Alvaton Elementary, Alvaton KY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Alvaton Elementary

Alvaton Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through sixth grade in the Warren County school district. It sits in an unincorporated community of the same name, roughly a short drive southeast of Bowling Green along a main highway corridor. The area is rural and residential, with farmland and subdivisions scattered along the route. Alvaton has no downtown. The school itself acts as a civic anchor for the community.

The school enrolls a student body of a size that is moderate for an elementary school. The student population is predominantly white, with a substantial share of Asian students, a smaller share of Hispanic students, and a similar share of Black students, along with a modest number of students who identify as two or more races or as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which indicates a majority of families are in the lower-income range.

On Kentucky's summative assessments, reading and language arts results stand out as a clear strength. Across grades three through six, a strong majority of students met the state's proficiency benchmark, with the highest performance in sixth grade, where roughly three out of four students scored proficient or above. Even in the lower-performing years, such as third grade, the share of students reaching proficiency was still solidly above the midpoint. Math proficiency results were more mixed. In third and fourth grade, a comfortable majority scored proficient, but in fifth and sixth grade, about half did so, which is a noticeable drop. A parent may want to ask the school how math instruction shifts in the upper elementary grades and what supports are in place for students who struggle. Science, tested in fourth grade, saw roughly half of students reach proficiency, a result that falls in a middle range. Social studies, tested in fifth grade, was the weakest area: fewer than half of students were proficient, and that figure is the lowest on the report. Given the district context, the school's overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades placed it in the top tier relative to the other districts within Warren County.

The school does not have high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Because it serves grades PK through six, many of the measures that apply to secondary schools, such as chronic absenteeism, college readiness, or advanced course access, are not applicable. State testing data for the youngest grades is also absent, as those grades are not tested.

Housing in the immediate area carries a value that is roughly on par with the national benchmark, and well above the state median. Monthly mortgage costs on a typical home are estimated to be above the average for the state. Renting is the more affordable option on a monthly basis, though the gap is modest. The local unemployment rate near the time of this report was at a level that is historically low, and real median household income nationally has held steady over recent years.

Alvaton Elementary appears to be a school where literacy instruction is a particular strength, where the student body is relatively diverse for the region, and where math and social studies outcomes warrant a closer look. Families considering this school should feel confident about the English language arts foundation their child would receive, but they may want to ask the school directly about how it approaches math instruction in the upper grades and how it supports students in social studies. The rural, highway-adjacent setting means there is no walkable town center; the school itself is the primary community institution.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 44% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 46% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 39% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 53% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 49% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 48% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 47% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 676%

School 76% · District 59% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 40% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 34% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolWarren 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-income62%Higher-income82%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income79%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income55%Higher-income77%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income85%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income49%Higher-income70%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income77%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income57%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income60%19 pp gap