Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENUP COUNTY·NCES 210240000497
Greysbranch Elementary School
1487 Ohio River Road, Greenup, KY 41144 · (606) 473-9653 · Greenup County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- C+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
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
149 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 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 Greysbranch Elementary School
Greysbranch Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greysbranch Elementary School this school | 278 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
| Sharpe Elementary School Benton | 276 | 54.7% | 49.0% |
| Boston School Boston | 251 | 55.0% | 35.8% |
| Poage Elementary School Ashland | 304 | 56.3% | 39.0% |
| Payneville Elementary School Payneville | 265 | 49.8% | 47.6% |
| Jesse D Lay Elementary School Barbourville | 325 | 56.9% | 55.2% |
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 Greysbranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Greenup County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #348 of 669 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #520 of 668 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #210 of 674 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #596 of 744 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #84 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #604 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #563 of 721 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #82 of 437 | #3 of 6 |
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
278
-35 (-11%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 278 | 21.8 | 12.8:1 | 54% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 24.8 | 11.7:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 22.8 | 13.1:1 | 54% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.2 | 15.4:1 | 53% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 54% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 59% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 10 | 26.0:1 | 48% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greysbranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (357 to 278); teachers down 6% (23.2 to 21.8).
About Greysbranch Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Greysbranch Elementary School serves students in Greenup, Kentucky. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 278 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Greysbranch Elementary School sits within Greenup County, which has 7 schools and 2,509 students.
The share of students at Greysbranch Elementary School who are White is 96%. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Greenup County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
The school's 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. At Greysbranch Elementary School, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Greenup County.
Greysbranch Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with Greysbranch Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 45.1%. Greysbranch Elementary School scores 43.6%, 1.5 points below that line.
The school's county is Greenup County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,751 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Greysbranch Elementary School shares Greenup County with 16 other public schools.
Greysbranch Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Greenup County High School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Greysbranch Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.6% compares with 59.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Greysbranch Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 313 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25.
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Greenup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,501
Census ACS
Median income
$60,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,653 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Greenup County
- Greenup County High SchoolHigh · 807 students
- Mckell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Mckell Middle SchoolMiddle · 338 students
- Argillite Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Wurtland Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Wurtland Middle SchoolMiddle · 202 students
Other schools in Greenup
- Greenup County High SchoolHigh · 807 students
- Greenup County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Greenup County High School0.1 mi · 807
- Green Preschool1.6 mi · 21
- Green High School1.6 mi · 231
- Green Elementary School1.6 mi · 261
- Wheelersburg Middle School6.3 mi · 598
- Wheelersburg Elementary School6.3 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Greysbranch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greysbranch Elementary School?
Greysbranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Greysbranch Elementary School serve?
Greysbranch Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greysbranch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greysbranch Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greysbranch Elementary School?
At Greysbranch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Greysbranch Elementary School in?
Greysbranch Elementary School is part of Greenup County.
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