Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITLEY COUNTY·NCES 210588000546
Whitley County North Elementary School
6670 Hwy 26, Rockholds, KY 40759 · (606) 549-7869 · Whitley County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
266 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 39 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
9%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.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 18 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 County North Elementary School
Whitley County North Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley County North Elementary School this school | 303 | 87.8% | 50.2% |
| Campton Elementary School Campton | 315 | 87.0% | 46.7% |
| Paces Creek Elementary Manchester | 273 | 86.8% | 57.6% |
| Girdler Elementary School Girdler | 267 | 86.9% | 41.4% |
| Crab Orchard Elementary School Crab Orchard | 266 | 86.8% | 38.4% |
| Evarts Elementary School Evarts | 335 | 88.1% | 41.3% |
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 County North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Whitley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #227 of 669 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #282 of 668 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #208 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #566 of 744 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #183 of 674 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #596 of 674 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #31 of 721 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #94 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
303
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 88% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 85% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 85% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 88% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 87% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 90% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 93% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 92% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitley County North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (385 to 303); teachers down 19% (27 to 22).
About Whitley County North Elementary School
Whitley County North Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Whitley County, located in Rockholds, Kentucky. It enrolled 303 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Whitley County North Elementary School is a school in Whitley County. The district has 11 schools and 4,234 students.
Federal enrollment data show Whitley County North Elementary School is 95% White. That is close to the 95% White share among all Whitley County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Whitley County North Elementary School employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Whitley County North Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. The rate at public schools in Whitley County averages 71%, lower than here.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Whitley County North Elementary 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.
A school in Kentucky with Whitley County North Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 32.5%. Whitley County North Elementary School scores 50.2%.
Federal survey data for Whitley County show that the median household income is $44,615, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in Whitley County, enrolling about 7,324 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Oak Grove Elementary School, is about 4.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Whitley County North Elementary School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 8 students since 2020-21, to 303. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 11.1 in 2020-21.
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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 Central Intermediate SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary School4.1 mi · 669
- Corbin Primary5.1 mi · 815
- Corbin High School5.2 mi · 820
- Whitley County Central Primary School5.8 mi · 413
- Corbin Educational Center5.8 mi · 33
- Corbin School of Innovation5.8 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Whitley County North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whitley County North Elementary School?
Whitley County North Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-06.
Is Whitley County North Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitley County North Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitley County North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitley County North Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitley County North Elementary School?
At Whitley County North Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Whitley County North Elementary School public or private?
Whitley County North Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitley County.
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