📍 920 Bend Gate Rd, Henderson, Henderson County, 42420
Bend Gate Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Henderson, Henderson County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bend Gate Elementary School enrolls 425 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Two or more races and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 64% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 425 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bend Gate Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 4, state house district 11.
Bend Gate Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Henderson County, based in Henderson, Kentucky. The district serves 6,707 students district-wide and employs 439 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Bend Gate Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 516 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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