John M. Stumbo Elementary School

As a cozy primary school in Grethel, Kentucky, John M. Stumbo Elementary School teaches 260 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Floyd County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so John M. Stumbo Elementary School sits 38% below that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Floyd County (5,347 students total), John M. Stumbo Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, John M. Stumbo Elementary School shows that nearly all students (98%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Floyd County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Floyd County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John M. Stumbo Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.8%; this one delivers 36.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Floyd County put median household earnings sit near $41,279, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Across Floyd County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,347 students), John M. Stumbo Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Betsy Layne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John M. Stumbo Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John M. Stumbo Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for John M. Stumbo Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.