Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COUNTY·NCES 210254000549
Wallins Elementary School
993 Hwy 219, Wallins, KY 40873 · (606) 664-3444 · Harlan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
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.
- 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
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
285 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Wallins Elementary School→Harlan County High School
Based on grade levels within Harlan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.4%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Wallins Elementary School
Wallins Elementary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallins Elementary School this school | 352 | 81.0% | 34.4% |
| Eden Elementary School Inez | 371 | 79.8% | 45.4% |
| Duff-Allen Central Elementary Eastern | 376 | 81.4% | 43.4% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Owingsville | 397 | 80.4% | 38.1% |
| Elkhorn City Elementary School Elkhorn City | 409 | 80.9% | 54.1% |
| Robert W Combs Elementary School Happy | 325 | 83.7% | 33.4% |
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 Wallins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #499 of 669 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #570 of 668 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #490 of 674 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #504 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #86 of 674 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #644 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #99 of 721 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #143 of 437 | #6 of 7 |
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
352
-63 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 352 | 27.5 | 12.8:1 | 81% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 27.5 | 13.1:1 | 83% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 26.5 | 14.6:1 | 83% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 84% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 84% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 79% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 72% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 80% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (426 to 352); teachers up 4% (26.5 to 27.5).
About Wallins Elementary School
Wallins Elementary School is a small elementary school in Wallins, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40873). It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 352 students.
Wallins Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Harlan County, which enrolls 3,310 students in total.
White students make up 98% of enrollment at Wallins Elementary School. For comparison, Harlan County is about 94% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.8:1 comes from the school's 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 81% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Wallins Elementary School is C. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wallins Elementary School scores 34.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.0%.
Harlan County has about 25,772 residents, and the median household income is $41,693, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. In all, Harlan County has 15 public schools and roughly 4,310 students.
The shortest distance from Wallins Elementary School to another public school is about 5.2 miles, to James A. Cawood Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 48.6% proficiency; Wallins Elementary School posts 34.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Wallins Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 15% from 2020-21, when Wallins Elementary School had 415 students, to 2024-25, when it had 352. Students per teacher fell from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,772
Census ACS
Median income
$41,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan County
- Harlan County High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Rosspoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Evarts Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- James A. Cawood ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- James A. Cawood Elementary5.2 mi · 277
- Harlan High School5.4 mi · 455
- Harlan Elementary School5.5 mi · 335
- Sunshine School5.5 mi · 110
- Appalachian Challenge Academy6.0 mi · 100
- Green Hills Elementary School6.4 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Wallins Elementary SchoolHow large is Wallins Elementary School?
Wallins Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-08.
Is Wallins Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wallins Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Wallins Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Wallins Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallins Elementary School?
At Wallins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Wallins Elementary School public or private?
Wallins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harlan County.
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