Highland-Turner Elementary School

Highland-Turner Elementary School is a primary school of intimate scale in Booneville, Kentucky, part of Breathitt County, educateing 184 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Breathitt County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,671 students; Highland-Turner Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Highland-Turner Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That composition is broadly in line with Breathitt County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Highland-Turner Elementary School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Breathitt County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Highland-Turner 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 33.6%; this one delivers 67.3%, a residual of +33.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Breathitt County) shows that median household income runs about $34,808, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Breathitt County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,042 students), of which Highland-Turner Elementary School is one.

Breathitt Regional School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland-Turner Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.9%.

Highland-Turner Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Highland-Turner Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 184). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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