Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN COUNTY·NCES 210510001254
Clearfield Elementary School
460 McBrayer Rd, Clearfield, KY 40313 · (606) 784-5792 · Rowan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
231 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Clearfield Elementary School
Clearfield Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield Elementary School this school | 299 | 77.3% | 33.4% |
| Robinson Elementary School Ary | 278 | 76.6% | 62.3% |
| Jones Park Elementary Liberty | 312 | 77.6% | 43.9% |
| Dawson Springs Elementary Dawson Springs | 342 | 78.4% | 36.2% |
| Central Elementary School Paintsville | 341 | 77.1% | 53.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School Grayson | 336 | 77.1% | 40.2% |
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 Clearfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #511 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #506 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #447 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #572 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #272 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #544 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #153 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #276 of 437 |
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
299
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 299 | 20.8 | 14.4:1 | 77% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 19.3 | 16.2:1 | 82% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 19.4 | 15.6:1 | 79% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 81% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 22.4 | 14.6:1 | 83% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 79% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 78% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 75% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (327 to 299); teachers down 7% (22.4 to 20.8).
About Clearfield Elementary School
Clearfield Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Clearfield, Kentucky. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 299 students. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Clearfield Elementary School is run by Rowan County, whose 11 schools enroll 3,451 students.
Of every 100 students at Clearfield Elementary School, about 94 are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Rowan County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Clearfield Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 1.0 students per teacher. In all, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rowan County is 61%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Clearfield Elementary School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 36.4% for a school in Kentucky with Clearfield Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Clearfield Elementary School posts 33.4%.
For the population of Rowan County, median household income comes to about $54,321, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rowan County counts 12 public schools with about 3,451 students.
Bluegrass Discovery Academy Middle, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Clearfield Elementary School is 4th among 4 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 295 students in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,578
Census ACS
Median income
$54,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan County
- Rowan County Senior High SchoolHigh · 904 students
- Rowan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- McBrayer Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Rodburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Tilden Hogge Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Rowan County Preschool CenterElementary · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Bluegrass Discovery Academy Middle1.2 mi · 16
- Rodburn Elementary School2.8 mi · 419
- Morehead Youth Development Center2.9 mi · 15
- McBrayer Elementary School3.6 mi · 566
- Rowan County Senior High School3.7 mi · 904
- Rowan County Preschool Center3.8 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Clearfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clearfield Elementary School?
Clearfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clearfield Elementary School serve?
Clearfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clearfield Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Clearfield Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Clearfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clearfield Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Clearfield Elementary School public or private?
Clearfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan County.
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