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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 210480001647
Belfry Elementary
170 St. Hwy. 319, Belfry, KY 41514 · (606) 353-7296 · Pike County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
406 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Belfry Elementary
Belfry Elementary's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfry Elementary this school | 589 | 68.9% | 52.7% |
| Muhlenberg South Elementary Beechmont | 527 | 68.9% | 30.3% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Mount Vernon | 597 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
| Southside Elementary School Nortonville | 549 | 67.4% | 47.4% |
| Science Hill Elementary School Science Hill | 498 | 68.3% | 54.7% |
| Brodhead Elementary School Brodhead | 493 | 67.7% | 60.3% |
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 Belfry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #191 of 669 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #200 of 668 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #155 of 674 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #135 of 744 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #558 of 674 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #567 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #303 of 721 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #188 of 233 | N/A |
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
589
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 589 | 35.5 | 16.6:1 | 69% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 35.5 | 17.0:1 | 72% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 35.5 | 16.7:1 | 68% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 78% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 69% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 22 | 22.0:1 | 63% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belfry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (573 to 589); teachers up 18% (30 to 35.5).
About Belfry Elementary
Belfry Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Belfry, Kentucky. The school has 589 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Belfry Elementary falls under Pike County, which has 20 schools enrolling 7,515 students.
The share of students at Belfry Elementary who are White is 94%. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. Pike County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Its staff includes 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 69% of students at Belfry Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pike County is close, at 67%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Belfry Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.5% at Belfry Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.7%.
Pike County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $44,312, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pike County's 24 public schools enroll about 8,644 students and include Belfry Elementary.
Belfry High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Belfry Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.7% against a local average of 47.9%.
Belfry Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.7 to 16.6 over 4 years.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,727
Census ACS
Median income
$44,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Mullins Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Shelby Valley High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Other schools in Belfry
- Belfry High SchoolHigh · 463 students
- Belfry Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Belfry Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Belfry High School0.8 mi · 463
- Belfry Middle School1.4 mi · 344
- Williamson Pk82.7 mi · 502
- Burch Pk84.9 mi · 469
- Bevins Elementary School5.5 mi · 236
- Matewan Pk85.7 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Belfry ElementaryHow many students attend Belfry Elementary?
Belfry Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is Belfry Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belfry Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Belfry Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Belfry Elementary.
How diverse is Belfry Elementary?
Belfry Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Belfry Elementary in?
Belfry Elementary is part of Pike County.
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