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What's one thing Whitley Central Intermediate School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITLEY COUNTY·NCES 210588002048
Whitley Central Intermediate School
2940 North Highway 25W, Williamsburg, KY 40769 · (606) 549-8011 · Whitley County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest 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
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
325 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 125 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 26% |
Student demographics
10%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Whitley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.5%
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 64 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 25 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 Whitley Central Intermediate School
Whitley Central Intermediate School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Central Intermediate School this school | 456 | 71.3% | 63.9% |
| Estill Springs Elementary Irvine | 475 | 69.9% | 39.1% |
| Rodburn Elementary School Morehead | 419 | 71.4% | 40.8% |
| Owsley County Elementary School Booneville | 436 | 70.0% | 16.9% |
| Hindman Elementary School Hindman | 434 | 71.2% | 44.0% |
| Salyersville Grade School Salyersville | 479 | 73.3% | 43.9% |
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 Whitley Central Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Whitley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #68 of 669 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #84 of 668 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #77 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #320 of 744 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #404 of 674 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #577 of 674 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #252 of 721 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #198 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
456
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 71% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 72% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 72% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 73% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 75% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 76% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 76% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitley Central Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (446 to 456); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About Whitley Central Intermediate School
Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Whitley Central Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is 3 through 6, and enrollment is 456 students.
Whitley County has a total of 11 schools and 4,234 students, Whitley Central Intermediate School among them.
At Whitley Central Intermediate School, White students make up 95% of the student body. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Whitley Central Intermediate School comes in at 10%.
Whitley Central Intermediate School operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. About 71% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Whitley County, the average is about the same, 71%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Whitley Central Intermediate School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Whitley Central Intermediate School is 25.3 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Kentucky.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Whitley County show that median household income is about $44,615, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 21 public schools in Whitley County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,324.
The next-closest public school is Whitley County Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Whitley Central Intermediate School at 2nd of 6.
Whitley Central Intermediate School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 484 to 456.
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Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,920
Census ACS
Median income
$44,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitley County
- Whitley County High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Whitley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County North Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Whitley County High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Williamsburg City SchoolCombined · 833 students
- Whitley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Whitley County Middle School0.4 mi · 547
- Whitley County Alternative School0.4 mi · 52
- Whitley County Central Primary School0.4 mi · 413
- Whitley County High School0.6 mi · 919
- Colonel Academy2.7 mi · 172
- Williamsburg City School3.2 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Whitley Central Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitley Central Intermediate School?
Whitley Central Intermediate School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 03-06.
Is Whitley Central Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitley Central Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Whitley Central Intermediate School have?
Whitley Central Intermediate School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Whitley Central Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Whitley Central Intermediate School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Whitley Central Intermediate School public or private?
Whitley Central Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.