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Poage Elementary School

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Poage Elementary School ranks 374 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Poage Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ashland, Kentucky, serving 282 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Ashland Independent School District, which is ranked 76 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poage Elementary School has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 150th out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) to 374th out of 685 in 2024-2025 (rated 2 stars). This variability suggests inconsistent academic performance, with periods of stronger achievement followed by lower performance. The school's student subgroups have also seen varying results, with rankings for female and male students, as well as white students and students with disabilities, ranging from the top 20% to the bottom 40% of Kentucky elementary schools. Additionally, Poage Elementary has faced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% to 31.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to the Ashland Independent School District and the state of Kentucky, Poage Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates, has generally been lower. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 31%, compared to 44% for the district and 43% for the state. When compared to nearby schools, such as Hager Elementary School, Poage Elementary has consistently underperformed in various academic measures. However, the school's recent increase in per-student spending, from $13,290 in 2021-2022 to $25,294 in 2023-2024, may provide an opportunity to implement evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes and address the identified areas of concern.

304

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,294

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3215 S 29th St
Ashland, KY 41102

(606) 327-2734

District: Ashland Independent

Students who attend Poage Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Two or more races:

4.3%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Ashland Independent's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

374^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	45.9	374 of 685	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	228 of 685	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	150 of 687	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	181 of 684	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	289 of 517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	263 of 700	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	220 of 691	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	364 of 694	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	387 of 690	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	294 of 698	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	212 of 705	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	69.5	176 of 719	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	202 of 713	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	46.3	407 of 688	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	401 of 683	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	70.7	172 of 658	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	106 of 651	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	91 of 638	85.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	214 of 474	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	345 of 648	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	157 of 644	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	257 of 639	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	166 of 641	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	406 of 671	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	314 of 663	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	444 of 672	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	229 of 665	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	246 of 670	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	133 of 667	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	276 of 664	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	249 of 631	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	401 of 653	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	253 of 652	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	113 of 652	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	234 of 657	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.7	136 of 676	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	132 of 665	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	209 of 306	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	127 of 279	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	160 of 257	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	197 of 661	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	421 of 659	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	209 of 659	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	139 of 658	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	188 of 656	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	142 of 337	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	308 of 592	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	293 of 593	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)55th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics56%+9 vs state

Writing54%+16 vs state

Reading46%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

Social Studies35%-3 vs state

Science28%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Poage Elementary School

How many students attend Poage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Poage Elementary School.

Is Poage Elementary School a good school?

Poage Elementary School ranks 374^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Poage Elementary School?

Students at Poage Elementary School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Poage Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Poage Elementary School in?

Ashland Independent

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