Rosspoint Elementary School

Rosspoint Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school in Baxter, Kentucky, one of the schools within Harlan County. The school caters to 369 students in grades K through 8.

Harlan County runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,310 students. Rosspoint Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rosspoint Elementary School records that nearly all students (98%) are White. Compared to Harlan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Rosspoint Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rosspoint Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 51.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harlan County) records that median household earnings sit near $41,693, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Rosspoint Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Harlan County (combined enrollment of about 4,310 students).

The closest other public school is Harlan County High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Rosspoint Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosspoint Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Rosspoint Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rosspoint Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.