Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 210480001183
Dorton Elementary School
217 DORTON JENKINS HIGHWAY, Dorton, KY 41520 · (606) 639-2832 · Pike County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
187 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
56.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 17 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 Dorton Elementary School
Dorton Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorton Elementary School this school | 263 | 71.1% | 56.0% |
| Hacker Elementary School Manchester | 244 | 71.3% | 51.5% |
| G R Hampton Elementary School Barbourville | 244 | 70.1% | 77.6% |
| Morgan Central Elementary School West Liberty | 285 | 69.1% | 45.5% |
| Roundstone Elementary School Mount Vernon | 267 | 69.3% | 44.7% |
| South Marshall Elementary School Benton | 241 | 72.6% | 39.7% |
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 Dorton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #144 of 669 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #160 of 668 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #216 of 674 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #621 of 744 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #115 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #670 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #256 of 721 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #225 of 437 | #6 of 10 |
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
263
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 263 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 71% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 74% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 77% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 80% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 73% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 73% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 68% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 85% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (299 to 263); teachers up 11% (18 to 20).
About Dorton Elementary School
Federal records list Dorton Elementary School as an elementary school in Dorton, Kentucky. Federal data show 263 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 38% below that mark.
Dorton Elementary School falls under Pike County, which has 20 schools enrolling 7,515 students.
Dorton Elementary School is 99% White by enrollment. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dorton Elementary School scores 2%.
Dorton Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 71% at Dorton Elementary School.
Dorton 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 82% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Dorton Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky are predicted to post 38.6%, so the school is 17.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In Pike County, median household income comes to about $44,312, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Pike County counts 24 public schools with about 8,644 students.
The closest school to Dorton Elementary School is Shelby Valley High School, located about 7.4 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dorton Elementary School at 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Dorton Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 263, starting from 267. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Dorton 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.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,727
Census ACS
Median income
$44,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Mullins Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Belfry ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Shelby Valley High School7.4 mi · 503
- Valley Elementary School7.4 mi · 844
- Jenkins Independent School8.8 mi · 453
- Fleming Neon Middle School9.5 mi · 131
- Millard School10.7 mi · 601
- Clintwood Elementary11.1 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Dorton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dorton Elementary School?
Dorton Elementary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Dorton Elementary School serve?
Dorton Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dorton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dorton Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dorton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dorton Elementary School are roughly 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Dorton Elementary School public or private?
Dorton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pike County.
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