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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 210102000199
Prichard Elementary School
401 E Main St, Grayson, KY 41143 · (606) 474-8815 · Carter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
393 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
52.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Prichard Elementary School
Prichard Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prichard Elementary School this school | 612 | 64.2% | 47.9% |
| Crittenden County Elementary School Marion | 614 | 63.4% | 42.1% |
| East Perry County Elementary School Hazard | 603 | 65.3% | 52.1% |
| Clarkson Elementary School Clarkson | 642 | 63.6% | 56.5% |
| Southern Elementary School Falmouth | 542 | 63.7% | 32.6% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Mount Vernon | 597 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
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 Prichard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #268 of 669 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #361 of 668 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #293 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #96 of 744 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #430 of 674 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #548 of 674 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #396 of 721 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #241 of 437 | 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
612
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,068
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 612 | 39.6 | 15.4:1 | 64% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 40.8 | 15.3:1 | 66% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 37.7 | 16.9:1 | 67% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 40.2 | 17.1:1 | 61% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 42 | 17.5:1 | 64% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 58% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 30 | 23.5:1 | 58% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 1,068 | 55 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prichard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (687 to 612); teachers down 2% (40.2 to 39.6).
About Prichard Elementary School
Among the schools in Grayson, Kentucky, is Prichard Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 612 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 45% above that.
Prichard Elementary School is run by Carter County, whose 11 schools enroll 3,980 students.
The large majority of students at Prichard Elementary School, 94%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Prichard Elementary School comes in at 12%.
Staffing totals 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Prichard Elementary School is 64%. Across public schools in Carter County, the average is about the same, 65%.
Prichard Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Prichard Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.9%; the prediction is 41.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Carter County show that median household income is about $51,235, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. A total of 12 public schools operate in Carter County, serving about 3,980 students.
East Carter Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Prichard Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.9% against a local average of 42.5%.
Prichard Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 616 to 612.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,341
Census ACS
Median income
$51,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carter County
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- West Carter County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- West Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Grayson
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Carter City Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Other Prichard Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Prichard Elementary. Prichard Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Prichard Elementary SchoolPrichard, WV · 130 students
Nearby schools
- East Carter Middle School0.5 mi · 490
- East Carter County High School0.7 mi · 678
- Heritage Elementary School4.8 mi · 336
- Star Elementary School8.4 mi · 124
- West Carter Middle School11.2 mi · 392
- Carter Virtual Academy11.2 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Prichard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prichard Elementary School?
Prichard Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Prichard Elementary School serve?
Prichard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prichard Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Prichard Elementary School.
How diverse is Prichard Elementary School?
Prichard Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Prichard Elementary School?
Prichard Elementary School is overseen by Carter County in Carter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.