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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195002210
Prestonsburg Elementary School
140 S Clark Dr., Prestonsburg, KY 41653 · (606) 886-3891 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
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
15.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
447 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Prestonsburg Elementary School→James D. Adams Middle School
Based on grade levels within Floyd County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Prestonsburg Elementary School
Prestonsburg Elementary School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonsburg Elementary School this school | 574 | 77.9% | 32.8% |
| Millard School Pikeville | 601 | 79.2% | 62.7% |
| Johns Creek Elementary School Pikeville | 616 | 79.9% | 51.1% |
| Menifee Central School Frenchburg | 548 | 75.2% | 30.8% |
| Bell Central School Center Pineville | 502 | 77.3% | 46.4% |
| Metcalfe County Elementary School Edmonton | 648 | 76.4% | 37.9% |
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 Prestonsburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #521 of 669 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #531 of 668 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #483 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #151 of 744 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #390 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #595 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #144 of 721 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #75 of 437 | #2 of 6 |
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
574
-115 (-17%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 78% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 80% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 80% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 80% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 74% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 72% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 42 | 17.5:1 | 67% (492) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prestonsburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (745 to 574); teachers down 12% (43 to 38).
About Prestonsburg Elementary School
Prestonsburg Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, (ZIP code 41653). The school's enrollment of 574 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Prestonsburg Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Floyd County, which enrolls 5,347 students in total.
Prestonsburg Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. For comparison, Floyd County is about 96% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Prestonsburg Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
Staffing totals 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Prestonsburg Elementary School is 78%. Across public schools in Floyd County, the average is about the same, 79%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Prestonsburg 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.
A school with Prestonsburg Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 36.1%. Prestonsburg Elementary School scores 32.8%, 3.4 points below that line.
Floyd County census figures show that median household income is about $41,279, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prestonsburg Elementary School is among the 15 public schools in Floyd County.
The shortest distance from Prestonsburg Elementary School to another public school is about 2.7 miles, to HOME INSTRUCTION ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around Prestonsburg Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.5%, higher than Prestonsburg Elementary School's 32.8%.
The NCES locale for Prestonsburg Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 689 to 574. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- James D. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 311 students
Nearby schools
- HOME INSTRUCTION ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 7
- HOME INSTRUCTION H.S.2.7 mi · 12
- Prestonsburg High School2.8 mi · 508
- James D. Adams Middle School4.4 mi · 311
- Allen Elementary School6.1 mi · 462
- Renaissance Learning Center6.8 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prestonsburg Elementary School?
Prestonsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Prestonsburg Elementary School serve?
Prestonsburg Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prestonsburg Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Prestonsburg Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prestonsburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prestonsburg Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Prestonsburg Elementary School?
Prestonsburg Elementary School is overseen by Floyd County in Floyd County.
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