Best Public Schools in Bledsoe, KY

Summary:

The city of Bledsoe, Kentucky is home to a single standout school, Green Hills Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 128 students. The school is part of the Harlan County School District, which is ranked 52 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Green Hills Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past three school years, with a ranking as high as 117 out of 685 schools in 2023-2024. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well above average. Green Hills Elementary School outperforms the Harlan County district and the state of Kentucky in several key academic metrics, including proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, social studies, and editing/mechanics.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with 84.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Green Hills Elementary School has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.1% for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school does have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is an area of concern that the district and school administration may want to address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	147	11	13.3	83.7%	132 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	75.1	135^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.3%		75.6	117^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.9%	18	43.0	50.0	57.0	67.0	67.0	57.0	63.0	71.0	60.0	56.0	67.0	63.0	73.0	$25,385	$3,438	$2,102	$5,540	$14,170	$3,418	$17,588

Cities Near Bledsoe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wallins Creek	3.72 mi	1	248^th
Harlan	6.59 mi	6	73^rd
Baxter	7.94 mi	2	122^nd
Grays Knob	8.5 mi	1
Stoney Fork	10.08 mi	1	159^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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