Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COUNTY·NCES 210254000540
Green Hills Elementary School
123 W Hwy 221, Bledsoe, KY 40810 · (606) 558-3533 · Harlan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
123 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 19 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 54% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Green Hills Elementary School→Harlan County High School
Based on grade levels within Harlan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 26 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 Green Hills Elementary School
Green Hills Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hills Elementary School this school | 147 | 83.7% | 59.9% |
| Horse Branch Elementary School Horse Branch | 168 | 79.2% | 34.1% |
| Clinton County Early Childhood Center Albany | 188 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Jones Fork Elementary School Mousie | 153 | 81.7% | 63.3% |
| Waynesburg Elementary School Waynesburg | 194 | 87.1% | 51.2% |
| Highland Elementary School Waynesburg | 186 | 77.4% | 45.6% |
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 Green Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #103 of 669 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #147 of 668 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #127 of 674 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #701 of 744 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #75 of 721 | #4 of 9 |
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
147
+15 (+11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 147 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 84% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 84% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 10 | 12.4:1 | 75% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 86% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 84% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 86% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 85% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 9 | 23.9:1 | 86% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (154 to 147); teachers down 15% (13 to 11).
About Green Hills Elementary School
Green Hills Elementary School, located in Bledsoe, Kentucky, is a very small elementary school. It enrolls 147 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. The school is 65% below the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Harlan County counts 3,310 students in its 9 schools, and Green Hills Elementary School is one of them.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Green Hills Elementary School. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Its staff includes 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Green Hills Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 84%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harlan County is 76%.
Green Hills Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Green Hills Elementary School scores 25.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 59.9% actual versus 34.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Harlan County show that the median household earns about $41,693 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Harlan County has 15 public schools with about 4,310 students, including Green Hills Elementary School.
Rosspoint Elementary School sits about 3.4 miles from Green Hills Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Green Hills Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 132 students in 2020-21 to 147 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
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Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,772
Census ACS
Median income
$41,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan County
- Harlan County High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Rosspoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Wallins Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Evarts Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- James A. Cawood ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Other Green Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Green Hills Elementary. Green Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Green Hills ElementaryMillbrae, CA · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Rosspoint Elementary School3.4 mi · 369
- Harlan High School4.0 mi · 455
- Harlan Elementary School4.0 mi · 335
- Harlan County High School4.1 mi · 945
- Sunshine School4.1 mi · 110
- James A. Cawood Elementary6.4 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Green Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Green Hills Elementary School?
Green Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Green Hills Elementary School serve?
Green Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green Hills Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green Hills Elementary School?
At Green Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Green Hills Elementary School public or private?
Green Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harlan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.