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If you had an hour of school board time for Lee County Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 210327000216
Lee County Elementary School
1665 Hwy 11 South, Beattyville, KY 41311 · (606) 464-5020 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
16.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
400 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Lee County Elementary School→Lee County Middle High School
Based on grade levels within Lee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 30 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lee County Elementary School
Lee County Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Elementary School this school | 468 | 85.5% | 33.0% |
| Pine Knot Primary Pine Knot | 425 | 86.6% | N/A |
| Allen Elementary School Allen | 462 | 83.1% | 38.5% |
| Whitley City Elementary School Whitley City | 547 | 85.2% | 54.2% |
| Lynn Camp Elementary School Corbin | 501 | 87.4% | 26.2% |
| Yellow Creek School Center Middlesboro | 575 | 84.9% | 54.8% |
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 Lee County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #520 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #457 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #600 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #296 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #567 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #661 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #56 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #55 of 233 |
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
468
+46 (+11%) vs 2020
+96% since 2000-01, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 85% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 26.9 | 16.9:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 84% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 85% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 25.8 | 15.5:1 | 83% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 85% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 11 | 21.7:1 | 77% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (401 to 468); teachers up 9% (25.8 to 28).
About Lee County Elementary School
Lee County Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Kentucky, located in Beattyville. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 468 students.
Lee County Elementary School is run by Lee County, whose 2 schools enroll 890 students.
The large majority of students at Lee County Elementary School, 98%, are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lee County Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Federal data list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lee County Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.7:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The lunch program counts 85% of students at Lee County Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Lee County, the average is about the same, 86%.
Lee County Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% 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 Lee County Elementary School, the prediction is 33.3% and the result is 33.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lee County, median household income is about $37,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 9% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Lee County Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Lee County, which together enroll about 890 students.
The shortest distance from Lee County Elementary School to another public school is about 2.2 miles, to Lee County Middle High School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lee County Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lee County Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Federal counts put enrollment at 422 in 2020-21 and 468 in 2024-25, an 11% increase.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,339
Census ACS
Median income
$37,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
890 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beattyville
- Lee County Middle High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Delta AcademyHigh
- Lee County Area Technology CenterHigh
Other Lee County Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lee County Elementary. Lee County Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lee County Elementary SchoolLeesburg, GA · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Lee County Middle High School2.2 mi · 422
- Owsley County High School5.9 mi · 291
- Owsley County Elementary School5.9 mi · 436
- Highland-Turner Elementary School13.6 mi · 184
- Rogers Elementary School14.1 mi · 127
- Jackson County Middle School15.4 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Lee County Elementary SchoolHow large is Lee County Elementary School?
Lee County Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lee County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lee County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lee County Elementary School have?
Lee County Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lee County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lee County Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lee County Elementary School in?
Lee County Elementary School is part of Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.