Garth Elementary School, Georgetown KY

Original Research by School Decision on Garth Elementary School

Garth Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Georgetown, a mid-sized city in the Bluegrass region that has grown rapidly since Toyota built its first wholly owned U.S. plant there decades ago. The school sits on South Hamilton Street, within a community shaped by heavy manufacturing, auto-industry suppliers, historic downtown fabric near Georgetown College, and steady residential expansion. The Scott County district has opened new schools in recent years to keep pace with population growth, and Garth is one of several elementaries serving the area.

The student body is modest in size for an elementary school, drawing from a surrounding area where a substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student population is predominantly white, with a smaller but notable share of Hispanic students, Black students, and students of two or more races. Asian, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each make up a very small presence.

On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, Garth’s results show a mixed picture. In reading, fourth graders posted the school’s strongest performance, with a majority scoring proficient or above, while third and fifth graders reached proficiency at a rate below half. In math, proficiency rates across third, fourth, and fifth grades fell in a narrow band below the halfway mark, with the highest rate in third grade. Science, tested in fourth grade, saw proficiency at two-fifths of students. Social studies, tested in fifth grade, had the lowest rate, with about a third of students meeting the bar. A family may want to look into how the school supports students in the subjects where proficiency is lower and whether there are targeted interventions or enrichment programs.

Because Garth is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate or chronic absenteeism data to report. State data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records provided, so it is not possible to assess how those groups are served here. No comparison to other schools in Scott County could be drawn because the district is the only one in the county, leaving no peer group for relative placement.

The housing market in the area reflects broader economic trends. Home values in the zip code are above the state benchmark and close to the national median, with rents rising over the past year. The 30-year mortgage rate has hovered just above six percent, and the national unemployment rate is low. Georgetown’s growth trajectory, anchored by the Toyota plant and its supplier network, has kept the local economy active, and the school district has responded with new facilities.

Garth Elementary School is a regular public elementary in a growing industrial city, serving a diverse-by-income student body. Its academic results on state assessments are mixed, with ELA and math proficiency clustering around the halfway mark or below in most grades, and social studies and science showing softer numbers. Families considering the school will want to understand how it addresses these areas and what enrichment and support structures are in place. The community context offers stable employment, steady housing demand, and a historic downtown with a college campus, all within a region that has seen sustained growth.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 39% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 40% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 40% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 45% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 458%

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

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 56% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Science

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 35% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 35% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median

This schoolScott 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-income42%Higher-income65%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income68%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income71%31 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income59%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income68%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income64%28 pp gap