouble with any student is immediately addressed and a remedy is sought. The PASS administrator, Mr. Anthony Melvin, is obviously called to the position. He is warm and understanding, while being patient and kind to the students. He does have the answer to each child's needs. Every 15 minutes, all day long, troubled students are checked in the classroom by Mr. Melvin and his assistant. The principal, Mr. Rob Carroll, is absolutely the best! If you are fortunate enough to have a child at South Heights Elementary, you don't have to worry about your child; he is in good hands with these folk! It is no wonder to me that South Heights Elementary School is a National Model School again!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for South Heights Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 394 67 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1989 387 62 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1990 405 72 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1991 394 82 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1992 423 80 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 503
1993 400 78 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1994 391 66 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1995 363 71 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1996 363 71 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1997 342 72 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1998 357 71 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1999 376 70 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2000 368 72 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2001 404 90 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2002 347 60 0 0 7 n/a n/a 0 414
2003 347 60 0 0 7 n/a n/a 0 414
2004 340 70 0 0 7 n/a n/a 0 417
2005 345 84 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2006 367 74 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 444
2007 367 78 1 8 0 n/a n/a 27 481
2008 380 103 1 9 0 n/a n/a 38 531
2009 349 91 0 11 0 n/a n/a 35 486
2010 420 103 0 13 0 n/a n/a 45 581
2011 419 85 0 15 1 0 36 0 556
2012 390 94 0 30 0 0 45 0 559
2013 380 89 0 25 0 0 50 0 544
2014 369 99 0 30 0 0 48 0 546
2015 373 107 0 38 0 0 61 0 579
2016 353 95 0 46 0 0 62 0 556
2017 350 99 0 37 0 0 66 0 552
2018 329 81 0 42 0 0 65 0 517
2019 296 78 0 42 0 3 67 0 486
2020 252 77 0 51 0 3 65 0 448
2021 234 81 0 40 0 2 65 0 422
2022 230 85 0 35 2 2 65 0 419
2023 223 86 2 34 0 1 74 0 420

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 464 22.3 20.8 n/a
1989 449 23.1 19.4 n/a
1990 478 24.6 19.4 n/a
1991 476 26.1 18.2 n/a
1992 503 26.1 19.2 n/a
1993 478 29.0 16.5 n/a
1994 457 27.1 16.9 n/a
1995 438 26.0 16.8 n/a
1996 438 26.0 16.8 n/a
1997 415 23.5 17.7 77.1
1998 430 32.0 13.4 74.4
1999 449 26.2 17.1 84.6
2000 443 25.0 17.7 78.1
2001 499 22.8 22.1 80.2
2002 414 30.0 13.8 99.3
2003 414 30.0 13.8 99.3
2004 417 29.0 14.4 n/a
2005 437 27.6 15.8 n/a
2006 444 30.2 14.7 91.9
2007 481 33.0 14.6 89.4
2008 531 32.2 16.5 90.3
2009 486 31.2 15.6 100.9
2010 581 25.2 23.0 84.7
2011 556 31.2 17.8 89.9
2012 559 32.2 17.3 80.9
2013 544 34.2 15.9 83.6
2014 546 36.6 14.9 88.6
2015 579 37.0 15.6 87.7
2016 556 33.0 16.8 89.4
2017 552 30.6 18.0 84.2
2018 517 30.6 16.8 86.1
2019 486 31.6 15.3 89.1
2020 448 30.1 14.8 85.9
2021 422 29.1 14.5 79.1
2022 419 31.5 13.3 80.2
2023 420 31.5 13.3 74

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 464 22.3 20.8 n/a
1989 449 23.1 19.4 n/a
1990 478 24.6 19.4 n/a
1991 476 26.1 18.2 n/a
1992 503 26.1 19.2 n/a
1993 478 29.0 16.5 n/a
1994 457 27.1 16.9 n/a
1995 438 26.0 16.8 n/a
1996 438 26.0 16.8 n/a
1997 415 23.5 17.7 77.1
1998 430 32.0 13.4 74.4
1999 449 26.2 17.1 84.6
2000 443 25.0 17.7 78.1
2001 499 22.8 22.1 80.2
2002 414 30.0 13.8 99.3
2003 414 30.0 13.8 99.3
2004 417 29.0 14.4 n/a
2005 437 27.6 15.8 n/a
2006 444 30.2 14.7 91.9
2007 481 33.0 14.6 89.4
2008 531 32.2 16.5 90.3
2009 486 31.2 15.6 100.9
2010 581 25.2 23.0 84.7
2011 556 31.2 17.8 89.9
2012 559 32.2 17.3 80.9
2013 544 34.2 15.9 83.6
2014 546 36.6 14.9 88.6
2015 579 37.0 15.6 87.7
2016 556 33.0 16.8 89.4
2017 552 30.6 18.0 84.2
2018 517 30.6 16.8 86.1
2019 486 31.6 15.3 89.1
2020 448 30.1 14.8 85.9
2021 422 29.1 14.5 79.1
2022 419 31.5 13.3 80.2
2023 420 31.5 13.3 74

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Heights Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $916 (6.7%) $227 (1.7%) $1,143 (8.3%) $9,550 (69.5%) $1,722 (12.5%) $11,272 (82.0%) $13,739
2019 $669 (5.1%) $166 (1.3%) $835 (6.3%) $8,851 (67.2%) $1,905 (14.5%) $10,755 (81.7%) $13,166
2020 $695 (5.3%) $179 (1.4%) $851 (6.5%) $9,821 (75.3%) $2,028 (15.6%) $11,850 (90.9%) $13,039
2021 $863 (5.0%) $720 (4.2%) $1,583 (9.2%) $10,425 (60.4%) $1,607 (9.3%) $12,034 (69.7%) $17,269
2022 $1,648 (9.4%) $783 (4.5%) $2,431 (13.9%) $10,050 (57.6%) $2,053 (11.8%) $12,103 (69.3%) $17,454

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Heights Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 458th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 490th of 687 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students486420
 13.6%
African American7886
 10.3%
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic4234
 19%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White296223
 24.7%
Two or More Races6774
 10.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%74%
 15%

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Students at South Heights Elementary School are 53% White, 20% African American, 18% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

South Heights Elementary School ranks 436th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend South Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henderson County North Middle School
High : Henderson County High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 420 students attended South Heights Elementary School.


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