The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 48% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hiseville Elementary School
Hiseville Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and is part of the Barren County school district, located in Glasgow, Kentucky. The school sits in a micropolitan city that mixes a historic downtown with modern manufacturing, and the broader area has seen modest population growth in recent years. A major investment by Kingspan Group PLC to open a large manufacturing plant in Glasgow is expected to bring hundreds of new jobs, which could shape the community’s economic trajectory and potentially affect the school’s enrollment and family demographics over time.
The student body at Hiseville Elementary is predominantly white, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and even smaller numbers of students who identify as Black, two or more races, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the attendance zone face economic challenges.
When it comes to state assessment results, the picture is mixed and varies by grade and subject. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above rises steadily from third grade through sixth grade. The third-grade result is on the lower side, while fourth, fifth, and sixth grades show increasing proficiency, with sixth grade reaching a level that stands out as a relative strength for the school. Across fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, math proficiency was above the national median for schools in comparable settings, and the school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades placed it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Barren County. In English language arts, the pattern is similar but softer. Third and fourth grade proficiency is modest, fifth grade shows a stronger result, and the sixth-grade figure is suppressed in the state data, so a parent cannot assess that year’s performance. In science, fourth-grade results are also suppressed, so no public picture is available there. Social studies proficiency in fifth grade sits in a middle range, with roughly half of students meeting the bar.
Because Hiseville Elementary goes only through sixth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report, which is typical for a school of this grade span. The school has no magnet or charter designation and no Title I status was reported.
For a family considering this school, the academic data suggests that student performance tends to improve as children move through the grades, particularly in math. The elementary grades show more ground to cover in both math and reading, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about early literacy and numeracy support, especially given that a sizable portion of the student population comes from lower-income households. The school serves a small attendance zone relative to the county, and the district did not have any recent publicly reported changes in policy, curriculum, or funding that a parent could review here.
Housing in the area is moderately priced compared to national benchmarks, and the city offers a municipal cable and internet system that has been a local cost-saving feature for residents. The town has a traditional downtown, a public library, weekday bus service, and an annual Scottish Highland Games. For parents who work in manufacturing, healthcare, or retail, the local economy provides several large employers. The drive to Bowling Green is about thirty miles via the parkway, and the regional Western Kentucky University campus in Glasgow offers some higher education access nearby. Overall, Hiseville Elementary presents as a school where math achievement strengthens through the grade levels, while early reading results and the absence of some grade-level data leave questions that a prospective family would want to explore directly with the school.
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