• Welcome to Van Voorhis Elementary
  • Together: Nothing less than the best
  • Proud member of the Kentucky School District
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  • Mailing Address
  • Van Voorhis Elementary
  • 120 Folger St. Bldg. 5550
  • Fort Knox, KY 40121-6000
  • Principal: Laura Gibson
  • Phone: (502) 624-5854
  • Fax: (502) 624-7267

About Our School

 

School Hours of Operation

Building Hours

  • 0730 - 1600 hours Monday - Friday.
  • The building opens for students at 0800 on school days

Faculty Hours

  • 0800 - 1530 hours, Monday - Friday when school is in session.

Student Hours

Pre-school 

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
    • AM 0830 - 1130 hours
    • PM 1215 - 1515 hours
  • Wednesday - No Pre-school classes

Kindergarten - Grade 3

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:  0830 -- 1515 hours
  • NOTE: Wednesday: 0830 - 1400 hours

Van Voorhis Elementary School is one of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. We are honored to educate the children of our armed forces personnel.

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School Facts:

  • We serve 377 students in grades pre-kindergarten through third grade.
  • Located in the largest housing area on the military installation.
  • Approximately 85% of our students ride buses to and from school, and have an average bus ride of twenty-five minutes.
  • Currently 11% of the military sponsors are assigned to a fifteen month deployment in Iraq.

Units located on Fort Knox include:

  • Active duty Army organizations
  • Army Reserve
  • National Guard
  • U.S. Marine Corps.

As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decisions, the Army Accessions Command and other units will relocate at Fort Knox over the next five years. Preparations for the new units have involved renovation and construction of additional housing which will benefit the soldiers and families that we serve.

Van Voorhis Elemetary School

Built in 1958 and with a capacity for 700 students, the school is dedicated to Lieutenant General Daniel Van Voorhis, "Grandfather of the Armored Force" and former Fort Knox Commander (1931-32). Over the years, the original single story facility has undergone four major additions to the self-contained building. The school has a large media center, two technology labs, and complete internet access throughout, a new gym, multipurpose cafeteria, a full service kitchen, and multiple outside play areas.

 

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