The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Saffell Street Elementary School
Saffell Street Elementary is a regular public school in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, serving grades one through five. It is part of the Anderson County school district. The school’s enrollment is in the mid-range for an elementary of its grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students who identify as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a significant portion of families in the attendance zone have lower household incomes.
The school sits in Lawrenceburg, a small city that is the county seat of Anderson County. The town has a compact downtown historic district and a strong bourbon-industry identity, with major distilleries including Four Roses and Wild Turkey anchoring the local economy. Population growth has been steady in recent years, driven in part by new distillery development. The civic core is along Main Street, while school campuses are on separate parcels, a typical pattern for small Kentucky county-seat towns. The school itself is located on Saffell Street, placing it within the town’s residential fabric.
On state assessments, Saffell Street Elementary shows a mixed picture. In reading, the share of students scoring proficient or above was below the state average for third graders, higher for fourth graders, and lower again for fifth graders. In math, the share of students proficient or above was low in third grade, somewhat stronger in fourth grade, and the result for fifth grade was suppressed. Science results for fourth graders and social studies results for fifth graders were similar, with about a third of students reaching proficiency. The school’s testing data does not allow a direct comparison to other schools in Anderson County, because the comparison set only includes this district, so a parent cannot use this data to rank the school relative to other elementary schools in the county. A family may want to talk with the school or the district to understand how these results compare with their own expectations.
Because Saffell Street is an elementary school serving only grades one through five, it does not have a graduation rate. State testing data for kindergarten is not applicable, and the school does not serve high school grades, so metrics like college readiness or AP course participation are not relevant here. The data does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or teacher staffing ratios, so a parent may wish to ask the school or district directly about those topics.
The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school. Information about its Title I status was not available in the data provided. The Anderson County district brief turned up little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, so it appears the district has been operating without major structural shifts that would be flagged for families.
Housing in the Lawrenceburg area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values and rents sitting below the national median. The local economy is anchored by the bourbon industry and retail, and a notable share of residents commute outside the city for work. For a family, this means the school serves a community that is stable and growing, with an industrial and commercial base that provides local employment.
Saffell Street Elementary offers a standard elementary curriculum within a district that has not undergone any recently reported upheaval. The academic performance data points to areas of strength in fourth-grade reading and math, while other grade levels and subjects show more room for growth. A parent considering this school should weigh the town’s steady growth and distinct economic character against the academic profile, and they may want to speak directly with school staff about instructional support and how the school addresses the range of student readiness levels reflected in the assessment results.
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