Summary:
Wooton, Kentucky, has one listed school, W B Muncy Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 209 students in Leslie County. Its 2025–2026 KSA results are generally stronger than state results: the school was above the state in 16 of 17 exact subject-and-grade comparisons, with 3rd-grade math the only exception at 40% versus 43%.
Because it is the only listed school, there are no local school-to-school standouts or bottom-ranked schools to compare. Against the state, the school’s largest advantages were in 5th-grade social studies and 8th-grade editing and mechanics, each 30 percentage points higher. Its average state advantage across reported grades was 29 points in social studies, 28 in editing and mechanics, 24 in reading, 12 in science, and 12 in math; the single reported writing result was 7 points higher. It exceeded district results in 14 comparisons, matched them in one, and was below them in two.
Results and rankings have eased from earlier highs, though changes vary by subject. Across 15 subject-grade comparisons available in both years, the school’s average lead over the state narrowed by 6 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; the school’s average proficiency on those comparisons fell from 68% to 61%, while the state average stayed around 43% and 42%. Math and reading had several declines, including 8th-grade math falling from 85% to 50%, while 5th-grade social studies rose from 55% to 68%. SchoolDigger rated the school 4 stars and ranked it 129th of 684 Kentucky schools, in the 81st percentile, in 2025–2026, compared with 5 stars and 36th of 685 in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism was 38% versus 24% statewide; the school’s student-teacher ratio was 15.6 and 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. The school’s 3rd- and 6th-grade reading results and 8th-grade writing result were not reported for 2025–2026.
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