Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY·NCES 210477001174
Robert W Combs Elementary School
9165 Hwy 15 S, Happy, KY 41746 · (606) 476-2518 · Perry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C+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
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
272 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
4%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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.2%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Robert W Combs Elementary School
Robert W Combs Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W Combs Elementary School this school | 325 | 83.7% | 33.4% |
| Phelps Elementary School Freeburn | 293 | 85.0% | 66.5% |
| James A. Cawood Elementary Harlan | 277 | 83.0% | 51.9% |
| Wallins Elementary School Wallins | 352 | 81.0% | 34.4% |
| Pine Knot Intermediate Pine Knot | 352 | 86.1% | 52.8% |
| Campton Elementary School Campton | 315 | 87.0% | 46.7% |
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 Robert W Combs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #513 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #582 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #497 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #535 of 744 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #123 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #655 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #74 of 721 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #95 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
325
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 325 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 84% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 82% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 81% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 27.4 | 15.0:1 | 77% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 74% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 82% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 89% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert W Combs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (412 to 325); teachers down 10% (27.4 to 24.6).
About Robert W Combs Elementary School
Robert W Combs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Happy, Kentucky, administered by Perry County. The student body numbers 325 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
Perry County oversees Robert W Combs Elementary School and 8 other schools, with 3,416 students in total.
At Robert W Combs Elementary School, White students make up 98% of the student body. Robert W Combs Elementary School has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Robert W Combs Elementary School was 13.2:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 84%. On average, public schools in Perry County report 70%.
Robert W Combs Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.0%. Robert W Combs Elementary School scores 33.4%.
Across Perry County, median household income is about $42,181, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 25%. The public schools of Perry County number 15 and enroll about 4,432.
The closest other public school is Viper Elementary School, about 3.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 45.0% on proficiency, and Robert W Combs Elementary School is below that at 33.4%.
Robert W Combs Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Robert W Combs Elementary School had 384 students in 2020-21 and 325 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 13.2:1.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,499
Census ACS
Median income
$42,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry County
- Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Buckhorn SchoolCombined · 320 students
- Viper Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Viper Elementary School3.1 mi · 282
- Cordia School5.1 mi · 185
- Hazard High School5.2 mi · 303
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School5.9 mi · 457
- Hazard Middle School6.4 mi · 256
- Learning Academy8.1 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Robert W Combs Elementary School?
Robert W Combs Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Robert W Combs Elementary School serve?
Robert W Combs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Robert W Combs Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Robert W Combs Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert W Combs Elementary School?
At Robert W Combs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert W Combs Elementary School?
Robert W Combs Elementary School is overseen by Perry County in Perry County.
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