Bush Elementary School
1832 East Laurel Rd
London KY, 40741, Laurel County
Phone: 606-862-4618
Ranking: 
(40 out of 943, top 4%)*
(40 out of 943, top 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Laurel 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: | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 531 | 514 | 493 | 486 | 457 | 445 | 416 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 19 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.7% | 21 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.8% | 20 | 4.5% | 17 | 4.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 15.4% | 80 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.2% | 76 | 15.6% | 78 | 17.1% | 62 | 13.9% | 54 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 15.8% | 76 | 14.8% | 82 | 16.6% | 85 | 17.5% | 64 | 14.0% | 73 | 16.4% | 73 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 13.7% | 80 | 15.6% | 88 | 17.8% | 72 | 14.8% | 66 | 14.4% | 71 | 16.0% | 72 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 17.9% | 97 | 18.9% | 77 | 15.6% | 76 | 15.6% | 87 | 19.0% | 74 | 16.6% | 75 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 94 | 17.7% | 80 | 15.6% | 76 | 15.4% | 78 | 16.0% | 76 | 16.6% | 75 | 16.9% | 68 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 15.8% | 81 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.6% | 78 | 16.0% | 73 | 16.0% | 70 | 15.7% | 57 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 269 | 50.7% | 260 | 50.6% | 245 | 49.7% | 249 | 51.2% | 230 | 50.3% | 225 | 50.6% | 189 | 45.4% |
| Female: | 262 | 49.3% | 254 | 49.4% | 248 | 50.3% | 237 | 48.8% | 215 | 47.0% | 211 | 47.4% | 220 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.4% | 21 | 4.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.1% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 503 | 94.7% | 479 | 93.2% | 463 | 93.9% | 454 | 93.4% | 435 | 95.2% | 426 | 95.7% | 405 | 97.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 239 | 45.0% | 227 | 44.2% | 202 | 41.0% | 185 | 38.1% | 192 | 42.0% | 99 | 22.2% | 112 | 26.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.7% | 26 | 5.1% | 26 | 5.3% | 30 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.8% | 14 | 3.1% | 19 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.13 | 18.36 | 21.43 | 21.13 | 20.77 | 20.20 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 38.8% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 45.5% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 47.7% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 41.5% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 50.8% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 52.0% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 41.6% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 44.2% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 50.3% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.8% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 70.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.4% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 43.4% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 50.7% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 45.4% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 54.8% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 58.1% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 67.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 24.8% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 46.5% | 35.7% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.29% | 63.96% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.28% | 73.24% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.57% | 73.01% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.86% | 78.03% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.71% | 72.95% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.57% | 76.25% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.74% | 75.11% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.67% | 76.36% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.39% | 80.04% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.92% | 77.62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.98% | 70.12% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.55% | 71.37% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 95.83% | 79.5% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 94.81% | 76.71% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 97.4% | 70.72% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.8% | 64.42% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.1% | 61.16% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 87.5% | 60.4% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.71% | 57.43% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.87% | 56.13% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.63% | 58.33% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.66% | 56.42% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.94% | 58.4% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.71% | 63.12% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.54% | 62.63% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 27.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 72.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,362.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,184.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,179.0 |
* Bush Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.