Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENUP COUNTY·NCES 210240000504
Wurtland Elementary School
611 East St, Wurtland, KY 41144 · (606) 836-6987 · Greenup County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
155 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
32.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 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 Wurtland Elementary School
Wurtland Elementary School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wurtland Elementary School this school | 203 | 76.4% | 29.8% |
| South Magoffin Elementary Salyersville | 208 | 77.9% | 43.4% |
| Bevins Elementary School Sidney | 236 | 78.0% | 65.1% |
| Clinton County Early Childhood Center Albany | 188 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Flat Gap Elementary School Flatgap | 241 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Cowan Elementary School Whitesburg | 246 | 78.0% | 41.5% |
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 Wurtland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Greenup County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #557 of 669 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #603 of 668 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #578 of 674 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #673 of 744 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #22 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #526 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #166 of 721 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #175 of 437 | #4 of 6 |
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
203
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 203 | 17.8 | 11.4:1 | 76% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 17.8 | 10.8:1 | 80% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.8 | 11.3:1 | 77% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 73% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 15.8 | 15.2:1 | 81% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 77% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 73% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 11 | 28.0:1 | 58% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wurtland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (240 to 203); teachers up 13% (15.8 to 17.8).
About Wurtland Elementary School
Wurtland Elementary School is an elementary school located in Wurtland, Kentucky, in Greenup County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 203 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Greenup County counts 2,509 students in its 7 schools, and Wurtland Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Wurtland Elementary School is 93% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. In Greenup County overall, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Wurtland Elementary School has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school has 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 53% average among public schools in Greenup County.
Wurtland Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with Wurtland Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 36.7%. Wurtland Elementary School scores 29.8%, 6.9 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Greenup County, the median household earns about $60,751 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Greenup County has 17 public schools with about 5,653 students, including Wurtland Elementary School.
Wurtland Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Wurtland Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Wurtland Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Wurtland Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 29.8% versus a 35.3% average.
Wurtland Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Wurtland Elementary School enrolled 200; in 2024-25, 203.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Wurtland Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Greenup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,501
Census ACS
Median income
$60,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenup County
- Greenup County High SchoolHigh · 807 students
- Mckell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Mckell Middle SchoolMiddle · 338 students
- Greysbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Argillite Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Wurtland Middle SchoolMiddle · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Wurtland Middle School0.1 mi · 202
- Raceland-Worthington High School2.1 mi · 387
- Raceland-Worthington Middle School2.1 mi · 391
- Campbell Elementary School2.2 mi · 313
- Argillite Elementary School3.4 mi · 216
- Ironton Elementary School3.7 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Wurtland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wurtland Elementary School?
Wurtland Elementary School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wurtland Elementary School serve?
Wurtland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wurtland Elementary School have?
Wurtland Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Wurtland Elementary School?
Wurtland Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wurtland Elementary School?
Wurtland Elementary School is overseen by Greenup County in Greenup County.
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