Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 210123000247
Big Creek Elementary
523 N Hwy 66, Oneida, KY 40972 · (606) 598-2812 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
111 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
4%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Big Creek Elementary
Big Creek Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Elementary this school | 136 | 81.6% | 52.0% |
| Jones Fork Elementary School Mousie | 153 | 81.7% | 63.3% |
| Blaine Elementary School Blaine | 149 | 79.9% | 36.4% |
| Arlie Boggs Elementary School Eolia | 110 | 79.1% | 32.7% |
| Rogers Elementary School Rogers | 127 | 77.2% | 44.1% |
| Horse Branch Elementary School Horse Branch | 168 | 79.2% | 34.1% |
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 Big Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #200 of 669 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #190 of 668 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #327 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #703 of 744 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #94 of 721 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.0% | #16 of 437 | 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
136
-17 (-11%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 136 | 12.8 | 10.6:1 | 82% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 12.1 | 10.2:1 | 85% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 14.1 | 9.9:1 | 76% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 16 | 9.6:1 | 82% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 84% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 79% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 74% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 94% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (216 to 136); teachers down 29% (18 to 12.8).
About Big Creek Elementary
Big Creek Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Oneida, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 136 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 68% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
Big Creek Elementary is run by Clay County, whose 10 schools enroll 2,928 students.
Big Creek Elementary's enrollment is 98% White. After that, the student body is 2% multiracial. 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 teaching staff at Big Creek Elementary is 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. About 82% of students, or 111, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Big Creek Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Big Creek Elementary would score about 34.8%. It scores 52.0%, a top-10% result among Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clay County show that the median household income is $40,900, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 27%. Besides Big Creek Elementary, Clay County has 10 other public schools.
Oneida Elementary School is the public school closest to Big Creek Elementary, about 7.9 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Big Creek Elementary's average proficiency of 52.0% compares with 54.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Big Creek Elementary's enrollment dropped from 153 in 2020-21 to 136 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,921
Census ACS
Median income
$40,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Clay County High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Clay County Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Burning Springs ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Paces Creek ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Hacker Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other Big Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Big Creek Elementary. Big Creek Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Big Creek Elementary SchoolCumming, GA · 745 students
- Big Creek Elementary SchoolMiddleburg Hts, OH · 555 students
- Big Creek ElementaryPolk City, IA · 357 students
- Big Creek ElementaryBig Creek, CA · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Oneida Elementary School7.9 mi · 110
- Goose Rock Elementary8.6 mi · 231
- Paces Creek Elementary9.8 mi · 273
- Horse Creek Learning Center10.0 mi · 79
- Clay County Middle School10.0 mi · 387
- Clay County High School10.1 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Big Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Big Creek Elementary?
Big Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 136 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Big Creek Elementary serve?
Big Creek Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Big Creek Elementary?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Big Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Big Creek Elementary?
Big Creek Elementary reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Is Big Creek Elementary public or private?
Big Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay County.
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