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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY·NCES 210477002453
West Perry Elementary School
72 Miss Edna Lane, Hazard, KY 41701 · (606) 439-6438 · Perry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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
15.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
579 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 54% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 West Perry Elementary School
West Perry Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Perry Elementary School this school | 743 | 77.9% | 53.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Corbin | 669 | 75.8% | 56.1% |
| Metcalfe County Elementary School Edmonton | 648 | 76.4% | 37.9% |
| Johns Creek Elementary School Pikeville | 616 | 79.9% | 51.1% |
| Millard School Pikeville | 601 | 79.2% | 62.7% |
| Prestonsburg Elementary School Prestonsburg | 574 | 77.9% | 32.8% |
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 West Perry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #177 of 669 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #230 of 668 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #137 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #31 of 744 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #412 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #607 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #142 of 721 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #224 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
743
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 743 | 48.7 | 15.3:1 | 78% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 44.7 | 17.1:1 | 79% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 45.6 | 16.6:1 | 71% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 41 | 18.4:1 | 76% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 844 | 44.7 | 18.9:1 | 75% (629) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Perry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (844 to 743); teachers up 9% (44.7 to 48.7).
About West Perry Elementary School
Hazard, Kentucky, is home to West Perry Elementary School, a large elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 743 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 76% larger than that mark.
West Perry Elementary School belongs to Perry County, a district of 9 schools and 3,416 students.
Roughly 96% of students at West Perry Elementary School are White. Perry County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. The diversity index for West Perry Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at West Perry Elementary School comes to 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. On the income side, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Perry County.
On the allk12 Grade, West Perry Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for West Perry Elementary School is 36.1%. It actually posts 53.5%, which is 17.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Kentucky schools.
In the surrounding county, Perry County, the median household earns about $42,181 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Perry Elementary School, Perry County has 15 public schools.
The closest school to West Perry Elementary School is Perry County Alternative School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of West Perry Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 53.5% is above the 43.7% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies West Perry Elementary School's location as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at West Perry Elementary School was 756 in 2020-21 and 743 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.4 to 15.3 over 4 years.
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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
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Buckhorn SchoolCombined · 320 students
- Viper Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Hazard
- Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Hazard Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Perry County Alternative School0.0 mi · 7
- Perry County Central High School1.3 mi · 819
- Learning Academy1.3 mi · 39
- East Perry County Elementary School2.2 mi · 603
- Hazard Middle School2.2 mi · 256
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School2.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About West Perry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Perry Elementary School?
West Perry Elementary School enrolls approximately 743 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does West Perry Elementary School serve?
West Perry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does West Perry Elementary School have?
West Perry Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Perry Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Perry Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Perry Elementary School?
West Perry Elementary School is overseen by Perry County in Perry County.
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