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Best Elementary Schools in Letcher County, KY

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Schools

1,303

Students

Top rankedLetcher Elementary & Middle School460^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Martha Jane Potter Elementary School up 6 spots statewide this year

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)						KSA Reading (2026)						KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3125 Hwy 931 S	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-7195	246	17	14.7	78.0%	238 (96.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	19.1	584^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.6%		31.1	494^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.9%	90	29.0			23.0	30.0	46.0	32.0	37.0	27.0	45.0	56.0	35.0	46.0	22.0	23.0	52.0	12.0	35.0	23.0	46.0	$19,538	$3,271	$16,037
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Kona Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-7544	273	20	13.9	67.4%	264 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.3	505^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.2%		28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%	6	28.0	48.0	33.0				38.0	44.0	36.0				33.0		18.0		22.0		49.0		$18,585	$3,162	$15,174
West Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Park St	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-9538	462	34	13.7	68.2%	448 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13.4	624^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.8%		30.7	499^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.2%	125	25.0	24.0	21.0				32.0	43.0	31.0				26.0				18.0		17.0		$18,948	$3,617	$15,187
Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	322	21	15.3	76.1%	322 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.4	460^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.7%		34.9	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%	2	33.0	59.0	28.0	31.0		28.0	37.0	45.0	33.0	56.0	53.0	32.0			25.0		22.0	32.0	64.0	28.0	$19,520	$3,172	$16,114

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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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