Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND INDEPENDENT·NCES 210015000026
Hager Elementary School
1600 Blackburn Ave, Ashland, KY 41101 · (606) 327-2731 · Boyd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
197 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ashland Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.3%
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 55 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hager Elementary School
Hager Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hager Elementary School this school | 344 | 57.3% | 49.0% |
| Westside Elementary School Cynthiana | 360 | 56.1% | 43.9% |
| Caldwell County Elementary School Princeton | 386 | 57.8% | 47.3% |
| Poage Elementary School Ashland | 304 | 56.3% | 39.0% |
| CORBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Corbin | 384 | 56.0% | 70.3% |
| Perryville Elementary School Perryville | 313 | 58.5% | 68.1% |
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 Hager Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #249 of 669 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #163 of 668 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #202 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #513 of 744 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #540 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #344 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #519 of 721 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #361 of 437 | #7 of 8 |
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
344
+74 (+27%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 56% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 54% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 43% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 22.2 | 16.1:1 | 53% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 49% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 14 | 23.7:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 18% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 16 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hager Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (358 to 344); teachers down 5% (22.2 to 21).
About Hager Elementary School
Federal records list Hager Elementary School as an elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky. Enrollment totals 344 students across kindergarten through 5.
Ashland Independent is the district for Hager Elementary School. It has 9 schools and 3,083 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Hager Elementary School. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In Boyd County overall, about 93% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Hager Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Hager Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.0% is 5.3 points above the 43.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Boyd County, where the median household earns about $61,118 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Hager Elementary School shares Boyd County with 24 other public schools.
Ashland Middle School is the nearest public school to Hager Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Hager Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Hager Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Hager Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 74 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 11.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Hager Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland Independent
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Crabbe Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Charles Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Middle School0.6 mi · 671
- Poage Elementary School0.6 mi · 304
- Paul G. Blazer High School0.6 mi · 821
- Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B0.9 mi · 24
- Oakview Elementary School0.9 mi · 267
- Ashland Head Start1.0 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Hager Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hager Elementary School?
Hager Elementary School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hager Elementary School serve?
Hager Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hager Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Hager Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hager Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hager Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Hager Elementary School in?
Hager Elementary School is part of Ashland Independent.
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