Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL COUNTY·NCES 210321000864
Keavy Elementary School
598 W Hwy 312, Keavy, KY 40737 · (606) 862-4672 · Laurel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
200 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
66.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Keavy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Laurel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #63 of 669 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #62 of 668 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #34 of 674 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #581 of 744 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #311 of 674 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #591 of 674 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #315 of 721 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #153 of 233 | #6 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 68% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 76% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 15 | 18.8:1 | 68% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 80% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 16 | 17.5:1 | 80% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 79% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 73% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 15 | 24.7:1 | 64% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keavy Elementary School.
About Keavy Elementary School
Keavy Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Keavy, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40737). The school has 292 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 31% below average.
The 18 schools in Laurel County enroll 8,676 students altogether, Keavy Elementary School among them.
The share of White students at Keavy Elementary School is 95%. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. In Laurel County overall, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Keavy Elementary School scores 9%.
Keavy Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 68% at Keavy Elementary School. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Laurel County.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 39.6%. Keavy Elementary School posts 64.4%, 24.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Laurel County show that the median household earns about $57,771 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Laurel County has 20 public schools with about 9,220 students, including Keavy Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cold Hill Elementary School, is about 4.8 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.7%; Keavy Elementary School's is 64.4%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 30 students, from 262 to 292.
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Laurel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,983
Census ACS
Median income
$57,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurel County
- North Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- South Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,119 students
- North Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- South Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Hunter Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- London Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Cold Hill Elementary School4.8 mi · 259
- Hunter Hills Elementary School4.9 mi · 617
- Corbin Primary5.2 mi · 815
- High School Homebound5.4 mi · 14
- Elementary Homebound5.4 mi · 18
- Corbin Preschool5.6 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Keavy Elementary SchoolHow large is Keavy Elementary School?
Keavy Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Keavy Elementary School serve?
Keavy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Keavy Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Keavy Elementary School.
How diverse is Keavy Elementary School?
Keavy Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Keavy Elementary School?
Keavy Elementary School is overseen by Laurel County in Laurel County.
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