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Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195002452
Duff-Allen Central Elementary
183 Rebel Road, Eastern, KY 41622 · (606) 358-0110 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
306 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
50.4%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Duff-Allen Central Elementary
Duff-Allen Central Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duff-Allen Central Elementary this school | 376 | 81.4% | 43.4% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Owingsville | 397 | 80.4% | 38.1% |
| Wallins Elementary School Wallins | 352 | 81.0% | 34.4% |
| Eden Elementary School Inez | 371 | 79.8% | 45.4% |
| Sebastian Elementary School Jackson | 393 | 79.1% | 32.7% |
| Elkhorn City Elementary School Elkhorn City | 409 | 80.9% | 54.1% |
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 Duff-Allen Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #354 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #416 of 668 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #333 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #467 of 744 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #24 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #622 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #95 of 721 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #12 of 437 | #1 of 6 |
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
376
-201 (-35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 376 | 32.9 | 11.4:1 | 81% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 38.4 | 11.7:1 | 82% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 76% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 77% (493) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duff-Allen Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (637 to 376); teachers down 16% (39 to 32.9).
About Duff-Allen Central Elementary
The public elementary school Duff-Allen Central Elementary is located in Eastern, Kentucky. Its 376 students are spread across pre-K through 8.
Floyd County includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 5,347 students.
The large majority of students at Duff-Allen Central Elementary, 97%, are White. Next come 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 96% of residents are White. Duff-Allen Central Elementary has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 32.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 79% average for public schools in Floyd County.
The allk12 Grade for Duff-Allen Central Elementary is B. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Duff-Allen Central Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.4% is 8.5 points above the 34.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Floyd County has about 35,224 residents, and median household income is about $41,279, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Floyd County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,347.
Of nearby public schools, Floyd Central High School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Duff-Allen Central Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal data place Duff-Allen Central Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 577 to 376. Students per teacher fell from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Duff-Allen Central Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd Central High School0.8 mi · 534
- May Valley Elementary School4.0 mi · 508
- Renaissance Learning Center5.5 mi · 174
- Jones Fork Elementary School7.1 mi · 153
- John M. Stumbo Elementary School9.0 mi · 260
- South Floyd Elementary School9.7 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Duff-Allen Central ElementaryHow many students attend Duff-Allen Central Elementary?
Duff-Allen Central Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Duff-Allen Central Elementary serve?
Duff-Allen Central Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Duff-Allen Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Duff-Allen Central Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duff-Allen Central Elementary?
At Duff-Allen Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Duff-Allen Central Elementary public or private?
Duff-Allen Central Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.