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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAINTSVILLE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210468001155
Paintsville Elementary School
325 2nd St, Paintsville, KY 41240 · (606) 789-2651 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
215 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Paintsville Elementary School→Paintsville High School
Based on grade levels within Paintsville Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Paintsville Elementary School
Paintsville Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintsville Elementary School this school | 434 | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Russell-McDowell Intermediate School Flatwoods | 442 | 51.8% | 45.9% |
| Russell Primary School Russell | 494 | 52.0% | N/A |
| Lone Oak Intermediate School Paducah | 437 | 51.3% | 49.7% |
| Country Heights Elementary School Owensboro | 462 | 45.0% | 51.1% |
| Lyon County Elementary School Eddyville | 485 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
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 Paintsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #332 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #322 of 668 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #271 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #369 of 744 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #290 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #503 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #597 of 721 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #227 of 233 | N/A |
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
434
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 50% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 51% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 55% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 48% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 76% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paintsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (432 to 434); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About Paintsville Elementary School
Paintsville Elementary School serves students in Paintsville, Kentucky, as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 434 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
Paintsville Independent has a total of 2 schools and 752 students, Paintsville Elementary School among them.
At Paintsville Elementary School, 92% of students are White. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Johnson County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Paintsville Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Paintsville Elementary School, which has 30. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. Public schools in Johnson County average 61%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Paintsville Elementary School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.6%. Paintsville Elementary School scores 44.2%.
The county, Johnson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,904 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Johnson County has 14 public schools with about 4,044 students, including Paintsville Elementary School.
Paintsville High School sits about 0.1 miles from Paintsville Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.8%, higher than Paintsville Elementary School's 44.2%.
NCES describes the area around Paintsville Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 403 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 434 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Paintsville Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,334
Census ACS
Median income
$44,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paintsville Independent
- Paintsville High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- Tiger Virtual AcademyCombined
Other schools in Paintsville
- Johnson Central High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Johnson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Paintsville High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- Johnson County Eagle AcademyCombined · 160 students
- Kentucky TECH - Mayo Regional Tech CtrHigh
Nearby schools
- Paintsville High School0.1 mi · 318
- Johnson County Middle School0.6 mi · 449
- Johnson Central High School0.7 mi · 888
- Johnson County Eagle Academy0.7 mi · 160
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 341
- Highland Elementary School1.6 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Paintsville Elementary SchoolHow large is Paintsville Elementary School?
Paintsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-06.
Is Paintsville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paintsville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Paintsville Elementary School have?
Paintsville Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Paintsville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Paintsville Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Paintsville Elementary School public or private?
Paintsville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paintsville Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.