Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 210315000842
Dewitt Elementary School
138 KY 718, Flat Lick, KY 40935 · (606) 645-2834 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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
9.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
106 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 100% larger than its 5th grade class (10).
Student demographics
2%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
80.0%
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 80 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+45.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 45 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 Dewitt Elementary School
Dewitt Elementary School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt Elementary School this school | 120 | 88.3% | 77.3% |
| Kimper Elementary School Kimper | 120 | 87.5% | 42.8% |
| Red River Valley Elementary School Hazel Green | 107 | 88.8% | 63.4% |
| Right Fork School Center Stoney Fork | 152 | 91.4% | 48.2% |
| Feds Creek Elementary School Fedscreek | 136 | 93.4% | 49.5% |
| Flat Lick Elementary School Flat Lick | 163 | 89.6% | 53.4% |
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 Dewitt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #4 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #2 of 668 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #22 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #711 of 744 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #28 of 721 | #2 of 7 |
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
120
-29 (-19%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 120 | 12.6 | 9.5:1 | 88% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 13.1 | 10.8:1 | 83% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 13.3 | 9.6:1 | 91% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 83% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 16.4 | 10.8:1 | 97% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 89% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 85% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 94% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dewitt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (177 to 120); teachers down 23% (16.4 to 12.6).
About Dewitt Elementary School
Dewitt Elementary School is an elementary school located in Flat Lick, Kentucky, in Knox County. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 120 students enrolled. It has 71% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Knox County serves 3,738 students across 14 schools.
The share of students at Dewitt Elementary School who are White is 99%. Knox County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. At Dewitt Elementary School, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Knox County.
Dewitt Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dewitt Elementary School is +45.0 points, in the top 10% of Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.3%, and the predicted rate is 32.3%.
In Knox County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $32,527 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Knox County number 20, with about 5,276 students.
Flat Lick Elementary School, about 3.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dewitt Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 19%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.5:1 to 9.5:1 over the same years.
Dewitt Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,865
Census ACS
Median income
$32,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knox County
- Knox Central High SchoolHigh · 720 students
- Knox County Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Lynn Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Lynn Camp Middle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Jesse D Lay Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other Dewitt Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dewitt Elementary. Dewitt Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDEWITT, AR · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Flat Lick Elementary School3.5 mi · 163
- Knox Central High School5.4 mi · 720
- Lone Jack School Center6.0 mi · 196
- Knox Appalachian School6.1 mi · 32
- Central Elementary School6.5 mi · 313
- Girdler Elementary School7.3 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Dewitt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dewitt Elementary School?
Dewitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dewitt Elementary School serve?
Dewitt Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dewitt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dewitt Elementary School is approximately 9.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dewitt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dewitt Elementary School are roughly 99% White, 1% Black.
What district is Dewitt Elementary School in?
Dewitt Elementary School is part of Knox County.
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