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Frakes School Center

Q: Is Frakes School Center a good school?

Frakes School Center ranks 293 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Frakes School Center is an elementary school located in Frakes, Kentucky, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 115 students. The school is part of the Bell County School District, which is ranked 35 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frakes School Center has had a mixed performance on state assessments, with its ranking among Kentucky elementary schools ranging from 294 to 684 out of 700-719 schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 293 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's performance is particularly strong in reading, with 5th and 6th-grade students outperforming the state and county averages, it struggles in mathematics and writing, with students performing below the state and county averages in these subjects.

Frakes School Center faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.8% to 36.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Bell Central School Center. However, the school's dropout rates are relatively low, comparable to nearby schools like Lone Jack School Center. While Frakes School Center's performance is generally lower than that of some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Central Elementary School, it outperforms others, like Middlesboro Elementary School, in certain subject areas.

117

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,527

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Henderson Settlement Loop
Frakes, KY 40940

(606) 337-2921

District: Bell County

Students who attend Frakes School Center usually attend:

High:

Bell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.3%

African American:

0.9%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Kentucky median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Writing scores 11 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg46%

293^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Bell County

35^th of 157Bell County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	293 of 685	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	462 of 685	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	490 of 684	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	294 of 700	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	514 of 691	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.6	417 of 694	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	497 of 690	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	684 of 698	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	635 of 705	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	555 of 719	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	507 of 713	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.8	412 of 688	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.7	142 of 683	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	51.4	348 of 658	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.2	548 of 651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.2	256 of 638	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	206 of 672	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	283 of 664	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	364 of 659	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	567 of 659	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	492 of 656	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	290 of 592	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	451 of 593	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	196 of 327	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	211 of 320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	109 of 335	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	208 of 322	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	179 of 330	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	227 of 331	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.5	288 of 337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.3	235 of 335	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	190 of 335	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	139 of 319	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	100 of 304	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	125 of 299	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.5	154 of 289	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	128 of 287	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	132 of 284	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	6.9	291 of 303	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	226 of 320	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	229 of 314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)29th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2019)4th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading60%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

Writing27%-11 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th 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 Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	117	9	13.3	73.5%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%		34.4	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%	169			47.0						60.0	60.0					27.0						$43,527	$4,520	$38	$4,558	$29,528	$4,780	$34,308
Whitley County East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13781 Hwy 92E	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7097	268	20	13.4	84.3%	261 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	92.3	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%		92.3	19^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.2%	3	85.0	68.0		64.0			77.0	76.0		77.0					50.0		85.0		75.0		$19,231	$3,359	$1,303	$4,662	$11,158	$2,559	$13,717
Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3291 Hwy 1804	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7872	206	16	13.2	87.4%	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	84.8	74^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.5	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%	4	71.0	44.0		71.0			65.0	63.0	55.0	82.0			56.0				70.0		75.0		$20,783	$3,207	$1,084	$4,291	$11,711	$4,137	$15,848
Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	575	36	16.1	84.9%	546 (95.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	79.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%		79.8	95^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.1%	18	53.0	55.0	55.0	62.0	61.0	44.0	49.0	72.0	67.0	68.0	64.0	56.0	58.0	41.0	61.0	72.0	43.0	40.0	69.0	64.0	$31,405	$2,407	$87	$2,490	$21,705	$2,599	$24,304
Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5554 Hwy 25 W South	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7085	229	17	13.1	87.3%	224 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	88.1	52^nd of 685 public elementary schools	92.4%		69	176^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.3%	124	70.0	55.0	83.0	81.0			74.0	55.0	74.0								57.0		70.0		$21,375	$3,604	$908	$4,512	$12,930	$2,873	$15,803
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
Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	502	35	14.2	77.3%	495 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.7	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%		47	352^nd of 685 public elementary schools	48.6%	53		47.0	49.0	53.0	57.0	45.0	31.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	76.0	63.0	33.0	26.0	25.0	66.0	33.0	43.0	31.0	54.0	$29,764	$2,710	$62	$2,769	$20,404	$3,006	$23,410
Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	196	15	13.5	82.1%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.9	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%		26.2	529^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.8%	58	36.0	29.0	25.0	32.0	56.0		68.0	43.0	44.0	52.0	63.0	56.0	29.0	50.0	50.0	88.0	19.0	38.0	25.0	63.0	$33,320	$2,710	$62	$2,772	$22,563	$3,005	$25,564
G R Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Ky 3441	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2840	244	18	13.8	70.1%	240 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	96.7	4^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.4%		90.6	30^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.6%	26		80.0	73.0				78.0	80.0									77.0		73.0		$16,591	$2,797	$744	$3,541	$10,996	$2,055	$13,050
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 KY 3439d	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2832	313	25	12.3	86.3%	287 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.5	76^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.4	72^nd of 685 public elementary schools	89.5%	4	78.0	58.0	69.0				75.0	67.0	59.0				44.0		53.0		73.0		63.0		$15,846	$2,759	$716	$3,475	$10,267	$2,103	$12,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Frakes School Center

What is the racial makeup of Frakes School Center?

Students at Frakes School Center are 98% White.

Is Frakes School Center a good school?

Frakes School Center ranks 293^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Frakes School Center attend?

Students who attend Frakes School Center usually go on to attend:

High : Bell County High School

What district is Frakes School Center in?

Bell County

How many students attend Frakes School Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Frakes School Center.

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