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What's something Summit Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYD COUNTY·NCES 210062000117
Summit Elementary School
830 State Rt 716, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 928-6533 · Boyd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
265 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
46.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Summit Elementary School
Summit Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Elementary School this school | 425 | 62.4% | 42.1% |
| Highland Elementary School Staffordsville | 392 | 63.3% | 53.6% |
| Mckell Elementary School South Shore | 465 | 64.1% | 29.5% |
| Bremen Elementary School Bremen | 369 | 61.5% | 42.0% |
| Green County Primary School Greensburg | 447 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Taylor Elementary School Brooksville | 490 | 60.2% | 34.6% |
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 Summit Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #375 of 669 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #401 of 668 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #400 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #383 of 744 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #114 of 674 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #564 of 674 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #430 of 721 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #254 of 437 | #5 of 8 |
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
425
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 425 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 62% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 37.9 | 11.7:1 | 56% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 58% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 58% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 31.1 | 15.2:1 | 58% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 63% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 56% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 56% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (472 to 425); teachers up 4% (31.1 to 32.3).
About Summit Elementary School
Families in Ashland, Kentucky, are served by Summit Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 425 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Boyd County enrolls 2,994 students, and its 8 schools include Summit Elementary School.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 2% Black. Among Boyd County residents, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Summit Elementary School are from different groups.
Summit Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, from 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Lunch program data show 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Boyd County average a similar 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Summit Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Summit Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
Census data for Boyd County show the median household earns about $61,118 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Boyd County number 25, with about 6,634 students.
Boyd County Middle School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Summit Elementary School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 57 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Summit Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyd County
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Boyd Co Early Childhood AcademyElementary · 230 students
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other Summit Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Summit Elementary. Summit Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 12.
- Summit Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN · 617 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 512 students
- Summit ElementaryOconomowoc, WI · 504 students
- SUMMIT ELEMENTARYJEROME, ID · 460 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolCasper, WY · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Boyd County Middle School0.5 mi · 618
- Paul G. Blazer High School2.3 mi · 821
- Fairview Elementary School2.5 mi · 271
- Poage Elementary School2.7 mi · 304
- Hager Elementary School2.9 mi · 344
- Ashland Middle School3.0 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Elementary SchoolHow large is Summit Elementary School?
Summit Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Summit Elementary School serve?
Summit Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Summit Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Summit Elementary School.
How diverse is Summit Elementary School?
Summit Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Summit Elementary School?
Summit Elementary School is overseen by Boyd County in Boyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.