Heath Elementary School

Regular School · West Paducah, KY

Heath Elementary School is a regular school school in West Paducah, Kentucky, serving grades PK–05 with 498 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

498

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	441	89%
Hispanic/Latino	21	4%
Two or more races	19	4%
Black or African American	12	2%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	498	272M / 226F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +13.8pp	31.2%	215
Reading Proficiency	48.0% +5.5pp	42.5%	215
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	76

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)

+0.40 grade levels

Math

+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

62 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15.1% 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.)	498	100%

Contact & Location

4365 Metropolis Lake Rd

West Paducah, KY 42086

Phone: (270)538-4060

District

McCracken County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,885

District enrollment: 6,968

Other Schools in District

Concord Elementary School Elementary
Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School Elementary
Lone Oak Elementary School Elementary
Lone Oak Intermediate School Elementary
Reidland Elementary School Elementary
Reidland Intermediate School Elementary
McCracken County High School High
Heath Middle School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 42086) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210396001461

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