Best Public Schools in Providence, KY

Summary:

The city of Providence, Kentucky has only one school in the data set - Providence Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 285 students. The school is part of the Webster County School District, which is ranked 116 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Providence Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 408 out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 619 out of 685 in 2024-2025. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% and its test scores in mathematics, reading, social studies, and editing/mechanics are consistently below the Webster County and Kentucky state averages across multiple grade levels and school years. A significant portion (74.39%) of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($14,819) and a student-teacher ratio of 17.8, the data suggests that Providence Elementary School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student learning. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school to improve its standing and provide a high-quality education for its students.

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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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.5	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%	9	25.0	18.0	34.0	26.0	31.0	45.0	17.0	21.0	$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940

Cities Near Providence

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clay	6.17 mi	1	85^th
Nebo	7.07 mi	1	231^st
Dixon	7.1 mi	4	212^th
Madisonville	14.25 mi	14	167^th
Hanson	15.22 mi	1	13^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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