📍 211 E Muir Ave, Bardstown, Nelson County, 40004
Foster Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bardstown, Nelson County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nelson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foster Heights Elementary School enrolls 674 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5% Two or more races and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 597 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 674 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 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.
Foster Heights Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 50.
Foster Heights Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Nelson County, based in Bardstown, Kentucky. The district serves 4,227 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Foster Heights Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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