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What's the one class at Whitley City Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCREARY COUNTY·NCES 210399001021
Whitley City Elementary School
2819 N Hwy 27, Whitley City, KY 42653 · (606) 376-2690 · McCreary County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
466 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 McCreary County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.7%
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 56 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 21 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 City Elementary School
Whitley City Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley City Elementary School this school | 547 | 85.2% | 54.2% |
| Yellow Creek School Center Middlesboro | 575 | 84.9% | 54.8% |
| South Floyd Elementary School Hi Hat | 596 | 87.2% | 31.7% |
| Lee County Elementary School Beattyville | 468 | 85.5% | 33.0% |
| Lynn Camp Elementary School Corbin | 501 | 87.4% | 26.2% |
| Betsy Layne Elementary School Betsy Layne | 638 | 83.5% | 31.6% |
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 Whitley City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #166 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #159 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #133 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #177 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #401 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #621 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #59 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #293 of 437 |
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
547
+50 (+10%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 85% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 84% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 40.3 | 13.7:1 | 83% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 84% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 38.2 | 15.6:1 | 86% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 86% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 74% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 95% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitley City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (594 to 547); teachers down 6% (38.2 to 36).
About Whitley City Elementary School
Whitley City Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Whitley City, Kentucky, administered by McCreary County. The school serves 547 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
Federal data list 5 schools in McCreary County, with 2,668 students enrolled.
The student body at Whitley City Elementary School is 97% White. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Whitley City Elementary School is 85%. That tracks the 82% average for public schools in McCreary County.
Whitley City Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Whitley City Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.2%, against a prediction of 33.4%.
Whitley City Elementary School is located in McCreary County, where the median household income is $33,750, about 9% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 33%. Besides Whitley City Elementary School, McCreary County has 4 other public schools.
Nearby, McCreary Central High School is about 3.7 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Whitley City Elementary School's average proficiency of 54.2% compares with 43.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Whitley City Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 497 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Whitley City Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McCreary County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,867
Census ACS
Median income
$33,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McCreary County
- McCreary Central High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- McCreary County Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Pine Knot PrimaryElementary · 425 students
- Pine Knot IntermediateElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- McCreary Central High School3.7 mi · 711
- McCreary County Middle School3.9 mi · 633
- Pine Knot Primary7.1 mi · 425
- Pine Knot Intermediate7.2 mi · 352
- Winfield Elementary15.3 mi · 198
- Williamsburg City School17.2 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Whitley City Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitley City Elementary School?
Whitley City Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitley City Elementary School serve?
Whitley City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitley City Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitley City Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Whitley City Elementary School?
Whitley City Elementary School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitley City Elementary School?
Whitley City Elementary School is overseen by McCreary County in McCreary County.
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