Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELL COUNTY·NCES 210039000067
Frakes School Center
29 Henderson Settlement Loop, Frakes, KY 40940 · (606) 337-2921 · Bell County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
13.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
86 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 17 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 60% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Frakes School Center→Bell County High School
Based on grade levels within Bell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 17 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 Frakes School Center
Frakes School Center's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frakes School Center this school | 117 | 73.5% | 54.8% |
| Rogers Elementary School Rogers | 127 | 77.2% | 44.1% |
| Oneida Elementary School Oneida | 110 | 77.3% | 60.0% |
| South Irvine Early Learning Center Irvine | 132 | 77.3% | N/A |
| Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary Sacramento | 115 | 69.6% | 37.1% |
| Arlie Boggs Elementary School Eolia | 110 | 79.1% | 32.7% |
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 Frakes School Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #160 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #268 of 668 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #165 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #714 of 744 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #212 of 721 | #7 of 7 |
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
117
+11 (+10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 117 | 8.8 | 13.4:1 | 74% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 8.8 | 13.1:1 | 84% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 8.8 | 11.3:1 | 79% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 70% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 9.8 | 13.9:1 | 80% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 82% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 79% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 10 | 15.5:1 | 94% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frakes School Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (136 to 117); teachers down 10% (9.8 to 8.8).
About Frakes School Center
Frakes School Center is a very small elementary school in Kentucky, with an address in Frakes. It reported 117 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 72% lower.
Bell County serves 2,436 students across 7 schools.
Frakes School Center is 98% White by enrollment. The diversity index for Frakes School Center is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Frakes School Center, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Frakes School Center holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Frakes School Center scores 17.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 54.8% actual versus 37.8% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Bell County area, the median household earns about $31,354 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 25%. Frakes School Center shares Bell County with 17 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Frakes School Center is closest to Clairfield Elementary, about 5.0 miles away. The ten-mile area around Frakes School Center holds 5 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Frakes School Center ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 106 to 117, a 10% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
People who know Frakes School Center can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,509
Census ACS
Median income
$31,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bell County
- Bell County High SchoolHigh · 622 students
- Yellow Creek School CenterElementary · 575 students
- Bell Central School CenterElementary · 502 students
- Page School CenterElementary · 272 students
- Lone Jack School CenterElementary · 196 students
- Right Fork School CenterElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Clairfield Elementary5.0 mi · 69
- Whitley County East Elementary School6.3 mi · 268
- White Oak Elementary9.3 mi · 101
- Boston Elementary School9.3 mi · 206
- Yellow Creek School Center9.8 mi · 575
- Middlesboro High School10.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Frakes School CenterHow many students attend Frakes School Center?
Frakes School Center enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Frakes School Center serve?
Frakes School Center serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Frakes School Center?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Frakes School Center.
How diverse is Frakes School Center?
Frakes School Center reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Frakes School Center in?
Frakes School Center is part of Bell County.
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