Adairville Elementary School, Adairville KY

Original Research by School Decision on Adairville Elementary School

Adairville Elementary School is a regular public school in the small, rural town of Adairville, Kentucky, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Logan County school district. With an enrollment that places it among the smaller schools for its grade band, the school offers a single-building path from early childhood through middle school, after which students would move to a high school elsewhere in the county.

The school’s academic picture comes entirely from Kentucky’s state assessments, and the results show a mixed story that varies by grade and subject. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index stands above the midpoint among schools in Logan County, according to a comparison of county schools. Looking grade by grade, some grades perform notably stronger than others. In math, performance ranges from a lower share meeting the state standard in fifth grade to a higher share in sixth and eighth grades, where well more than half of students were proficient. In reading and language arts, the pattern is similar: sixth graders posted a strong result, while fifth graders and fourth graders had a lower share reaching proficiency. Science results are available only for seventh grade, where just over a third of students were proficient. Social studies results show fifth graders with a lower proficiency rate and eighth graders with a somewhat higher rate. Some grade-level results were suppressed due to small group sizes, so a complete picture is not available for every tested group. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports students in the grades where proficiency is lower and whether there are specific interventions in place.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, Black, of two or more races, or Asian. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, positioning the school in a modest-income context. No data was available on the share of students receiving special education services or those classified as English learners, so a parent interested in those supports would need to ask the school directly.

Adairville itself is a compact, traditional rural town centered on the intersection of Main Street and Gallatin Street. It has a branch of the Logan County Public Library, a community park, and the South Fork of the Red River running along its southern edge. The town’s population has seen a modest decline in recent decades, and the housing market reflects that affordability: home values in the area are well below the statewide and national medians, making it a relatively low-cost place to buy a home. No major new housing developments were identified in publicly available information, and no prominent local employers were listed, suggesting that many residents likely commute to nearby larger towns for work.

The Logan County district has publicly reported two initiatives that affect this school. It established a digital learning fund and a one-to-one technology program that places a device in every student’s hand, signaling a district-wide shift toward integrating technology into daily instruction. It also approved a notable sum of renovation projects across multiple school buildings, which means the physical learning environment at Adairville Elementary may have seen or be due for updates. Beyond those items, the data does not include information on course offerings, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or attendance patterns, so a parent will want to contact the school directly for details on class sizes, after-school activities, and the middle school experience.

Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no advanced placement or career pathway data applies here. The transition to high school is a question for families to discuss with the district.

Adairville Elementary fits a family looking for a small, rural school with a close-knit community feel, affordable housing, and a district that is investing in technology and facilities. It serves the full pre-K through middle school span in one building, which can simplify logistics for families with children across multiple ages. The academic results are uneven, with some strong grade-level outcomes but also areas where fewer students are meeting state standards, so a parent should explore with the school how it addresses those gaps.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 51% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 39% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 51% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 50% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 55% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 51% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 37% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 43% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 58% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 46% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 50% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Science

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 30% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 31% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 47% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median

This schoolLogan County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income59%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income40%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income50%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income65%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income64%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income67%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income59%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income74%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income43%8 pp gap