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Estill County

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At a glance

126^thof 158 Kentucky districts▲ 7

Better than 20% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

253 Main St
Irvine, KY 40336·(606) 723-2181·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 20.3% of districts

Schools

2,210

Students

Top rankedEstill County High School149^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Estill County High School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Irvine Early Learning Center 14.6 students per teacher

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Summary:

Five schools serve elementary through high-school grades in this area: West Irvine Elementary, Estill Springs Elementary, Estill County Middle School, Estill County High School, and Estill County Success Academy. Across 36 comparable results in 2025–2026, proficiency averaged 7 points below state levels; mathematics was furthest behind, at 11 points below, while social studies was closest, at 2 points below. The clearest direct school-to-school finding is that Estill Springs led West Irvine in every listed subject-and-grade comparison.

Estill Springs stands out among the elementary schools: its largest leads over West Irvine were 22 points in fifth-grade math and 18 points in fifth-grade reading. Across ten comparable results, Estill Springs averaged 5 points below state levels, compared with 14 points below at West Irvine. The middle school had relative strengths in reading and social studies: its eighth-grade results were 43%, above the state’s 40% in reading and 39% in social studies. Estill County High School had the area’s strongest reported current math result relative to the state, at 41% versus 40%, and its graduation rate was 99% versus 94% statewide. However, chronic absenteeism there was 36%, compared with 24% statewide.

Results changed unevenly over time: across comparable results, the area’s average gap with the state was essentially unchanged from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the high school’s average score rose 3 points and Estill Springs’ fell 2. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for the high school declined from 62 in 2023–2024 to 43 in 2025–2026, although it rose from 31 to 43 in the latest year; rankings also declined over the period at West Irvine (18 to 15), Estill Springs (41 to 36), and the middle school (38 to 35). For context, the elementary schools had similar 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares—69% at West Irvine and 70% at Estill Springs—and student–teacher ratios of 16.5 and 15.3, respectively; these figures do not explain their different test results. The latest test-score entries for Success Academy are suppressed, so its current achievement cannot be compared.

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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 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
Estill County Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Patriot Dr.	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-5136	423	28	14.8	67.6%	398 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	36	212^th of 326 public middle schools	35.0%		32.6	221^st of 320 public middle schools	30.9%	9				30.0	26.0	33.0					53.0	49.0	43.0			24.0			42.0			43.0			31.0		$13,295	$958	$9,932
Estill County High School	Public	9-12	397 Engineer Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-3537	643	39	16.7	62.4%	621 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	43.3	149^th of 262 public high schools	43.1%		36.5	176^th of 254 public high schools	30.7%	27							41.0							47.0			18.0			48.0			32.0			36.0	$14,984	$1,788	$11,702
South Irvine Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1000 South Irvine Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	No	(606) 723-4700	132	9	14.6	77.3%	124 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)																											$18,495	$1,348	$14,938
West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	479	29	16.5	68.7%	460 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.2	583^rd of 684 public elementary schools	14.8%		19.5	574^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.2%	9	26.0	30.0	19.0					36.0	40.0	36.0					27.0			20.0			30.0			34.0			$13,211	$1,219	$9,888
Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	37.4	435^th of 684 public elementary schools	36.4%		42.3	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%	29	30.0	33.0	41.0					38.0	42.0	54.0					31.0			34.0			39.0			49.0			$13,703	$983	$10,412
Estill County Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	253 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 723-2181	58	2	29.0	84.5%	56 (96.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)																											$8,293	$284	$5,163

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky Technical System	0.07 mi	50
Madison County	7.93 mi	24	29^th
Powell County	9.32 mi	6	145^th
Jackson County	18.38 mi	8	40^th
Montgomery County	18.66 mi	8	74^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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