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Catlettsburg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
506th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Catlettsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, with 193 students. The school is part of the Boyd County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catlettsburg Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 435-583 out of 684-700 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the Boyd County and Kentucky state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 24% to 55%, compared to 41%-62% for Boyd County and 43%-44% for the state. Catlettsburg's reading proficiency rates are also lower than the district and state, ranging from 26% to 69% in 2024-2025, compared to 42%-53% for Boyd County and 46%-50% for Kentucky.

Catlettsburg Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 73.58% to 79.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, is also generally lower than state averages. However, the nearby Ashland Independent and Boyd County schools generally perform better than Catlettsburg Elementary on academic measures, despite also serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

184
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,298
Per pupil spending ?
70.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3348 Court St
       Catlettsburg, KY  41129

(606) 739-5515

District: Boyd County


Students who attend Catlettsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Boyd County Middle School
High:    Boyd County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.2%
Two or more races:
6.5%
Hispanic:
1.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg43%
Kentucky avg43%
506th of 685
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 39 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Boyd County
90th of 157Boyd 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202529.7506 of 68526.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0509 of 68525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4496 of 68727.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2435 of 68436.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.0583 of 70016.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.2570 of 69117.5%★☆☆☆☆
201739.3464 of 69433.1%★★☆☆☆
201656.9288 of 69058.3%★★★☆☆
201561.9246 of 69864.8%★★★☆☆
201445.3403 of 70542.8%★★☆☆☆
201343.6435 of 71939.5%★★☆☆☆
201228.9568 of 71320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201137.4482 of 68829.9%★★☆☆☆
201031.8529 of 68322.5%★☆☆☆☆
200940.8435 of 65833.9%★★☆☆☆
200839.6420 of 65135.5%★★☆☆☆
200749.5327 of 63848.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202224.0175 of 20615.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.9280 of 47440.9%★★☆☆☆
201829.6329 of 44526.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202539.2421 of 64835.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.8504 of 64421.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.5452 of 63929.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5454 of 64129.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.6575 of 67114.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.3542 of 66318.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202531.4493 of 67226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.5519 of 66522.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6539 of 67019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202251.6286 of 66757.1%★★★☆☆
201928.5533 of 66419.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.1542 of 63114.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202535.1439 of 65332.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.1463 of 65229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5471 of 65227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202241.0385 of 65741.4%★★☆☆☆
201927.3549 of 67618.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4544 of 66518.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202435.9182 of 27934.8%★★☆☆☆
202322.7224 of 25712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8512 of 66122.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202523.1539 of 65918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7575 of 65912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4529 of 65819.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1488 of 65625.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6532 of 59210.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2024)35th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school
White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2022)15th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?
Reading48%~ state avg
Mathematics36%-7 vs state
Science34%-3 vs state
Writing21%-17 vs state
Social Studies18%-20 vs state
Editing and Mechanics18%-29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Catlettsburg Elementary School.

Catlettsburg Elementary School ranks 506th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Catlettsburg Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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

Middle : Boyd County Middle School
High : Boyd County High School


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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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