Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 210102002340
Tygart Creek Elementary School
19743 W US Hwy 60, Olive Hill, KY 41164 · (606) 286-2110 · Carter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
231 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
8%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
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.7%
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 35 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Tygart Creek Elementary School
Tygart Creek Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tygart Creek Elementary School this school | 318 | 72.6% | 35.9% |
| Memorial Elementary School Hardyville | 335 | 71.0% | 37.7% |
| Warfield Elementary School Warfield | 332 | 74.4% | 39.7% |
| Calvert City Elementary School Calvert City | 294 | 71.1% | 43.5% |
| Kyrock Elementary School Sweeden | 334 | 70.4% | 70.8% |
| Carr Creek Elementary School Littcarr | 369 | 73.7% | 54.3% |
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 Tygart Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #485 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #483 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #374 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #545 of 744 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #166 of 674 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #611 of 674 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #226 of 721 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #72 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
318
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 318 | 23.3 | 13.6:1 | 73% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 24.3 | 13.6:1 | 71% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22.8 | 15.0:1 | 68% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 77% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 25.1 | 16.5:1 | 69% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 71% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tygart Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (414 to 318); teachers down 7% (25.1 to 23.3).
About Tygart Creek Elementary School
Tygart Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school in Carter County, located in Olive Hill, Kentucky. The school has 318 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Carter County has 3,980 students in 11 schools, and Tygart Creek Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 96% of students at Tygart Creek Elementary School are White. Carter County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Tygart Creek Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Tygart Creek Elementary School, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Carter County average 65%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Tygart Creek Elementary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tygart Creek Elementary School would score about 38.1%. It scores 35.9%, 2.2 points below that figure.
The school's county is Carter County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $51,235, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carter County's 12 public schools enroll about 3,980 students and include Tygart Creek Elementary School.
The closest school to Tygart Creek Elementary School is Olive Hill Elementary School, located about 5.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Tygart Creek Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Tygart Creek Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 349 in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25.
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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
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 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
Other schools in Olive Hill
- West Carter County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- West Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Carter Virtual AcademyCombined · 47 students
- Carter County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Olive Hill Elementary School5.4 mi · 360
- West Carter County High School5.8 mi · 506
- Carter Virtual Academy5.9 mi · 47
- West Carter Middle School6.0 mi · 392
- Tilden Hogge Elementary School9.3 mi · 207
- Laurel Elementary School10.3 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Tygart Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tygart Creek Elementary School?
Tygart Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tygart Creek Elementary School serve?
Tygart Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tygart Creek Elementary School have?
Tygart Creek Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tygart Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tygart Creek Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tygart Creek Elementary School in?
Tygart Creek Elementary School is part of Carter County.
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