Best Public Schools in Centertown, KY

Summary:

Centertown, Kentucky is home to a single public elementary school, Western Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Ohio County School District, which is ranked 38 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Elementary School's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 218 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 534 out of 687 in 2022-2023 (1-star rating). The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading are generally higher than the Ohio County and Kentucky state averages, particularly in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. However, the school's proficiency rates in science, writing, and social studies are lower than the county and state averages.

Western Elementary School serves a high-poverty student population, with 78.12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $15,963, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.6, which is lower than the typical class size. These factors suggest that the school has access to significant resources, but it is unclear how these resources are being utilized to drive academic improvement and address the school's weaknesses in certain subject areas.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%		58.8	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	47	50.0	57.0	58.0	67.0	50.0	57.0	54.0	73.0	32.0	31.0	35.0	65.0	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393

Cities Near Centertown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartford	5.41 mi	6	77^th
Beaver Dam	6.6 mi	2	131^st
Livermore	9.32 mi	1	253^rd
Central City	9.75 mi	2	278^th
Bremen	13.25 mi	1	183^rd

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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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