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Best Public Schools in Rush, KY

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124

Students

Top rankedStar Elementary School176^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Rush, Kentucky is home to two schools - Star Elementary School and Boyd County Central School. Star Elementary serves grades PK-5 and consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, while Boyd County Central is a much smaller high school with only 17 students in grades 6-12.

Star Elementary School is the standout school in the area, with high performance, strong student outcomes, and relatively high per-student spending. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students significantly outperform their Carter County and state peers on standardized tests, with proficiency rates as high as 82% in 3rd grade math. In contrast, Boyd County Central School has limited performance data available, but boasts a high 93.5% 4-year graduation rate.

The data highlights the disparities in performance between the two schools, as well as between the schools and their district/state averages. This suggests there may be opportunities to learn from Star Elementary School's success and apply those practices more broadly across the Carter County and Boyd County school districts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (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 (2025)	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 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
Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8249 E US Hwy 60	Rush	41168	Boyd County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5756	124	8	15.4	50.8%	123 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	176^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.1	80^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.3%	96	82.0	67.0	44.0	59.0	44.0	63.0	63.0	44.0	44.0	$17,274	$681	$2,500	$3,181	$10,683	$1,672	$12,355

Cities Near Rush

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Catlettsburg	3.85 mi	2	170^th
Ashland	4.64 mi	24	211^th
Louisa	9.58 mi	5	193^rd
Grayson	9.61 mi	5	155^th
Russell	14.17 mi	5	67^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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