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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL INDEPENDENT·NCES 210513001270
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School
1900 Long Street, Flatwoods, KY 41139 · (606) 836-8186 · Greenup County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
16.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
229 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 137 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Russell Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Russell-McDowell Intermediate School
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell-McDowell Intermediate School this school | 442 | 51.8% | 45.9% |
| Paintsville Elementary School Paintsville | 434 | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Emma B. Ward Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 452 | 53.1% | 45.8% |
| Russell Primary School Russell | 494 | 52.0% | N/A |
| Heath Elementary School West Paducah | 498 | 52.4% | 62.6% |
| Lyon County Elementary School Eddyville | 485 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
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 Russell-McDowell Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Greenup County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #299 of 669 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #254 of 668 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #377 of 674 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #348 of 744 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #570 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #468 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #579 of 721 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #188 of 437 | #5 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
442
-88 (-17%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 442 | 26.3 | 16.8:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 29.3 | 15.2:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 30.3 | 15.0:1 | 51% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 51% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 29.3 | 17.6:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 49% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 24% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell-McDowell Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (515 to 442); teachers down 10% (29.3 to 26.3).
About Russell-McDowell Intermediate School
This page covers Russell-McDowell Intermediate School, a medium-sized elementary school in Flatwoods, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 442 students covers grades 3 through 5.
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School is one school in a 5-school district, Russell Independent, which enrolls 2,053 students.
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Russell-McDowell Intermediate School comes in at 18%.
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. Across public schools in Greenup County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Russell-McDowell Intermediate School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Russell-McDowell Intermediate School's results are within a point of predicted: 45.9% against 45.8%.
In the county around the school, Greenup County, median household income is about $60,751, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Greenup County number 17 and enroll about 5,653.
The school nearest to Russell-McDowell Intermediate School is Russell Primary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Russell-McDowell Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Russell-McDowell Intermediate School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Russell-McDowell Intermediate School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School saw enrollment fall 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Greenup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,501
Census ACS
Median income
$60,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell Independent
- Russell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Russell Primary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Russell Independent Alternative SchoolHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Russell Primary School0.5 mi · 494
- Russell High School0.5 mi · 615
- Russell Independent Alternative School0.5 mi · 14
- Russell Middle School0.6 mi · 488
- Campbell Elementary School2.1 mi · 313
- Raceland-Worthington Middle School2.2 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Russell-McDowell Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School?
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 03-05.
Is Russell-McDowell Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Russell-McDowell Intermediate School have?
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Russell-McDowell Intermediate School?
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School is overseen by Russell Independent in Greenup County.
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