Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX COUNTY·NCES 210315000843
Flat Lick Elementary School
110 Kentucky 3085, Flat Lick, KY 40935 · (606) 645-2836 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- 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
9.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
146 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
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
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 22 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 Flat Lick Elementary School
Flat Lick Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Lick Elementary School this school | 163 | 89.6% | 53.4% |
| Right Fork School Center Stoney Fork | 152 | 91.4% | 48.2% |
| Boston Elementary School Williamsburg | 206 | 87.4% | 64.0% |
| Feds Creek Elementary School Fedscreek | 136 | 93.4% | 49.5% |
| Highland-Turner Elementary School Booneville | 184 | 84.8% | 67.3% |
| Waynesburg Elementary School Waynesburg | 194 | 87.1% | 51.2% |
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 Lick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #179 of 669 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #177 of 668 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #179 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #692 of 744 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #20 of 721 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #38 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
163
-18 (-10%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 163 | 16.4 | 9.9:1 | 90% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 16.2 | 10.5:1 | 88% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 17.2 | 11.0:1 | 86% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 82% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 18.4 | 12.5:1 | 85% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 84% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 20 | 10.5:1 | 80% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 89% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flat Lick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (230 to 163); teachers down 11% (18.4 to 16.4).
About Flat Lick Elementary School
At 110 Kentucky 3085 in Flat Lick, Kentucky, Flat Lick Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. School enrollment was 163 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Kentucky is roughly 421 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Flat Lick Elementary School is one of the 14 schools that make up Knox County (3,738 students in total).
White students are the large majority at Flat Lick Elementary School, with 99% of enrollment. The White share in Knox County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. By the diversity index, Flat Lick Elementary School comes in at 2%.
Staffing totals 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Flat Lick Elementary School is 90%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Knox County, the school's rate is higher.
Flat Lick Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Flat Lick Elementary School is in the top 10% of Kentucky schools: 53.4% actual against 31.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Knox County, median household income is about $32,527, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 33% of people live in poverty. A total of 20 public schools operate in Knox County, serving about 5,276 students.
Knox Central High School is the closest public school, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Flat Lick Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Flat Lick Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 181 to 163. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.9:1.
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,865
Census ACS
Median income
$32,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knox County
- Knox Central High SchoolHigh · 720 students
- Knox County Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Lynn Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Lynn Camp Middle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Jesse D Lay Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Knox Central High School3.5 mi · 720
- Dewitt Elementary School3.5 mi · 120
- Lone Jack School Center4.0 mi · 196
- Central Elementary School4.0 mi · 313
- Knox Appalachian School4.2 mi · 32
- G R Hampton Elementary School5.9 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Flat Lick Elementary SchoolHow large is Flat Lick Elementary School?
Flat Lick Elementary School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-05.
Is Flat Lick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flat Lick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Flat Lick Elementary School have?
Flat Lick Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is Flat Lick Elementary School?
Flat Lick Elementary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Flat Lick Elementary School?
Flat Lick Elementary School is overseen by Knox County in Knox County.
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