Sharpe Elementary School
8400 Us Hwy 68 West
Benton KY, 42025, Marshall County
Phone: 270-898-2852
Ranking: 
(113 out of 943, top 12%)*
(113 out of 943, top 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Marshall County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 388 | 377 | 368 | 355 | 353 | 348 | 332 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 5.9% | 20 | 5.3% | 26 | 7.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 23 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.6% | 14 | 4.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 19.3% | 51 | 13.5% | 48 | 13.0% | 67 | 18.9% | 60 | 17.0% | 52 | 14.9% | 57 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 12.6% | 59 | 15.6% | 69 | 18.8% | 67 | 18.9% | 50 | 14.2% | 54 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 13.1% | 69 | 18.3% | 66 | 17.9% | 49 | 13.8% | 60 | 17.0% | 54 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 17.0% | 65 | 17.2% | 54 | 14.7% | 56 | 15.8% | 42 | 11.9% | 57 | 16.4% | 58 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 17.5% | 57 | 15.1% | 57 | 15.5% | 41 | 11.5% | 61 | 17.3% | 57 | 16.4% | 46 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 14.4% | 56 | 14.9% | 48 | 13.0% | 66 | 18.6% | 57 | 16.1% | 51 | 14.7% | 47 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 218 | 56.2% | 208 | 55.2% | 207 | 56.3% | 187 | 52.7% | 174 | 49.3% | 157 | 45.1% | 157 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 170 | 43.8% | 169 | 44.8% | 161 | 43.8% | 168 | 47.3% | 166 | 47.0% | 181 | 52.0% | 169 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 372 | 95.9% | 362 | 96.0% | 352 | 95.7% | 337 | 94.9% | 339 | 96.0% | 339 | 97.4% | 326 | 98.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 33.2% | 120 | 31.8% | 129 | 35.1% | 124 | 34.9% | 116 | 32.9% | 110 | 31.6% | 107 | 32.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.0% | 25 | 6.6% | 27 | 7.3% | 17 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.4% | 23 | 6.6% | 25 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.10 | 17.83 | 17.68 | 16.16 | 15.55 | 15.90 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 53.2% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 62.8% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.8% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.9% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.7% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 66.6% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 52.8% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 52.5% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 63.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 54% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 55.8% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.9% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 60.6% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 74.9% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 73.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 46% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 42.2% | 35.7% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.63% | 74.39% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.67% | 81.21% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.56% | 77.02% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.71% | 79.09% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.71% | 77.92% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.55% | 83.77% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.67% | 84.12% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.47% | 83.83% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.51% | 86.68% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.68% | 86.92% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 79.26% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.47% | 80.69% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.14% | 81.82% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.33% | 76.99% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 87.5% | 85.67% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.64% | 86.26% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.17% | 78.03% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.58% | 81.4% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 94.64% | 80.44% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.38% | 78.37% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.18% | 68.69% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.67% | 70.81% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.25% | 74.75% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.29% | 80.99% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.94% | 73.03% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,391.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,700.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,020.0 |
* Sharpe Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.