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Which teacher or staff member at Tyner Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 210294000620
Tyner Elementary School
1340 Hwy 30 W, Tyner, KY 40486 · (606) 364-5105 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B+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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
289 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
50.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Tyner Elementary School
Tyner Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyner Elementary School this school | 393 | 73.5% | 46.5% |
| Breathitt Elementary Jackson | 371 | 73.9% | N/A |
| McKee Elementary School McKee | 391 | 72.9% | 69.5% |
| Colony Elementary School London | 381 | 71.4% | 65.1% |
| Carr Creek Elementary School Littcarr | 369 | 73.7% | 54.3% |
| Hindman Elementary School Hindman | 434 | 71.2% | 44.0% |
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 Tyner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #292 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #405 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #339 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #445 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #313 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #643 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #211 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #60 of 437 |
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
393
-68 (-15%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
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 | 393 | 26.9 | 14.6:1 | 74% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 73% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 72% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 72% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 75% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 87% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 18 | 24.8:1 | 83% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (523 to 393); teachers down 18% (33 to 26.9).
About Tyner Elementary School
Tyner Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Tyner, Kentucky, administered by Jackson County. The school enrolls 393 students in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Jackson County totals 1,997 students.
Roughly 98% of students at Tyner Elementary School are White. Jackson County residents are about 97% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Tyner Elementary School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Tyner Elementary School totals 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Tyner Elementary School is about 74%. The average for public schools in Jackson County is similar, at 72%.
On the allk12 Grade, Tyner Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tyner Elementary School is 8.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 46.5%. Predicted: 37.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $40,000 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 9%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Jackson County counts 9 public schools with about 1,997 students.
The closest school to Tyner Elementary School is Barnabus Home High School, located about 3.0 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Tyner Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 46.5% is below the 56.7% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 393, compared with 461 in 2020-21.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,086
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County
- Jackson County High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- McKee Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Jackson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 students
- Sand Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Barnabus Home High SchoolHigh · 10 students
- Jackson Co Schools Learning CenterHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Barnabus Home High School3.0 mi · 10
- Barnabus Home Middle School3.0 mi · 5
- Jackson Co Schools Learning Center5.5 mi · 7
- Jackson County Middle School5.5 mi · 369
- Jackson County High School7.2 mi · 536
- McKee Elementary School7.6 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Tyner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tyner Elementary School?
Tyner Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tyner Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tyner Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tyner Elementary School have?
Tyner Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Tyner Elementary School?
Tyner Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Tyner Elementary School public or private?
Tyner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.