Science Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Science Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Science Hill, Kentucky, with 476 students and part of the Science Hill Independent School District, which is ranked 22 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Science Hill Elementary consistently performs above the state average in mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels, with 66% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics compared to the state average of 43%. The school's performance is particularly strong with its male students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance in science, writing, and social studies is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

While Science Hill Elementary outperforms the nearby Waynesburg Elementary School, the Pulaski County schools in the area, such as Southern Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, and Pulaski Elementary, generally outperform Science Hill Elementary, especially in mathematics and reading proficiency. This may be attributed to the Pulaski County schools serving a more affluent student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 6007 N Hwy 27
       Science Hill, KY  42553


(606) 423-3341

District: Science Hill Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
217th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  476

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.3%
Hispanic:
4.6%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.9% Help


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Compare Details Science Hill Elementary School ranks better than 68.3% of elementary schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Science Hill Elementary School ranks better than 74.7% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.67. (See more...)
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Science Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Science Hill Elementary School 217th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Science Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Science Hill Elementary School 82nd of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Science Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Science Hill Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Science Hill Independent 22nd of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Science Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 82.56 79th 638 87.6%
2008 68.14 195th 651 70.0%
2009 84.48 67th 658 89.8%
2010 80.62 86th 683 87.4%
2011 75.19 149th 688 78.3%
2012 79.90 81st 713 88.6%
2013 78.37 89th 719 87.6%
2014 65.30 216th 705 69.4%
2015 62.35 242nd 698 65.3%
2016 60.17 262nd 690 62.0%
2017 63.75 224th 694 67.7%
2018 64.90 210th 691 69.6%
2019 73.11 146th 700 79.1%
2021 78.98 54th 517 89.6%
2022 72.78 132nd 684 80.7%
2023 66.25 193rd 687 71.9%
2024 64.91 217th 685 68.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.38 306th 661 53.7%
2024 68.49 62nd 279 77.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.12 209th 631 66.9%
2019 66.92 166th 664 75.0%
2021 90.25 8th 275 97.1%
2022 70.82 108th 667 83.8%
2023 69.84 121st 670 81.9%
2024 70.06 139th 665 79.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.29 157th 663 76.3%
2019 70.14 149th 671 77.8%
2021 71.84 58th 312 81.4%
2022 68.24 147th 641 77.1%
2023 65.30 185th 639 71.0%
2024 54.29 281st 644 56.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.67 263rd 665 60.5%
2019 72.29 139th 676 79.4%
2021 58.00 128th 325 60.6%
2022 69.34 136th 657 79.3%
2023 57.38 251st 652 61.5%
2024 67.77 165th 652 74.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 69.39 146th 656 77.7%
2023 61.01 214th 658 67.5%
2024 59.41 239th 659 63.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Science Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 81.43 38th 284 86.6%
2008 82.90 35th 287 87.8%
2009 86.88 24th 289 91.7%
2010 96.91 3rd 299 99.0%
2011 81.63 33rd 304 89.1%
2012 85.64 22nd 319 93.1%
2013 94.16 3rd 335 99.1%
2014 81.49 28th 335 91.6%
2015 73.77 52nd 337 84.6%
2016 69.37 76th 331 77.0%
2017 76.29 44th 330 86.7%
2018 53.70 139th 322 56.8%
2019 71.43 71st 335 78.8%
2021 74.61 37th 282 86.9%
2022 83.84 28th 320 91.3%
2023 64.01 96th 327 70.6%
2024 68.67 82nd 324 74.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.56 103rd 294 65.0%
2023 61.07 31st 124 75.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.27 171st 285 40.0%
2019 51.34 140th 303 53.8%
2022 88.08 6th 310 98.1%
2023 61.57 97th 309 68.6%
2024 60.54 99th 311 68.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.58 172nd 290 40.7%
2019 65.72 79th 299 73.6%
2022 80.17 31st 299 89.6%
2023 68.78 67th 295 77.3%
2024 64.04 82nd 300 72.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.98 102nd 293 65.2%
2019 72.16 57th 303 81.2%
2022 79.23 36th 304 88.2%
2023 55.69 124th 307 59.6%
2024 60.37 102nd 304 66.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Science Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.31 119th 266 55.3%
2022 80.82 34th 314 89.2%
2023 54.00 131st 320 59.1%
2024 62.82 97th 316 69.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Science Hill Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 263 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 263
1989 291 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1990 300 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 300
1991 315 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1992 333 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 16 349
1993 364 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1994 356 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1995 405 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1996 405 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1997 419 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1998 414 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1999 417 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2000 413 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2001 438 1 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 441
2002 461 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2003 461 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2004 468 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 475
2005 461 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2006 435 10 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2007 450 9 2 4 0 n/a n/a 1 466
2008 456 7 5 6 0 n/a n/a 1 475
2009 424 6 3 17 3 n/a n/a 2 455
2010 453 5 4 17 3 n/a n/a 4 486
2011 495 2 3 18 1 0 7 0 526
2012 505 3 4 18 0 0 9 0 539
2013 505 3 9 13 0 0 6 0 536
2014 475 4 7 21 0 0 8 0 515
2015 460 5 7 22 0 0 5 0 499
2016 425 4 7 23 0 0 9 0 468
2017 385 2 6 18 0 0 4 0 415
2018 381 0 2 15 0 0 3 0 401
2019 378 0 3 16 0 0 9 0 406
2020 400 0 4 17 0 0 7 0 428
2021 406 0 2 18 0 0 9 0 435
2022 410 0 1 20 0 0 7 0 438
2023 444 1 1 22 0 0 8 0 476

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 Science Hill Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 263 15.0 17.5 n/a
1989 291 14.1 20.6 n/a
1990 300 13.6 22.0 n/a
1991 315 15.0 21.0 n/a
1992 349 16.6 21.0 n/a
1993 364 18.5 19.7 n/a
1994 356 20.7 17.2 n/a
1995 407 22.5 18.1 n/a
1996 407 22.5 18.1 n/a
1997 422 24.1 17.5 43.8
1998 418 26.4 15.8 51.9
1999 418 21.2 19.7 54.3
2000 416 21.1 19.7 51.4
2001 441 20.4 21.6 48.3
2002 467 25.3 18.5 69.4
2003 467 25.3 18.5 69.4
2004 475 26.7 17.8 n/a
2005 470 26.0 18.1 n/a
2006 449 25.0 18.0 49.4
2007 466 30.0 15.5 47.1
2008 475 27.3 17.4 47
2009 455 26.3 17.3 53.9
2010 486 22.0 22.0 51.2
2011 526 25.4 20.6 52.7
2012 539 29.0 18.5 47.3
2013 536 29.0 18.4 50.2
2014 515 25.9 19.8 48.3
2015 499 26.0 19.1 55.3
2016 468 22.0 21.2 55.6
2017 415 22.3 18.5 54.5
2018 401 23.0 17.4 58.4
2019 406 24.0 16.9 57.1
2020 428 24.0 17.8 63.8
2021 435 25.5 17.0 53.1
2022 438 28.0 15.6 63.7
2023 476 29.0 16.4 60.9

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 Science Hill Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 263 15.0 17.5 n/a
1989 291 14.1 20.6 n/a
1990 300 13.6 22.0 n/a
1991 315 15.0 21.0 n/a
1992 349 16.6 21.0 n/a
1993 364 18.5 19.7 n/a
1994 356 20.7 17.2 n/a
1995 407 22.5 18.1 n/a
1996 407 22.5 18.1 n/a
1997 422 24.1 17.5 43.8
1998 418 26.4 15.8 51.9
1999 418 21.2 19.7 54.3
2000 416 21.1 19.7 51.4
2001 441 20.4 21.6 48.3
2002 467 25.3 18.5 69.4
2003 467 25.3 18.5 69.4
2004 475 26.7 17.8 n/a
2005 470 26.0 18.1 n/a
2006 449 25.0 18.0 49.4
2007 466 30.0 15.5 47.1
2008 475 27.3 17.4 47
2009 455 26.3 17.3 53.9
2010 486 22.0 22.0 51.2
2011 526 25.4 20.6 52.7
2012 539 29.0 18.5 47.3
2013 536 29.0 18.4 50.2
2014 515 25.9 19.8 48.3
2015 499 26.0 19.1 55.3
2016 468 22.0 21.2 55.6
2017 415 22.3 18.5 54.5
2018 401 23.0 17.4 58.4
2019 406 24.0 16.9 57.1
2020 428 24.0 17.8 63.8
2021 435 25.5 17.0 53.1
2022 438 28.0 15.6 63.7
2023 476 29.0 16.4 60.9

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 Science Hill 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 $503 (3.9%) $103 (0.8%) $607 (4.7%) $10,109 (78.2%) $2,056 (15.9%) $12,165 (94.0%) $12,935
2019 $527 (4.0%) $92 (0.7%) $618 (4.7%) $10,516 (79.5%) $1,934 (14.6%) $12,450 (94.1%) $13,231
2020 $858 (6.2%) $282 (2.0%) $1,140 (8.3%) $8,794 (63.7%) $1,622 (11.8%) $10,416 (75.5%) $13,795
2021 $882 (6.1%) $1,014 (7.0%) $1,895 (13.1%) $8,636 (59.7%) $1,424 (9.8%) $10,060 (69.5%) $14,466
2022 $1,467 (10.4%) $875 (6.2%) $2,343 (16.7%) $8,734 (62.2%) $1,949 (13.9%) $10,682 (76.0%) $14,050

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Science Hill Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 146th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 193rd of 687 Elementary schools
 7.2%
Ranks 71st of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 96th of 327 Middle schools
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students406476
 17.2%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic1622
 37.5%
Pacific Islander00
White378444
 17.5%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.1%60.9%
 3.8%


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Students at Science Hill Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Science Hill Elementary School ranks 217th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 476 students attended Science Hill Elementary School.


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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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