Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195000415
John M. Stumbo Elementary School
6945 KY Rt 979, Grethel, KY 41631 · (606) 263-6200 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- 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
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
233 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 37 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 89% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 John M. Stumbo Elementary School
John M. Stumbo Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Stumbo Elementary School this school | 260 | 89.6% | 36.2% |
| Black Mountain Elementary School Evarts | 248 | 90.7% | 40.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School Ashland | 271 | 91.1% | 32.2% |
| Girdler Elementary School Girdler | 267 | 86.9% | 41.4% |
| Crab Orchard Elementary School Crab Orchard | 266 | 86.8% | 38.4% |
| Paces Creek Elementary Manchester | 273 | 86.8% | 57.6% |
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 John M. Stumbo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #479 of 669 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #555 of 668 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #348 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #622 of 744 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #177 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #642 of 674 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #19 of 721 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #85 of 437 | #3 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
260
-55 (-17%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 260 | 18.9 | 13.7:1 | 90% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 90% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 90% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 91% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 86% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 88% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 78% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 94% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John M. Stumbo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (333 to 260); teachers down 10% (21 to 18.9).
About John M. Stumbo Elementary School
John M. Stumbo Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Grethel, Kentucky. The school has 260 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
Across its 14 schools, Floyd County enrolls 5,347 students. John M. Stumbo Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 98% of students at John M. Stumbo Elementary School are White. Floyd County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
There are about 13.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at John M. Stumbo Elementary School, which has 18.9. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at John M. Stumbo Elementary School is about 90%. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Floyd County is 11 points.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, John M. Stumbo Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Kentucky, John M. Stumbo Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.2% actual against a predicted 31.8%.
In Floyd County, median household income comes to about $41,279, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,347 students.
John M. Stumbo Elementary School's nearest public school is Betsy Layne Elementary School (about 5.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. By average proficiency, John M. Stumbo Elementary School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, John M. Stumbo Elementary School had a net loss of 55 students, or 17%. The ratio was 12.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Betsy Layne Elementary School5.6 mi · 638
- Northpoint Academy5.9 mi · 50
- Pike County Day Treatment5.9 mi · 14
- Betsy Layne High School6.1 mi · 387
- Pikeville High School6.3 mi · 518
- South Floyd Elementary School7.7 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About John M. Stumbo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John M. Stumbo Elementary School?
John M. Stumbo Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does John M. Stumbo Elementary School serve?
John M. Stumbo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does John M. Stumbo Elementary School have?
John M. Stumbo Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is John M. Stumbo Elementary School?
John M. Stumbo Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is John M. Stumbo Elementary School public or private?
John M. Stumbo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Floyd County.
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