Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOTT COUNTY·NCES 210312000826
Beaver Creek Elementary School
8000 Hwy 7 S, Topmost, KY 41862 · (606) 447-2833 · Knott County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
152 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Beaver Creek Elementary School→Knott County Central High School
Based on grade levels within Knott County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.6%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beaver Creek Elementary School
Beaver Creek Elementary School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Elementary School this school | 183 | 83.1% | 30.7% |
| Lone Jack School Center Fourmile | 196 | 82.1% | 42.0% |
| Highland-Turner Elementary School Booneville | 184 | 84.8% | 67.3% |
| Emmalena Elementary School Emmalena | 204 | 80.4% | 46.4% |
| Jones Fork Elementary School Mousie | 153 | 81.7% | 63.3% |
| Cawood Elementary School Cawood | 209 | 86.6% | 56.7% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beaver Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #545 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #519 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #618 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #687 of 744 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #82 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #40 of 437 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
-36 (-16%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 83% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 85% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 80% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 79% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 18.5 | 13.9:1 | 89% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 88% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 86% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 77% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaver Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (257 to 183); teachers down 14% (18.5 to 16).
About Beaver Creek Elementary School
Federal records list Beaver Creek Elementary School as an elementary school in Topmost, Kentucky. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 183 students. Enrollment is 57% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
Knott County has 2,048 students spread across 7 schools.
At Beaver Creek Elementary School, White students make up 99% of the student body. The county population is about 97% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Beaver Creek Elementary School comes in at 2%.
A ratio of 11.4:1 comes from the school's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 83% of students at Beaver Creek Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Knott County is 10 points.
Beaver Creek Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 34.2% for a school in Kentucky with Beaver Creek Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Beaver Creek Elementary School posts 30.7%.
Within Knott County, median household income is about $41,761, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Federal data list 8 public schools in Knott County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,048.
South Floyd Elementary School is the public school closest to Beaver Creek Elementary School, about 4.7 miles away. Beaver Creek Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Beaver Creek Elementary School at 9th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 219 in 2020-21 and 183 in 2024-25, a decrease of 36 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 11.4:1.
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Knott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,830
Census ACS
Median income
$41,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,048 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knott County
- Knott County Central High SchoolHigh · 520 students
- Hindman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Carr Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Emmalena Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
- Jones Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
Other Beaver Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Beaver Creek Elementary. Beaver Creek Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston, IA · 575 students
- Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolDowningtown, PA · 531 students
Nearby schools
- South Floyd Elementary School4.7 mi · 596
- Jones Fork Elementary School5.9 mi · 153
- Knott County Central High School8.9 mi · 520
- Hindman Elementary School10.2 mi · 434
- Floyd Central High School10.3 mi · 534
- Carr Creek Elementary School10.7 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Beaver Creek Elementary School?
Beaver Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades KG-08.
Is Beaver Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beaver Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Beaver Creek Elementary School have?
Beaver Creek Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaver Creek Elementary School?
At Beaver Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Beaver Creek Elementary School in?
Beaver Creek Elementary School is part of Knott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.