Warfield Elementary School

Warfield Elementary School is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Warfield, Kentucky, operated by Martin County, teacheing 332 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Warfield Elementary School sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Martin County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,717 students, Warfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Warfield Elementary School lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Warfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Warfield Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Martin County) logs that median household income runs about $37,042, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warfield Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Martin County (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students).

Nearest neighbor: Martin County Middle School, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Warfield Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Warfield Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

Warfield Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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