Brookside Elementary School

Summary:

Brookside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Nicholasville, Kentucky, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 514 students. The school is part of the Jessamine County School District, which is ranked 86 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookside Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Brookside Elementary Kentucky elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments (KSA) across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24-48% of Brookside students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 41-48% for Jessamine County and 41-43% for the state. Similarly, in reading, only 28-34% of Brookside students were proficient or better, compared to 42-50% for Jessamine County and 46-50% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, Wilmore Elementary, a nearby school in the Jessamine County district, consistently outperforms Brookside Elementary on state assessments and has a higher ranking within the state, with 44-57% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 50-52% in reading. Additionally, Southern Elementary and Wellington Elementary, also in the Fayette County district, outperform Brookside Elementary, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Brookside to learn from and adopt successful practices from its more successful counterparts.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 199 Brookside Dr
       Nicholasville, KY  40356


(859) 887-2012

District: Jessamine County

SchoolDigger Rank:
535th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,916 Help


Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Jessamine Middle School
High:    East Jessamine High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  536

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.2%
Hispanic:
11.2%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.2% Help


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Compare Details Brookside Elementary School ranks worse than 78.1% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Jessamine County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.03. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.2%), Hispanic (11.2%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary School is 13.3, which is the 3rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Jessamine County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Brookside Elementary School employs 40.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brookside Elementary School is $15,916. 5 elementary schools in the Jessamine County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brookside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookside Elementary School 535th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Brookside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Jessamine County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jessamine County 86th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brookside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 23.02 527th 638 17.4%
2008 16.20 587th 651 9.8%
2009 31.51 496th 658 24.6%
2010 28.06 553rd 683 19.0%
2011 41.44 449th 688 34.7%
2012 30.31 557th 713 21.9%
2013 35.15 525th 719 27.0%
2014 67.29 197th 705 72.1%
2015 61.38 248th 698 64.5%
2016 49.65 360th 690 47.8%
2017 49.09 368th 694 47.0%
2018 29.05 546th 691 21.0%
2019 35.92 511th 700 27.0%
2021 28.40 387th 517 25.1%
2022 25.66 522nd 684 23.7%
2023 17.01 595th 687 13.4%
2024 25.03 535th 685 21.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.21 55th 59 6.8%
2024 15.19 50th 53 5.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.56 19th 64 70.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.26 425th 661 35.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.96 531st 631 15.8%
2019 30.07 523rd 664 21.2%
2021 21.30 242nd 275 12.0%
2022 20.69 565th 667 15.3%
2023 13.71 627th 670 6.4%
2024 23.64 541st 665 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.48 574th 663 13.4%
2019 32.39 529th 671 21.2%
2021 33.80 239th 312 23.4%
2022 29.20 476th 641 25.7%
2023 14.78 589th 639 7.8%
2024 23.41 521st 644 19.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.61 343rd 445 22.9%
2019 25.89 372nd 474 21.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.36 448th 665 32.6%
2019 41.21 444th 676 34.3%
2021 18.16 296th 325 8.9%
2022 20.10 550th 657 16.3%
2023 19.24 551st 652 15.5%
2024 26.67 498th 652 23.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.26 169th 184 8.2%
2019 33.11 132nd 185 28.6%
2022 48.14 58th 118 50.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.82 105th 153 31.4%
2019 57.02 61st 152 59.9%
2022 45.13 61st 114 46.5%
2023 32.16 85th 120 29.2%
2024 41.28 78th 135 42.2%
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Rank History for White students at Brookside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.04 454th 593 23.4%
2019 33.34 446th 592 24.7%
2021 29.58 264th 337 21.7%
2022 26.57 502nd 656 23.5%
2023 15.00 607th 658 7.8%
2024 25.23 521st 659 20.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Brookside Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 733 40 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1989 701 35 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1990 718 43 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 763
1991 759 44 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 806
1992 801 54 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 855
1993 575 36 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 615
1994 594 31 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1995 663 19 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1996 663 19 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1997 668 34 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 708
1998 721 22 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1999 715 27 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 748
2000 660 29 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 694
2001 600 34 6 2 3 n/a n/a 0 645
2002 544 31 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2003 544 31 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2004 511 31 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 550
2005 498 14 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 516
2006 552 17 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2007 547 34 3 14 4 n/a n/a 14 616
2008 565 33 5 16 3 n/a n/a 11 633
2009 598 37 3 28 3 n/a n/a 10 679
2010 580 40 6 29 2 n/a n/a 18 675
2011 536 37 3 31 1 1 9 0 618
2012 536 31 4 34 0 0 22 0 627
2013 556 31 2 32 1 0 27 0 649
2014 395 27 9 26 0 0 19 0 476
2015 378 22 5 30 1 0 21 0 457
2016 383 23 6 35 1 0 21 0 469
2017 382 33 6 40 1 1 28 0 491
2018 428 51 5 55 1 0 40 0 580
2019 412 42 4 60 1 0 33 0 552
2020 383 43 4 56 0 0 46 0 532
2021 349 37 6 57 0 0 38 0 487
2022 331 44 5 57 0 0 47 0 484
2023 347 49 9 60 0 2 47 0 514
2024 360 51 10 60 0 2 53 0 536

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brookside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 38.0 20.4 n/a
1989 737 38.2 19.2 n/a
1990 763 40.2 18.9 n/a
1991 806 39.5 20.4 n/a
1992 855 41.1 20.8 n/a
1993 615 31.6 19.5 n/a
1994 628 32.0 19.6 n/a
1995 684 37.4 18.3 n/a
1996 684 37.4 18.3 n/a
1997 708 40.2 17.6 37.9
1998 745 43.1 17.3 40.4
1999 748 26.8 27.9 42.4
2000 694 21.0 33.2 39.2
2001 645 19.3 33.8 43.4
2002 584 37.9 15.4 78.6
2003 584 37.9 15.4 78.6
2004 550 37.9 14.5 n/a
2005 516 34.7 14.9 n/a
2006 580 35.7 16.2 35.3
2007 616 41.0 15.0 55.8
2008 633 38.8 16.3 56.4
2009 679 42.8 15.9 62.9
2010 675 36.3 18.6 65.9
2011 618 38.2 16.1 63.8
2012 627 38.4 16.3 60.3
2013 649 36.3 17.8 63.6
2014 476 34.0 14.0 58.8
2015 457 33.0 13.8 56.2
2016 469 30.0 15.6 59.7
2017 491 32.7 15.0 63.3
2018 580 35.4 16.3 55.5
2019 552 37.2 14.8 61.4
2020 532 34.3 15.5 57.5
2021 487 37.3 13.0 57.3
2022 484 34.5 14.0 57.6
2023 514 35.0 14.6 57.4
2024 536 40.1 13.3 61.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brookside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 38.0 20.4 n/a
1989 737 38.2 19.2 n/a
1990 763 40.2 18.9 n/a
1991 806 39.5 20.4 n/a
1992 855 41.1 20.8 n/a
1993 615 31.6 19.5 n/a
1994 628 32.0 19.6 n/a
1995 684 37.4 18.3 n/a
1996 684 37.4 18.3 n/a
1997 708 40.2 17.6 37.9
1998 745 43.1 17.3 40.4
1999 748 26.8 27.9 42.4
2000 694 21.0 33.2 39.2
2001 645 19.3 33.8 43.4
2002 584 37.9 15.4 78.6
2003 584 37.9 15.4 78.6
2004 550 37.9 14.5 n/a
2005 516 34.7 14.9 n/a
2006 580 35.7 16.2 35.3
2007 616 41.0 15.0 55.8
2008 633 38.8 16.3 56.4
2009 679 42.8 15.9 62.9
2010 675 36.3 18.6 65.9
2011 618 38.2 16.1 63.8
2012 627 38.4 16.3 60.3
2013 649 36.3 17.8 63.6
2014 476 34.0 14.0 58.8
2015 457 33.0 13.8 56.2
2016 469 30.0 15.6 59.7
2017 491 32.7 15.0 63.3
2018 580 35.4 16.3 55.5
2019 552 37.2 14.8 61.4
2020 532 34.3 15.5 57.5
2021 487 37.3 13.0 57.3
2022 484 34.5 14.0 57.6
2023 514 35.0 14.6 57.4
2024 536 40.1 13.3 61.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brookside Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $441 (3.8%) $122 (1.0%) $563 (4.8%) $8,635 (73.6%) $1,385 (11.8%) $10,020 (85.4%) $11,732
2019 $448 (3.5%) $142 (1.1%) $590 (4.6%) $8,948 (70.4%) $1,389 (10.9%) $10,337 (81.3%) $12,718
2020 $461 (3.1%) $145 (1.0%) $606 (4.1%) $9,012 (61.5%) $1,330 (9.1%) $10,342 (70.6%) $14,642
2021 $618 (3.8%) $356 (2.2%) $972 (6.0%) $10,296 (63.2%) $1,340 (8.2%) $11,621 (71.3%) $16,297
2022 $1,783 (11.2%) $474 (3.0%) $2,253 (14.2%) $11,150 (70.1%) $1,881 (11.8%) $13,031 (81.9%) $15,916

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brookside Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 511th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 595th of 687 Elementary schools
 13.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students552514
 6.9%
African American4249
 16.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian49
 125%
Hispanic6060
Pacific Islander02
White412347
 15.8%
Two or More Races3347
 42.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.4%57.4%
 4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 536 students attended Brookside Elementary School.

Brookside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Jessamine Middle School
High : East Jessamine High School

Students at Brookside Elementary School are 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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