Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY·NCES 210477001177
Viper Elementary School
20 Eddington Ln, Viper, KY 41774 · (606) 439-3837 · Perry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
227 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
3%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Viper Elementary School
Viper Elementary School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viper Elementary School this school | 282 | 80.5% | 52.3% |
| Burning Springs Elementary Manchester | 297 | 80.1% | 77.7% |
| Sand Gap Elementary School Sandgap | 286 | 81.1% | 48.3% |
| James A. Cawood Elementary Harlan | 277 | 83.0% | 51.9% |
| Cowan Elementary School Whitesburg | 246 | 78.0% | 41.5% |
| Whitley County East Elementary School Williamsburg | 268 | 84.3% | 76.6% |
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 Viper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #196 of 669 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #275 of 668 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #68 of 674 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #593 of 744 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #403 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #659 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #104 of 721 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #164 of 233 | 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
282
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 282 | 18.6 | 15.2:1 | 80% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 21.5 | 14.1:1 | 82% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 14.3 | 16.8:1 | 78% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 81% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 15.5 | 17.6:1 | 69% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 77% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 70% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 76% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (272 to 282); teachers up 20% (15.5 to 18.6).
About Viper Elementary School
Viper Elementary School sits in Viper, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 282 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
Perry County counts 9 schools and 3,416 students, including Viper Elementary School.
Viper Elementary School's enrollment is 98% White. Viper Elementary School's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Viper Elementary School employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Viper Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 80%. For comparison, public schools in Perry County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Viper Elementary School is A-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Viper Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.3%, against a prediction of 35.2%.
Census estimates describe Perry County this way: the median household income is $42,181, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 25% of people live in poverty. Besides Viper Elementary School, Perry County has 14 other public schools.
The closest public school, Robert W Combs Elementary School, is about 3.1 miles from Viper Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.7%; Viper Elementary School's is 52.3%, ranking 1st of 8.
The NCES locale for Viper Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Viper Elementary School's enrollment climbed 8%, to 282. The school's ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 15.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,499
Census ACS
Median income
$42,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry County
- Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Buckhorn SchoolCombined · 320 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Robert W Combs Elementary School3.1 mi · 325
- Hazard High School6.2 mi · 303
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School7.1 mi · 457
- Hazard Middle School7.8 mi · 256
- Cordia School8.0 mi · 185
- Hayes Lewis Elementary School8.1 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Viper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Viper Elementary School?
Viper Elementary School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Viper Elementary School serve?
Viper Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Viper Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Viper Elementary School.
How diverse is Viper Elementary School?
Viper Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Viper Elementary School?
Viper Elementary School is overseen by Perry County in Perry County.
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