Betsy Layne Elementary School

Set in Betsy Layne, Kentucky, Betsy Layne Elementary School is a big primary school, part of Floyd County. It serves 638 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Betsy Layne Elementary School sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Floyd County (5,347 students total), Betsy Layne Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Betsy Layne Elementary School logs that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Floyd County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 84% of students at Betsy Layne Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Betsy Layne Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Floyd County) logs that median household income runs about $41,279, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Floyd County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,347 students), Betsy Layne Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Betsy Layne High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Betsy Layne Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Betsy Layne Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

Betsy Layne Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 670 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.