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Best Public Schools in Magoffin County, KY

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Schools

1,902

Students

Top rankedSalyersville Grade School328^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Herald Whitaker Middle School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Herald Whitaker Middle School 11.3 students per teacher

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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 Mathematics 10th 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 Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salyersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Hornet Drive	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-3411	479	36	13.3	73.3%	459 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	51.4	328^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.0%		48.6	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%	16	52.0	30.0	40.0	45.0				52.0	50.0	56.0	49.0				41.0			21.0			56.0			60.0			$18,128	$3,362	$12,439
Magoffin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 Tom Frazier Way	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	No	(606) 349-2011	538	38	14.1	65.8%	525 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	23.9	204^th of 262 public high schools	22.1%		21.6	204^th of 254 public high schools	19.7%								16.0							38.0			12.0			42.0			27.0			36.0	$18,070	$1,936	$13,416
Herald Whitaker Middle School	Public	7-8	315 Hornet Dr	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-5190	260	23	11.3	68.1%	251 (96.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	37.9	206^th of 326 public middle schools	36.8%		17.3	281^st of 320 public middle schools	12.2%	75					36.0	28.0						53.0	36.0						33.0			37.0			41.0		$18,718	$2,694	$13,675
South Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Half Mountain Road	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 884-7325	208	12	17.3	77.9%	205 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.6	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.3	408^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.4%	50	22.0	30.0	38.0	40.0				44.0	41.0	54.0	60.0				30.0						31.0			46.0			$18,067	$2,994	$12,649
North Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1991 Hwy 460 W	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-2847	417	26	16.0	78.9%	412 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	469^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.4%		44.7	384^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.9%	85	40.0	31.0		39.0				48.0	50.0	42.0	52.0				39.0			16.0			30.0			35.0			$17,442	$3,700	$11,376

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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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