Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COUNTY·NCES 210254000532
Black Mountain Elementary School
1555 Hwy 215, Evarts, KY 40828 · (606) 837-2214 · Harlan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- B+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
11.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
225 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Black Mountain Elementary School→Harlan County High School
Based on grade levels within Harlan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Black Mountain Elementary School
Black Mountain Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Elementary School this school | 248 | 90.7% | 40.5% |
| John M. Stumbo Elementary School Grethel | 260 | 89.6% | 36.2% |
| Fairview Elementary School Ashland | 271 | 91.1% | 32.2% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Williamsburg | 229 | 87.3% | 67.8% |
| Girdler Elementary School Girdler | 267 | 86.9% | 41.4% |
| Crab Orchard Elementary School Crab Orchard | 266 | 86.8% | 38.4% |
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 Black Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #408 of 669 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #429 of 668 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #417 of 674 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #633 of 744 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #20 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #590 of 674 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #15 of 721 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #87 of 437 | #4 of 7 |
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
248
-70 (-22%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 91% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 99% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 22.5 | 12.4:1 | 89% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 95% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 23.4 | 13.5:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 93% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 82% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | 90% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (317 to 248); teachers down 6% (23.4 to 22).
About Black Mountain Elementary School
Black Mountain Elementary School is an elementary school in Evarts, Kentucky, according to federal school records. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 248 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Kentucky is roughly 421 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Harlan County counts 9 schools and 3,310 students, including Black Mountain Elementary School.
Most students at Black Mountain Elementary School are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Black Mountain Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Black Mountain Elementary School was 11.3:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Black Mountain Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 91%. It compares with 76% for public schools in Harlan County.
The allk12 Grade for Black Mountain Elementary School is B-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.4%. Black Mountain Elementary School scores 40.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harlan County, median household income is about $41,693, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Black Mountain Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Harlan County, which together enroll about 4,310 students.
The closest public school to Black Mountain Elementary School is Evarts Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.4%, higher than Black Mountain Elementary School's 40.5%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Black Mountain Elementary School had 318 students in 2020-21 and 248 in 2024-25, a 22% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,772
Census ACS
Median income
$41,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan County
- Harlan County High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Rosspoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Wallins Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Evarts Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- James A. Cawood ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Other Black Mountain Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Black Mountain Elementary. Black Mountain Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 496 students
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolGOLDEN VALLEY, AZ · 474 students
- Black Mountain ElementaryBlack Mountain, NC · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Evarts Elementary School1.5 mi · 335
- Cawood Elementary School6.1 mi · 209
- Harlan County High School6.2 mi · 945
- Rosspoint Elementary School6.9 mi · 369
- St. Charles Elementary7.2 mi · 110
- Sunshine School8.2 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Black Mountain Elementary SchoolHow large is Black Mountain Elementary School?
Black Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-08.
Is Black Mountain Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Mountain Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Black Mountain Elementary School have?
Black Mountain Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Black Mountain Elementary School?
Black Mountain Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Black Mountain Elementary School in?
Black Mountain Elementary School is part of Harlan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.