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663 students were enrolled for kindergarten in Barren County schools in 2022-23 school year

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KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

There were 663 kindergarten students enrolled in Barren County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Highland Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 127 students.

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

Statewide, Barren County ranked 18th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 18th 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.

Barren County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007008002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Barren County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Highland Elementary School12715.6%816
Red Cross Elementary School9312.4%753
South Green Elementary School8113.6%595
North Jackson Elementary School6611.3%583
Park City Elementary School5713.1%436
Caverna Elementary School5315%354
Austin Tracy Elementary School5214.2%366
Hiseville Elementary School4814.9%322
Eastern Elementary School4110.8%378
Temple Hill Elementary School3712.4%298
BAVEL82.9%275

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