Summary:
Betsy Layne, Kentucky has only one school in the data set - Betsy Layne Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8. The school has a relatively large student population of 613 students, but is ranked 531 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's district, Floyd County, is also ranked 114 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 1 out of 5 stars.
Betsy Layne Elementary has some concerning metrics, including a 1.1% dropout rate and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year. Academically, the school's math and reading proficiency rates are significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels, ranging from 21% to 38% proficient in math and 24% to 43% proficient in reading. However, the school performed better in writing, with 45% and 48% proficient in 5th and 8th grade, respectively.
The school's high free and reduced lunch rate of 84.18% indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. Despite the higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,902 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.5, Betsy Layne Elementary is still underperforming, suggesting potential challenges in how resources are being utilized to support student learning. Addressing the school's systemic issues, including chronic absenteeism and low academic performance, will likely require a multi-faceted approach targeting both academic and socioeconomic factors.
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