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Charles Russell Elementary School

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Charles Russell Elementary School ranks 391 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Charles Russell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky, serving 225 students in grades K-5 as part of the Ashland Independent School District.

The school has shown fluctuating academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and other subjects generally lower than the district and state averages. However, the school has performed better in certain areas, such as 5th-grade reading and editing and mechanics. Male students have generally outperformed female students, and the school's performance for special education students was strong in 2018-2019. A significant concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which are much higher than the state average and the rates at the other Ashland Independent elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Poage Elementary, Crabbe Elementary, Hager Elementary, and Oakview Elementary, Charles Russell Elementary generally performs below them in academic proficiency. The school's performance compared to Boyd County and Fairview Independent schools is mixed. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Charles Russell Elementary may be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.

202

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,065

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Russell St
Ashland, KY 41101

(606) 327-2735

District: Ashland Independent

Students who attend Charles Russell Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Ashland Independent's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

391^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	44.1	391 of 685	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	386 of 685	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	352 of 687	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	270 of 684	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	125 of 517	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	225 of 700	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	369 of 691	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	437 of 694	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	501 of 690	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.9	308 of 698	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	296 of 705	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	182 of 719	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	61.7	235 of 713	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	343 of 688	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.1	508 of 683	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	340 of 651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	289 of 638	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	470 of 648	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	345 of 644	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	349 of 639	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	291 of 641	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	215 of 671	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	326 of 663	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	326 of 672	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	250 of 665	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	213 of 670	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	200 of 667	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	194 of 664	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	296 of 631	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	222 of 653	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	102 of 652	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	302 of 652	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	251 of 657	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	257 of 676	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	429 of 665	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	65.8	199 of 661	69.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	380 of 659	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	393 of 659	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	331 of 658	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	274 of 656	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	113 of 337	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	232 of 592	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	328 of 593	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics59%+12 vs state

Reading45%-4 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Science34%-3 vs state

Writing31%-7 vs state

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Ireally . think the school and teachers are very nice. Grandparent wilma belcher Close Quote

Schools Near Charles Russell Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	12219 Midland Trail Rd	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-7131	272	24	11.5	66.5%	247 (90.8%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	45.6	375^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.3%		35.4	457^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.3%	82	38.0	51.0	49.0		44.0	41.0	40.0		30.0	62.0	36.0	40.0	$28,300	$2,328	$06	$984	$17,392	$2,189	$19,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Russell Elementary School

How many students attend Charles Russell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Charles Russell Elementary School.

Is Charles Russell Elementary School a good school?

Charles Russell Elementary School ranks 391^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Charles Russell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Charles Russell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Charles Russell Elementary School in?

Ashland Independent

What is the racial makeup of Charles Russell Elementary School?

Students at Charles Russell Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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