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Bend Gate Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

920 Bend Gate Rd, Henderson, KY 42420 · (270) 831-5040 · Part of Henderson County School District

Henderson’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bend Gate Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Henderson kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Henderson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bend Gate Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

920 Bend Gate Rd, Henderson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten77
Grade 177
Grade 254
Grade 380
Grade 455
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
411’20
396’21
425’22
426’23
421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Two or more races 14%Black 14%Hispanic 11%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bend Gate Elementary School from Henderson families.

Other schools in Henderson County School District

The district →
Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Henderson
358 students24:1
Spottsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spottsville
A
514 students16:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Henderson
C+
413 students16:1
South Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Henderson
D
413 students14:1
East Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Henderson
B
377 students14:1
Niagara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Henderson
A−
270 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Henderson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.