Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OHIO COUNTY·NCES 210450001115
Horse Branch Elementary School
11980 US Hwy 62 E, Horse Branch, KY 42349 · (270) 274-4662 · Ohio County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
133 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Ohio County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
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 36 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Horse Branch Elementary School
Horse Branch Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Branch Elementary School this school | 168 | 79.2% | 34.1% |
| Clinton County Early Childhood Center Albany | 188 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Blaine Elementary School Blaine | 149 | 79.9% | 36.4% |
| Jones Fork Elementary School Mousie | 153 | 81.7% | 63.3% |
| Wurtland Elementary School Wurtland | 203 | 76.4% | 29.8% |
| Emmalena Elementary School Emmalena | 204 | 80.4% | 46.4% |
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 Horse Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Ohio County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #501 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #466 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #397 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #691 of 744 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #117 of 721 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #68 of 437 | #2 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
168
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 168 | 12.8 | 13.1:1 | 79% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 14.8 | 12.7:1 | 82% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 14.8 | 12.9:1 | 77% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 83% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 14.8 | 14.9:1 | 85% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 73% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 94% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 81% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horse Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (221 to 168); teachers down 14% (14.8 to 12.8).
About Horse Branch Elementary School
Horse Branch Elementary School is an elementary school in Horse Branch, Kentucky, reachable at (270) 274-4662. The school enrolls 168 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in Ohio County totals 3,726 students.
Horse Branch Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 at Horse Branch Elementary School, with 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 79% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Ohio County report 65%.
allk12 grades Horse Branch Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Horse Branch Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.1%; the prediction is 35.7%.
Within Ohio County, the median household income is $57,798, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Ohio County has 11 public schools and roughly 3,726 students.
Nearest public school: Southern Elementary School, about 10.9 miles away. Horse Branch Elementary School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Horse Branch Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Horse Branch Elementary School's enrollment dropped 9%, to 168. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Horse Branch Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ohio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,735
Census ACS
Median income
$57,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ohio County
- Ohio County High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Wayland Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Beaver Dam Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Ohio County Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Fordsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School10.9 mi · 269
- Beaver Dam Elementary School11.0 mi · 601
- Ohio County Middle School11.3 mi · 523
- Ohio County High School11.3 mi · 1,018
- Wayland Alexander Elementary School11.3 mi · 635
- Caneyville Elementary School11.6 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Horse Branch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Horse Branch Elementary School?
Horse Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Horse Branch Elementary School serve?
Horse Branch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horse Branch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horse Branch Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horse Branch Elementary School?
At Horse Branch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Horse Branch Elementary School public or private?
Horse Branch Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ohio County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.