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Inez Elementary School

5000 Elementary Dr, Inez, KY 41224 · (606) 298-3428 · Martin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
  • B-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

Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
152 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3917%
Kindergarten2712%
Grade 12611%
Grade 23013%
Grade 32912%
Grade 43113%
Grade 52712%
Grade 62410%

This year's kindergarten class (27) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (24).

Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
22898%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
13558%
Female
9842%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Inez Elementary School→Martin County Middle School→Martin County High School
Based on grade levels within Martin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
41.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Inez Elementary School

Inez Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Inez Elementary School this school23365.2%42.9%
Ben Johnson Elementary School
Mc Daniels
23265.9%38.5%
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School
Whitesburg
27367.4%31.7%
Livermore Elementary School
Livermore
23266.8%31.6%
Cannonsburg Elementary School
Ashland
27266.5%40.2%
Clay Elementary School
Clay
19462.9%53.3%
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 Inez Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#363 of 669
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#372 of 668
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#478 of 674
Enrollment
ranked largest first
233#647 of 744
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#421 of 674
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.2%#648 of 674
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.2%#385 of 721
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.4%#119 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 2024-25
Enrollment
233
-30 (-11%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523315.215.4:165% (152)
2023-2424016.614.5:160% (145)
2022-2323917.913.3:164% (152)
2020-212631616.4:162% (163)
2017-182892014.4:169% (199)
2015-163032213.8:168% (207)
2010-113292214.9:162% (203)
2000-014011921.1:173% (293)
1990-913621820.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inez Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (289 to 233); teachers down 24% (20 to 15.2).

About Inez Elementary School

Inez Elementary School is one of the public schools in Inez, Kentucky. It is a small elementary school. The school's 233 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.

Inez Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Martin County, with 1,717 students.

Inez Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 98% White. For comparison, the population of Martin County is roughly 86% White. By the diversity index, Inez Elementary School comes in at 4%.

A ratio of 15.4:1 comes from the school's 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Inez Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Inez Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Inez Elementary School, the prediction is 40.8% and the result is 42.9%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Martin County, median household income is about $37,042, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 10% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 26%. Inez Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Martin County, which together enroll about 1,717 students.

The next-closest public school is Martin County High School, about 0.9 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Inez Elementary School. On proficiency, Inez Elementary School is ahead of the 37.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.

Under the NCES locale system, Inez Elementary School is Rural: Remote.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Inez Elementary School went from 263 students to 233. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Martin County at a glance

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Population
11,027
Census ACS
Median income
$37,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,717 students

Quick facts

School name
Inez Elementary School
District
Martin County
Address
5000 Elementary Dr, Inez, KY 41224
Phone
(606) 298-3428
County
Martin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
233
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
152 (65%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
210384000982
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Martin County
Other schools in Inez
Other Inez Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Inez Elementary. Inez Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Inez Elementary School
How many students attend Inez Elementary School?
Inez Elementary School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Inez Elementary School serve?
Inez Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inez Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Inez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Inez Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Inez Elementary School in?
Inez Elementary School is part of Martin County.
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