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What's one thing Hindman Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOTT COUNTY·NCES 210312000835
Hindman Elementary School
875 W Main St, Hindman, KY 41822 · (606) 785-5872 · Knott County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
309 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Hindman Elementary School→Knott County Central High School
Based on grade levels within Knott County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Hindman Elementary School
Hindman Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindman Elementary School this school | 434 | 71.2% | 44.0% |
| Rodburn Elementary School Morehead | 419 | 71.4% | 40.8% |
| Owsley County Elementary School Booneville | 436 | 70.0% | 16.9% |
| Whitley Central Intermediate School Williamsburg | 456 | 71.3% | 63.9% |
| Manchester Elementary School Manchester | 409 | 71.9% | 68.2% |
| Estill Springs Elementary Irvine | 475 | 69.9% | 39.1% |
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 Hindman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #341 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #421 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #236 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #368 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #159 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #656 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #253 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #98 of 437 |
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
434
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 71% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 31.9 | 13.8:1 | 74% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 71% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 71% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 68% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 57% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 71% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hindman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (548 to 434); teachers down 11% (36 to 32).
About Hindman Elementary School
Hindman Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Hindman, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 434 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8.
Hindman Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Knott County (2,048 students in total).
Hindman Elementary School is 98% White by enrollment. That is in line with Knott County, where about 97% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hindman Elementary School scores 4%.
Staffing at Hindman Elementary School comes to 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. Hindman Elementary School counts 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Knott County is similar, at 73%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Hindman Elementary School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Hindman Elementary School scores 44.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.6%.
Census data for Knott County show median household income comes to about $41,761, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,048, Hindman Elementary School among them.
Knott County Central High School is about 1.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Hindman Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.2%; Hindman Elementary School's is 44.0%, ranking 6th of 9.
NCES assigns Hindman Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 481 to 434, a 10% decline.
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Knott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,830
Census ACS
Median income
$41,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,048 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knott County
- Knott County Central High SchoolHigh · 520 students
- Carr Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Emmalena Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
- Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Jones Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
Other schools in Hindman
- Knott County Central High SchoolHigh · 520 students
- Knott County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Knott County Central High School1.5 mi · 520
- Emmalena Elementary School4.5 mi · 204
- Carr Creek Elementary School6.6 mi · 369
- Cordia School7.3 mi · 185
- Jones Fork Elementary School8.8 mi · 153
- Robinson Elementary School8.9 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Hindman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hindman Elementary School?
Hindman Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Hindman Elementary School serve?
Hindman Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Hindman Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Hindman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hindman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hindman Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Hindman Elementary School in?
Hindman Elementary School is part of Knott County.
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