Green Hills Elementary School

Green Hills Elementary School is an elementary-level community of minimally staffed scale in Bledsoe, Kentucky, run under Harlan County, instructing 147 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

Green Hills Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Harlan County, a district that works with 3,310 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Green Hills Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Green Hills Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harlan County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Green Hills Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 59.9%, a residual of +25.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Harlan County shows median household earnings sit near $41,693, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harlan County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,310 students), of which Green Hills Elementary School is one.

Rosspoint Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Green Hills Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Green Hills Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Green Hills Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 147). The White share of enrollment fell from 99% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.