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Best Elementary Schools in Olive Hill, KY

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Top rankedOlive Hill Elementary School376^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Olive Hill, Kentucky is home to two elementary schools: Olive Hill Elementary School and Tygart Creek Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Carter County school district.

Based on the available data, Olive Hill Elementary School appears to be the higher-performing school, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past two school years, compared to Tygart Creek Elementary's 2-star rating. Olive Hill Elementary also outperforms Tygart Creek on several academic measures, such as higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and other subject areas.

Both schools have a student-teacher ratio of 13.6, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, Tygart Creek Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (70.61%) compared to Olive Hill Elementary (67.94%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, which is higher than the state average, suggesting a need for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement.

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th 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
Olive Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 E Tom T Hall Blvd	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-5385	360	28	12.8	66.7%	343 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	45.5	376^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.1%		55.5	287^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.1%	89	55.0	41.0	43.0	48.0	33.0	46.0	22.0	54.0	32.0	52.0	$18,100	$1,255	$2,631	$3,886	$10,156	$2,100	$12,256
Tygart Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19743 W US Hwy 60	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2110	318	23	13.6	72.6%	305 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	37.1	451^st of 685 public elementary schools	34.2%		41.2	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%	46	45.0	21.0	38.0	59.0	39.0	46.0	23.0	42.0	27.0	42.0	$17,359	$1,003	$2,560	$3,563	$9,796	$1,998	$11,794

Cities Near Olive Hill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grayson	9 mi	5	155^th
Vanceburg	10.93 mi	5	225^th
Sandy Hook	12.65 mi	4	282^nd
Morehead	14.12 mi	11	208^th
Clearfield	17.6 mi	1	268^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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