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Cannonsburg Elementary School

12219 Midland Trail Rd, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 928-7131 · Boyd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
181 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5721%
Grade 13814%
Grade 24918%
Grade 34215%
Grade 43914%
Grade 54717%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
24791%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
166%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
13249%
Female
14051%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
41.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →

Where Cannonsburg Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Boyd County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.2%#414 of 669#6 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#294 of 668#3 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.7%#474 of 674#9 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
272#603 of 744#5 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#28 of 674#2 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.2%#480 of 674#6 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.5%#354 of 721#8 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.3%#192 of 233N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
272
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527223.611.5:167% (181)
2023-2424730.68.1:157% (142)
2022-2327129.69.2:162% (167)
2020-212682610.3:162% (165)
2017-1826622.611.8:173% (195)
2015-162962114.1:170% (208)
2010-112982114.2:158% (173)
2000-013342016.7:154% (182)
1990-915782721.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cannonsburg Elementary School.

About Cannonsburg Elementary School

Cannonsburg Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky, under Boyd County. It had 272 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.

A total of 8 schools make up Boyd County, with 2,994 students enrolled.

By race and ethnicity, Cannonsburg Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. In Boyd County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Cannonsburg Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 67%.

Cannonsburg Elementary School scores 40.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.3%.

In the surrounding county, Boyd County, median household income comes to about $61,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 25 public schools and about 6,634 students.

Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Cannonsburg Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

NCES assigns Cannonsburg Elementary School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 272, close to the 268 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.

Cannonsburg Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.

Boyd County at a glance

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Population
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students

Quick facts

School name
Cannonsburg Elementary School
District
Boyd County
Address
12219 Midland Trail Rd, Ashland, KY 41102
Phone
(606) 928-7131
County
Boyd County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
272
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
181 (67%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
210062000109
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Cannonsburg Elementary School
How large is Cannonsburg Elementary School?
Cannonsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cannonsburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cannonsburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cannonsburg Elementary School have?
Cannonsburg Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Cannonsburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cannonsburg Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cannonsburg Elementary School public or private?
Cannonsburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyd County.
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