Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON COUNTY·NCES 210306000801
Flat Gap Elementary School
1450 KY Rt 689, Flatgap, KY 41219 · (606) 265-3110 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
189 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
11%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Johnson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Flat Gap Elementary School
Flat Gap Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Gap Elementary School this school | 241 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Bevins Elementary School Sidney | 236 | 78.0% | 65.1% |
| Cowan Elementary School Whitesburg | 246 | 78.0% | 41.5% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bloomfield | 225 | 78.2% | 36.6% |
| Robinson Elementary School Ary | 278 | 76.6% | 62.3% |
| South Magoffin Elementary Salyersville | 208 | 77.9% | 43.4% |
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 Flat Gap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #269 of 669 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #353 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #280 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #639 of 744 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #181 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #560 of 674 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #131 of 721 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #176 of 437 | N/A |
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
241
+36 (+18%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 241 | 17.5 | 13.8:1 | 78% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 72% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 15.1 | 13.6:1 | 74% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 72% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 21.3 | 13.4:1 | 81% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 82% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 84% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 80% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flat Gap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (285 to 241); teachers down 18% (21.3 to 17.5).
About Flat Gap Elementary School
Flat Gap Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Flatgap, Kentucky. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 241 students enrolled. That is 43% below the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Flat Gap Elementary School reports to Johnson County, which has 8 schools and 3,292 students.
By race and ethnicity, Flat Gap Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Johnson County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Flat Gap Elementary School has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 1.6 students per teacher. At Flat Gap Elementary School, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 17 points above the 61% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Flat Gap Elementary School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.0%.
Johnson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $44,904, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnson County's 14 public schools enroll about 4,044 students and include Flat Gap Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Flat Gap Elementary School is closest to Blaine Elementary School, about 7.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Flat Gap Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.9% compares with 48.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment increased by 18% across 4 years, from 205 in 2020-21 to 241 in 2024-25.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,334
Census ACS
Median income
$44,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnson County
- Johnson Central High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Johnson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- W R Castle Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Blaine Elementary School7.0 mi · 149
- W R Castle Memorial Elementary School7.3 mi · 390
- Johnson County Eagle Academy8.8 mi · 160
- Johnson Central High School8.8 mi · 888
- Johnson County Middle School8.9 mi · 449
- Highland Elementary School9.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Flat Gap Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Flat Gap Elementary School?
Flat Gap Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-06.
Is Flat Gap Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flat Gap Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Flat Gap Elementary School have?
Flat Gap Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Flat Gap Elementary School?
Student demographics at Flat Gap Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Flat Gap Elementary School public or private?
Flat Gap Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnson County.
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