Flemingsburg Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Flemingsburg Elementary School enrolls 577 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Fleming County. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 37% bigger than typical.

Fleming County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,183 students. Flemingsburg Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Flemingsburg Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Flemingsburg Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Flemingsburg Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 28.7%, a residual of -14.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fleming County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,307 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Flemingsburg Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Fleming County (combined enrollment of about 2,183 students).

Nearest neighbor: Simons Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flemingsburg Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 5%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 577 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.