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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 210480001202
Mullins Elementary School
101 Tiger Way, Pikeville, KY 41501 · (606) 432-2733 · Pike County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
505 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
49.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.2%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Mullins Elementary School
Mullins Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullins Elementary School this school | 779 | 64.8% | 44.5% |
| Clarkson Elementary School Clarkson | 642 | 63.6% | 56.5% |
| Nicholas County Elementary School Carlisle | 645 | 66.2% | 28.3% |
| Prichard Elementary School Grayson | 612 | 64.2% | 47.9% |
| East Perry County Elementary School Hazard | 603 | 65.3% | 52.1% |
| Crittenden County Elementary School Marion | 614 | 63.4% | 42.1% |
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 Mullins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #328 of 669 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #334 of 668 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #347 of 674 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #20 of 744 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #482 of 674 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #533 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #391 of 721 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #416 of 437 | #10 of 10 |
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
779
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 779 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 65% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 65% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 45 | 16.8:1 | 65% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 68% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 42.5 | 18.6:1 | 66% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 68% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 74% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 72% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 35 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mullins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (789 to 779); teachers up 15% (42.5 to 49).
About Mullins Elementary School
Mullins Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Pikeville, Kentucky. It enrolls 779 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. It has 85% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Pike County (20 schools, 7,515 students) runs Mullins Elementary School.
The share of White students at Mullins Elementary School is 93%. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Pike County overall, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mullins Elementary School scores 13%.
Mullins Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 65% at Mullins Elementary School. Public schools in Pike County average a similar 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mullins Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
In Kentucky, Mullins Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.5% actual against a predicted 41.0%.
In the wider Pike County area, median household income comes to about $44,312, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Pike County's 24 public schools enroll about 8,644 students and include Mullins Elementary School.
Mullins Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Pike County Central High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mullins Elementary School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2020-21, Mullins Elementary School enrolled 749 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 779.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,727
Census ACS
Median income
$44,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Belfry ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Shelby Valley High SchoolHigh · 503 students
Other schools in Pikeville
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Pikeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Pikeville High SchoolHigh · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Pike County Central High School0.3 mi · 561
- Pike County Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 95
- Pikeville Elementary School2.7 mi · 611
- Pikeville High School2.8 mi · 518
- Johns Creek Elementary School4.4 mi · 616
- Northpoint Academy4.4 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Mullins Elementary SchoolHow large is Mullins Elementary School?
Mullins Elementary School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Mullins Elementary School serve?
Mullins Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Mullins Elementary School have?
Mullins Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Mullins Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mullins Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mullins Elementary School in?
Mullins Elementary School is part of Pike County.
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