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Laurel County schools welcomed 720 fifth grade students 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 720 fifth grade students enrolled in Laurel County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.8% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

London Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 91 students.

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

Statewide, Laurel County ranked 14th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 14th 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.

Laurel County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12010020030040050060070080090010002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Fifth Grade Enrollment in Laurel County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
London Elementary School9115.1%603
Hunter Hills Elementary School8512.9%659
Bush Elementary School7413.2%559
Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School6914.6%471
Colony Elementary School6515.3%424
East Bernstadt Elementary School5610.4%538
Johnson Elementary School5615.6%359
Hazel Green Elementary School5112.8%398
Sublimity Elementary School5114.5%351
Cold Hill Elementary School4515.2%297
Camp Ground Elementary School4011.6%345
Keavy Elementary School3711.6%318

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