Elementary Schools in Middlesboro Independent

Summary:

The Middlesboro Independent school district in Kentucky has only one elementary school, Middlesboro Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 476 students.

Middlesboro Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 580 out of 687 schools in 2022-2023 to 597 out of 685 in 2023-2024 and now 510 out of 685 in 2024-2025. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and is performing significantly below the state average in both math and reading, with only 20% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in math compared to the state average of 44%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% and a high percentage of students (83.19%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite higher-than-average spending per student ($20,563) and a lower student-teacher ratio (13.6) than the state average, Middlesboro Elementary School is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The data suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the academic performance gaps, high absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population.

District Detail

220 N 20th St
Middlesboro, KY 40965

(606) 242-8800

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 157 Kentucky districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,168

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)		KSA Reading (2025)		KSA Science (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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Science 4th 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
Middlesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 W Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8860	514	35	14.7	84.0%	444 (86.4%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	28.9	510^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.5%		15.7	597^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.8%	87	26.0	20.0	45.0	45.0	34.0	$20,563	$4,271	$2,182	$6,453	$8,536	$2,811	$11,407

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bell County	2.8 mi	7	35^th
Pineville Independent	7.63 mi	3
Kentucky Technical System	8.62 mi	53
Knox County	16.33 mi	14	42^nd
Whitley County	16.81 mi	11	17^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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