May Valley Elementary School

May Valley Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in Martin, Kentucky, part of Floyd County. Current enrollment sits at 508 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Floyd County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,347 students; May Valley Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, May Valley Elementary School shows that nearly all students (97%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Floyd County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, May Valley Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting May Valley Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), May Valley Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.3%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Floyd County indicate median household earnings sit near $41,279, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. May Valley Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Floyd County (combined enrollment of about 5,347 students).

Renaissance Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), May Valley Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at May Valley Elementary School has edged up 43%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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