North Bluegrass News

There were 741 third grade students enrolled in Scott County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Western Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 103 students.

Within Scott County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Scott County ranked 15th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 15th the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

School	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Western Elementary School	103	15.9%	649
Creekside Elementary School	101	17%	595
Southern Elementary School	94	16.8%	561
Eastern Elementary School	80	16.5%	484
Northern Elementary School	80	16.7%	479
Lemons Mill Elementary School	76	14%	544
Anne Mason Elementary School	73	16.4%	444
Stamping Ground Elementary School	70	16.9%	413
Garth Elementary School	64	15.8%	406