Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 210429001066
Ezel Elementary School
31 Walnut Street, Ezel, KY 41425 · (606) 725-8202 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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
10.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
74 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (25).
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
62.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ezel Elementary School
Ezel Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezel Elementary School this school | 114 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
| East Valley Elementary School West Liberty | 119 | 67.2% | 62.9% |
| Carter City Elementary School Grayson | 117 | 62.4% | 60.3% |
| Hayes Lewis Elementary School Yeaddiss | 125 | 60.8% | 48.5% |
| Nichols Elementary West Point | 105 | 66.7% | 20.3% |
| North Livingston Elementary School Burna | 113 | 66.4% | 32.3% |
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 Ezel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #148 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #300 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #131 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #717 of 744 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #389 of 721 |
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
114
-16 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 114 | 10.5 | 10.9:1 | 65% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 10.6 | 12.6:1 | 77% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 10.6 | 11.3:1 | 64% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 80% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 10.1 | 12.6:1 | 79% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | 84% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 75% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 80% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ezel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (127 to 114); teachers up 4% (10.1 to 10.5).
About Ezel Elementary School
Ezel Elementary School sits in Ezel, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 114 students enrolled. It has 73% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
The district, Morgan County, operates 8 schools serving 1,769 students.
The share of students at Ezel Elementary School who are White is 99%. County-wide, 90% of Morgan County residents are White. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Ezel Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 10.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.9:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 4.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. The average for public schools in Morgan County is similar, at 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ezel Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Ezel Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.9%, compared with a predicted 40.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Morgan County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $47,913, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 10 public schools and about 1,769 students.
Measured in a straight line, Botts Early Learning Center is about 5.4 miles from Ezel Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Ezel Elementary School is ahead of the 42.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Ezel Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment fell 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.9:1.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,053
Census ACS
Median income
$47,913
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,769 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Morgan County High SchoolHigh · 527 students
- Morgan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Morgan County RISE AcademyHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Botts Early Learning Center5.4 mi · 29
- Woodsbend Youth Development Center6.4 mi · 23
- Red River Valley Elementary School6.8 mi · 107
- Morgan Central Elementary School8.2 mi · 285
- Morgan County Middle School8.8 mi · 361
- Morgan County High School8.9 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Ezel Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ezel Elementary School?
Ezel Elementary School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ezel Elementary School serve?
Ezel Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ezel Elementary School have?
Ezel Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ezel Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ezel Elementary School are roughly 99% White, 1% Black.
What district is Ezel Elementary School in?
Ezel Elementary School is part of Morgan County.
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