Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND INDEPENDENT·NCES 210015000029
Poage Elementary School
3215 S 29th St, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 327-2734 · Boyd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- 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
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
171 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Ashland Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Poage Elementary School
Poage Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poage Elementary School this school | 304 | 56.3% | 39.0% |
| Jesse D Lay Elementary School Barbourville | 325 | 56.9% | 55.2% |
| West Hopkins School Nebo | 293 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| Perryville Elementary School Perryville | 313 | 58.5% | 68.1% |
| Hager Elementary School Ashland | 344 | 57.3% | 49.0% |
| Sharpe Elementary School Benton | 276 | 54.7% | 49.0% |
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 Poage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #434 of 669 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #412 of 668 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #405 of 674 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #562 of 744 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #53 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #465 of 674 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #529 of 721 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #37 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
304
+88 (+41%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 65% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 21 | 10.3:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 64% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 65% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 53% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 98% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (251 to 304); teachers up 32% (19 to 25).
About Poage Elementary School
A small elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky, Poage Elementary School is part of Ashland Independent. The school's 304 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Ashland Independent operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,083 students.
Federal enrollment data show Poage Elementary School is 90% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Black. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.2:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Poage Elementary School reports 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Poage Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Poage Elementary School is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.0% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In the county around the school, Boyd County, the median household income is $61,118, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in Boyd County, enrolling about 6,634 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Ashland Middle School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Poage Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment records show 216 in 2020-21 and 304 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
The Poage Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland Independent
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Crabbe Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Charles Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Middle School0.3 mi · 671
- Paul G. Blazer High School0.5 mi · 821
- Oakview Elementary School0.6 mi · 267
- Hager Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B1.6 mi · 24
- Ashland Head Start1.6 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Poage Elementary SchoolHow large is Poage Elementary School?
Poage Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Poage Elementary School serve?
Poage Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Poage Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Poage Elementary School.
How diverse is Poage Elementary School?
Poage Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Poage Elementary School?
Poage Elementary School is overseen by Ashland Independent in Boyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.