Flat Gap Elementary School

Flat Gap Elementary School is a cozy elementary campus in Flatgap, Kentucky, run under Johnson County. The school teaches 241 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 421.

Johnson County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,292 students. Flat Gap Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Flat Gap Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Johnson County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Flat Gap Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $44,904 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Johnson County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,044 students), of which Flat Gap Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Blaine Elementary School, roughly 7.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flat Gap Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 99% to 94%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.