Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LESLIE COUNTY·NCES 210333000882
Hayes Lewis Elementary School
10130 Cutshin Rd, Yeaddiss, KY 41777 · (606) 279-4121 · Leslie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
B
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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
12.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
76 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 18 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Hayes Lewis Elementary School→Leslie County High School
Based on grade levels within Leslie County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Hayes Lewis Elementary School
Hayes Lewis Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Lewis Elementary School this school | 125 | 60.8% | 48.5% |
| Carter City Elementary School Grayson | 117 | 62.4% | 60.3% |
| Ezel Elementary School Ezel | 114 | 64.9% | 55.9% |
| East Valley Elementary School West Liberty | 119 | 67.2% | 62.9% |
| Nichols Elementary West Point | 105 | 66.7% | 20.3% |
| North Livingston Elementary School Burna | 113 | 66.4% | 32.3% |
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 Hayes Lewis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #259 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #105 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #388 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #709 of 744 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #454 of 721 |
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
125
-12 (-9%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 125 | 9.7 | 12.9:1 | 61% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 9.7 | 13.5:1 | 58% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 9.5 | 13.0:1 | 52% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 69% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 10 | 13.1:1 | 76% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 | 73% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 60% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 10 | 19.5:1 | 79% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayes Lewis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (131 to 125); teachers down 3% (10 to 9.7).
About Hayes Lewis Elementary School
Hayes Lewis Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 125 students. The average among elementary schools in Kentucky is roughly 421 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.
Within Leslie County, Hayes Lewis Elementary School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,538 students.
About 98% of the student body at Hayes Lewis Elementary School is White. The White share in Leslie County as a whole is similar, at about 97%. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hayes Lewis Elementary School is 61%.
Hayes Lewis Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hayes Lewis Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 48.5% actual against 42.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Leslie County, the median household income is $35,934, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. There are 6 public schools in Leslie County, enrolling about 1,538 students in all.
The school nearest to Hayes Lewis Elementary School is Viper Elementary School, at a distance of about 8.1 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Hayes Lewis Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Hayes Lewis Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 125 students in 2024-25, 12 fewer than the 137 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
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Leslie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,079
Census ACS
Median income
$35,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leslie County
- Leslie County High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Stinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- W B Muncy Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Viper Elementary School8.1 mi · 282
- W B Muncy Elementary School8.1 mi · 209
- Leslie County High School9.2 mi · 455
- Stinnett Elementary School9.6 mi · 314
- Mountain View Elementary10.9 mi · 435
- Robert W Combs Elementary School11.1 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Hayes Lewis Elementary SchoolHow large is Hayes Lewis Elementary School?
Hayes Lewis Elementary School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hayes Lewis Elementary School serve?
Hayes Lewis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hayes Lewis Elementary School have?
Hayes Lewis Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayes Lewis Elementary School?
At Hayes Lewis Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Hayes Lewis Elementary School public or private?
Hayes Lewis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leslie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.