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Hager Elementary School

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Hager Elementary School ranks 219 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Hager Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ashland, Kentucky, serving 341 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Ashland Independent School District, which is ranked 76 out of 157 districts in the state.

Hager Elementary consistently outperforms the Ashland Independent district and the state of Kentucky in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hager's 3rd-grade math proficiency was 59%, compared to 44% for the district and 43% for the state. The school's reading proficiency is also strong, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency at 68% in 2024-2025, compared to 51% for the district and 47% for the state. Hager's performance in science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics is also above the district and state averages. The school's performance for female, special education, and low socioeconomic status students is particularly noteworthy, indicating the school is effectively supporting the needs of these student populations.

When comparing Hager Elementary to the nearby Charles Russell Elementary and Poage Elementary Schools, Hager consistently outperforms these other Ashland Independent elementary schools in academic proficiency. However, Hager Elementary has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.2% to 31.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has fluctuated significantly, from $9,932 in 2021-2022 to $20,717 in 2020-2021, which may be an area worth further investigation.

344

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,058

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Blackburn Ave
Ashland, KY 41101

(606) 327-2731

District: Ashland Independent

Students who attend Hager Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ashland Middle School
High:	Paul G. Blazer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Two or more races:

9.3%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ashland Independent

✓Above the Kentucky median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

219^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Ashland Independent

76^th of 157Ashland Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	219 of 685	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	297 of 685	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	259 of 687	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	216 of 684	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	96 of 517	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	73 of 700	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	115 of 691	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	116 of 694	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	168 of 690	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	103 of 698	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	83 of 705	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	49 of 719	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	25 of 713	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	76.8	127 of 688	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	152 of 683	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	66 of 658	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	81 of 651	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	82 of 638	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	147 of 648	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	180 of 644	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	265 of 639	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	73 of 641	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	95 of 312	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	102 of 671	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	89 of 663	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	189 of 672	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	271 of 665	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	230 of 670	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	250 of 667	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	91 of 664	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	75 of 631	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	340 of 653	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	454 of 652	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	277 of 652	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	329 of 657	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	83 of 325	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	58 of 676	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	145 of 665	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	83.0	61 of 661	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	233 of 659	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	336 of 659	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	325 of 658	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	287 of 656	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	117 of 337	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	117 of 592	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	143 of 593	75.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2019)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics59%+12 vs state

Reading57%+8 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

Writing51%+13 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Science29%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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 Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Hager Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2731	344	21	16.3	57.3%	286 (83.1%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	64.9	219^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.0%		54.7	297^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.6%	78	59.0	55.0	52.0		68.0	47.0	57.0		29.0	51.0	40.0	59.0	$15,058	$1,614	$1,187	$2,801	$9,171	$3,086	$12,257
Poage Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 S 29th St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2734	304	25	12.1	56.3%	274 (90.1%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	45.9	374^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.4%		63.1	228^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.7%	146	31.0	47.0	40.0		51.0	42.0	46.0		28.0	54.0	35.0	56.0	$25,294	$1,778	$3,954	$5,732	$13,276	$6,286	$19,563
Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-5	3111 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2733	267	24	11.1	68.5%	232 (86.9%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	52.5	318^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.6%		54.3	303^rd of 685 public elementary schools	55.8%	15	35.0	42.0	40.0		47.0	49.0	51.0		33.0	64.0	40.0	64.0	$19,408	$2,405	$1,212	$3,617	$12,458	$3,333	$15,791
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	258 McKnight St WW	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 325-1528	271	22	12.5	91.1%	250 (92.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	22.9	550^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.7%		31.6	486^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.1%	64		19.0	27.0	30.0	50.0	25.0	31.0	47.0		27.0	31.0	35.0	$24,664	$2,787	$1,090	$4,070	$13,166	$3,591	$16,392
Crabbe Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 17th St	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2730	270	19	14.2	85.2%	205 (75.9%)	13 (4.8%)	13 (4.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.6%)	46.7	368^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.3%		39.2	426^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.8%	58	47.0	37.0	32.0		40.0	57.0	51.0		30.0	66.0	29.0	49.0	$20,587	$2,847	$1,831	$4,678	$11,824	$4,086	$15,909
Charles Russell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Russell St	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2735	202	14	14.4	69.3%	166 (82.2%)	8 (4.0%)	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	44.1	391^st of 685 public elementary schools	42.9%		43.3	386^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.6%	5	46.0	34.0	41.0		39.0	44.0	53.0		34.0	31.0	38.0	59.0	$21,065	$2,632	$1,454	$4,086	$13,216	$3,763	$16,979
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-5	830 State Rt 716	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-6533	425	32	13.1	62.4%	401 (94.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	43	400^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.8	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%	19	23.0	64.0	33.0		45.0	52.0	43.0		42.0	23.0	37.0	45.0	$24,520	$2,195	$06	$774	$13,153	$2,428	$15,730
Russell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	710 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-0007	494	34	14.5	52.0%	445 (90.1%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)													$16,060	$2,015	$633	$2,648	$10,420	$2,287	$12,707
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1900 Long Street	Flatwoods	41139	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8186	442	26	16.7	51.8%	399 (90.3%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	49.7	338^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.7%		54.9	294^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.1%	44	45.0	58.0	43.0		49.0	53.0	42.0		43.0	28.0	39.0	38.0	$14,468	$1,364	$496	$1,860	$9,354	$2,274	$11,628
Catlettsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3348 Court St	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 739-5515	184	19	9.6	70.7%	166 (90.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	29.7	506^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.1%		29	509^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.7%	3	29.0	55.0	24.0			69.0	26.0		34.0	21.0	18.0	18.0	$31,298	$2,646	$11	$1,429	$18,569	$3,393	$22,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Hager Elementary School

How many students attend Hager Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Hager Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hager Elementary School?

Students at Hager Elementary School are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hager Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hager Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ashland Middle School
High : Paul G. Blazer High School

What district is Hager Elementary School in?

Ashland Independent

Is Hager Elementary School a good school?

Hager Elementary School ranks 219^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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