Sinking Fork Elementary School

Regular School · Hopkinsville, KY

Sinking Fork Elementary School is a regular school school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, serving grades PK–05 with 430 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

430

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	227	53%
Black or African American	131	30%
Two or more races	39	9%
Hispanic/Latino	30	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	430	201M / 229F

English Language Learners: 10 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +22.8pp	31.2%	223
Reading Proficiency	40.0% -2.5pp	42.5%	223
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	44

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

0.00 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

23% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	430	100%

Contact & Location

5005 Princeton Rd

Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Phone: (270)887-7330

District

Christian County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,009

District enrollment: 8,204

Other Schools in District

Crofton Elementary School Elementary
Freedom Elementary School Elementary
Indian Hills Elementary School Elementary
Millbrooke Elementary School Elementary
Pembroke Elementary School Elementary
South Christian Elementary School Elementary
Bluegrass Learning Academy High
Christian County Day Treatment High

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 42240) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210115000232

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD