Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 210102002356
Carter City Elementary School
13321 State Hwy 2, Grayson, KY 41143 · (606) 474-6121 · Carter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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
12.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
73 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 11 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 18 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 Carter City Elementary School
Carter City Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter City Elementary School this school | 117 | 62.4% | 60.3% |
| Hayes Lewis Elementary School Yeaddiss | 125 | 60.8% | 48.5% |
| Ezel Elementary School Ezel | 114 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
| East Valley Elementary School West Liberty | 119 | 67.2% | 62.9% |
| North Livingston Elementary School Burna | 113 | 66.4% | 32.3% |
| Nichols Elementary West Point | 105 | 66.7% | 20.3% |
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 Carter City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #99 of 669 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #233 of 668 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #16 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #715 of 744 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #429 of 721 | #5 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
117
-9 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 117 | 9.5 | 12.3:1 | 62% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 8.5 | 14.6:1 | 69% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 10.4 | 13.9:1 | 65% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 70% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 10.4 | 12.8:1 | 53% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 73% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (133 to 117); teachers down 9% (10.4 to 9.5).
About Carter City Elementary School
Carter City Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Grayson, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 117 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Besides Carter City Elementary School, Carter County runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 3,980 students.
The large majority of students at Carter City Elementary School, 97%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Carter County residents. Carter City Elementary School has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Carter City Elementary School operates with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in Carter County.
allk12 grades Carter City Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Carter City Elementary School is 18.5 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Kentucky.
Census estimates describe Carter County this way: median household income is about $51,235, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Carter County number 12 and enroll about 3,980.
The shortest distance from Carter City Elementary School to another public school is about 8.1 miles, to Laurel Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Carter City Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.0% proficiency; Carter City Elementary School posts 60.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Carter City Elementary School went from 126 students to 117. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 12.3:1.
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Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,341
Census ACS
Median income
$51,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carter County
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- West Carter County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- West Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Other schools in Grayson
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Elementary School8.1 mi · 70
- Carter Virtual Academy8.2 mi · 47
- West Carter Middle School8.3 mi · 392
- West Carter County High School8.3 mi · 506
- Olive Hill Elementary School8.9 mi · 360
- Prichard Elementary School11.5 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Carter City Elementary SchoolHow large is Carter City Elementary School?
Carter City Elementary School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carter City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carter City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carter City Elementary School have?
Carter City Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Carter City Elementary School?
Carter City Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Carter City Elementary School in?
Carter City Elementary School is part of Carter County.
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