Central Elementary School

Located at 1715 Euclid Ave, in Paintsville, Kentucky, Central Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus that enrolls 341 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Johnson County.

Johnson County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,292 students. Central Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Johnson County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.4%; actual is 53.2%, +16.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $44,904, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 4,044 students).

The closest other public school is Paintsville High School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 428 students in 2018 compared to 341 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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