Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY·NCES 210348000914
Crab Orchard Elementary School
383 Lancaster St, Crab Orchard, KY 40419 · (606) 355-2331 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
231 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 34 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
49.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Crab Orchard Elementary School
Crab Orchard Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Orchard Elementary School this school | 266 | 86.8% | 38.4% |
| Paces Creek Elementary Manchester | 273 | 86.8% | 57.6% |
| Girdler Elementary School Girdler | 267 | 86.9% | 41.4% |
| Whitley County North Elementary School Rockholds | 303 | 87.8% | 50.2% |
| Whitley County East Elementary School Williamsburg | 268 | 84.3% | 76.6% |
| John M. Stumbo Elementary School Grethel | 260 | 89.6% | 36.2% |
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 Crab Orchard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #444 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #477 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #359 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #617 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #67 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #565 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #45 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #328 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
266
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 266 | 21.3 | 12.5:1 | 87% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 23.6 | 12.0:1 | 81% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 22.6 | 13.2:1 | 77% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 81% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 17.1 | 16.5:1 | 83% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 79% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 88% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 87% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crab Orchard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (282 to 266); teachers up 25% (17.1 to 21.3).
About Crab Orchard Elementary School
Crab Orchard Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Kentucky, located in Crab Orchard. It enrolls 266 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 37% below the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Crab Orchard Elementary School is one of the 8 schools that make up Lincoln County (3,255 students in total).
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Lincoln County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Crab Orchard Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crab Orchard Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.5:1. The school's 12.5:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lincoln County averages 75%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Crab Orchard Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Test results at Crab Orchard Elementary School are 5.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.4% actual, 32.8% predicted).
Lincoln County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $52,440 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Crab Orchard Elementary School shares Lincoln County with 7 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Brodhead Elementary School is closest at about 6.5 miles. Crab Orchard Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Crab Orchard Elementary School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Crab Orchard Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,504
Census ACS
Median income
$52,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Lincoln County Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Stanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Hustonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Waynesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other Crab Orchard Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Crab Orchard Elementary. Crab Orchard Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Crab Orchard ElementaryCrab Orchard, TN · 461 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolMarion, IL · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Brodhead Elementary School6.5 mi · 493
- Highland Elementary School8.0 mi · 186
- Paint Lick Elementary School8.4 mi · 260
- Lincoln County Middle School8.5 mi · 697
- Lincoln County High School8.6 mi · 886
- Garrard County High School9.8 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolHow large is Crab Orchard Elementary School?
Crab Orchard Elementary School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crab Orchard Elementary School serve?
Crab Orchard Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Crab Orchard Elementary School have?
Crab Orchard Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crab Orchard Elementary School?
At Crab Orchard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Crab Orchard Elementary School public or private?
Crab Orchard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln County.
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