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What's one thing Betsy Layne Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195000407
Betsy Layne Elementary School
256 School St, Betsy Layne, KY 41605 · (606) 263-6272 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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
15.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
533 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
37.2%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.2%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Betsy Layne Elementary School
Betsy Layne Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Layne Elementary School this school | 638 | 83.5% | 31.6% |
| Yellow Creek School Center Middlesboro | 575 | 84.9% | 54.8% |
| Whitley City Elementary School Whitley City | 547 | 85.2% | 54.2% |
| Johns Creek Elementary School Pikeville | 616 | 79.9% | 51.1% |
| South Floyd Elementary School Hi Hat | 596 | 87.2% | 31.7% |
| Millard School Pikeville | 601 | 79.2% | 62.7% |
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 Betsy Layne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #536 of 669 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #575 of 668 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #531 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #77 of 744 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #451 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #652 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #78 of 721 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #339 of 437 | #6 of 6 |
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
638
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 638 | 40.9 | 15.6:1 | 84% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 84% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 39.7 | 15.8:1 | 83% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 84% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 44.2 | 15.2:1 | 83% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 82% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 86% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 72% (583) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betsy Layne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (670 to 638); teachers down 8% (44.2 to 40.9).
About Betsy Layne Elementary School
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Betsy Layne Elementary School serves students in Betsy Layne, Kentucky. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 638 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Betsy Layne Elementary School reports to Floyd County, which has 14 schools and 5,347 students.
About 98% of the student body at Betsy Layne Elementary School is White. The White share in Floyd County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.6 students per teacher. That is close to the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%.
allk12 grades Betsy Layne Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Betsy Layne Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.6%, compared with a predicted 34.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Floyd County this way: the median household income is $41,279, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. In all, Floyd County has 15 public schools and roughly 5,347 students.
The closest other public school is Betsy Layne High School, about 0.6 miles away. Betsy Layne Elementary School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Betsy Layne Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 31.6% versus a 42.8% average.
For locale, NCES codes Betsy Layne Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Betsy Layne Elementary School dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 669 to 638 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Betsy Layne Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Betsy Layne High School0.6 mi · 387
- Pike County Day Treatment3.1 mi · 14
- Northpoint Academy3.1 mi · 50
- John M. Stumbo Elementary School5.6 mi · 260
- Renaissance Learning Center6.7 mi · 174
- Pikeville High School6.7 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolHow large is Betsy Layne Elementary School?
Betsy Layne Elementary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-08.
Is Betsy Layne Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Betsy Layne Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Betsy Layne Elementary School have?
Betsy Layne Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Betsy Layne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Betsy Layne Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Betsy Layne Elementary School public or private?
Betsy Layne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.