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Tygart Creek Elementary School

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Tygart Creek Elementary School ranks 451 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Tygart Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Olive Hill, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Carter County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tygart Creek Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 373 and 451 out of 684-687 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the Carter County and Kentucky averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Tygart Creek's proficiency rates in Mathematics were 45% for 3rd grade, 21% for 4th grade, and 38% for 5th grade, compared to the Carter County averages of 47%, 45%, and 39%, respectively. In Reading, Tygart Creek's proficiency rates were 59% for 3rd grade, 39% for 4th grade, and 46% for 5th grade, compared to the Carter County averages of 50%, 48%, and 51%.

Tygart Creek Elementary School's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school's special education students perform relatively well, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. However, the school's performance for female, male, and white student subgroups has been in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools. The school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students also perform below average, with the school ranking in the bottom 40% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup. Additionally, Tygart Creek Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 37.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

318

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,359

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19743 W US Hwy 60
Olive Hill, KY 41164

(606) 286-2110

District: Carter County

Students who attend Tygart Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Carter Middle School
High:	West Carter County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.9%

American Indian:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

451^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Carter County

83^rd of 157Carter 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	451 of 685	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	405 of 685	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	398 of 687	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	373 of 684	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	306 of 517	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	163 of 700	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	208 of 691	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	226 of 694	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	353 of 690	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.6	212 of 698	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	48.0	207 of 474	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	92 of 445	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	431 of 648	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	480 of 644	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	475 of 639	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	384 of 641	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.4	73 of 671	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	205 of 663	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	416 of 672	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	357 of 665	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	405 of 670	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	264 of 667	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	145 of 664	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	168 of 631	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	423 of 653	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	371 of 652	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	234 of 652	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	320 of 657	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	310 of 676	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	238 of 665	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	83 of 306	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	129 of 279	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	110 of 257	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	157 of 661	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	470 of 659	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	447 of 659	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	444 of 658	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	408 of 656	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)73rd percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2019)56th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Writing42%+4 vs state

Editing and Mechanics42%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-9 vs state

Social Studies27%-11 vs state

Science23%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Tygart Creek 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th 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
Tygart Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19743 W US Hwy 60	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2110	318	23	13.6	72.6%	305 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	37.1	451^st of 685 public elementary schools	34.2%		41.2	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%	46	45.0	21.0	38.0	59.0	39.0	46.0	23.0	42.0	27.0	42.0	$17,359	$1,003	$2,560	$3,563	$9,796	$1,998	$11,794
Olive Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 E Tom T Hall Blvd	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-5385	360	28	12.8	66.7%	343 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	45.5	376^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.1%		55.5	287^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.1%	89	55.0	41.0	43.0	48.0	33.0	46.0	22.0	54.0	32.0	52.0	$18,100	$1,255	$2,631	$3,886	$10,156	$2,100	$12,256
Tilden Hogge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5955 Cranston Rd	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-4604	207	16	13.3	57.0%	191 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.7	422^nd of 685 public elementary schools	38.4%		54.3	302^nd of 685 public elementary schools	55.9%	120	25.0	45.0	29.0	45.0	50.0	58.0		34.0	32.0	47.0	$24,859	$1,859	$499	$2,358	$10,098	$12,403	$22,501
Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Laurel School Rd	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2214	70	5	15.4	80.0%	69 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)											$21,151	$2,158	$773	$2,931	$14,661	$3,559	$18,220
Rodburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	91 Christy Creek Rd	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-3000	419	28	14.8	71.4%	396 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	42	412^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.9%		53.5	313^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.3%	99	40.0	44.0	35.0	47.0	47.0	51.0	36.0	45.0	33.0	28.0	$24,645	$1,346	$575	$1,921	$10,271	$12,454	$22,724
Carter City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13321 State Hwy 2	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-6121	117	10	12.2	62.4%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	145^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.8%		74.5	126^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.6%	19			50.0		76.0			50.0	55.0	50.0	$19,093	$1,126	$2,540	$3,666	$10,489	$3,200	$13,689
Clearfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	460 McBrayer Rd	Clearfield	40313	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-5792	299	21	14.3	77.3%	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	30.1	505^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.8	524^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.5%	19	29.0	43.0	28.0	45.0	56.0	31.0	33.0	31.0	13.0	34.0	$22,702	$1,560	$635	$2,196	$9,119	$11,387	$20,506
McBrayer Elementary School	Public	K-5	550 Viking Dr	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 784-1204	566	31	18.5	54.9%	520 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	38.4	447^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.7%		32.1	479^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.1%	32	23.0	42.0	37.0	33.0	57.0	53.0	51.0	26.0	30.0	30.0	$18,982	$1,145	$486	$1,631	$7,698	$9,653	$17,351
Elliott County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	155 Lakeside School Road	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 738-8202	224	14	16.0	72.8%	220 (98.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)											$18,626	$2,345	$424	$2,769	$9,687	$3,658	$12,354
Elliott County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	349 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 738-8402	185	13	14.2	66.5%	178 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	40.4	425^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.0%		32	482^nd of 685 public elementary schools	29.6%	57	35.0	26.0	45.0	37.0	26.0	60.0	16.0	43.0	45.0	60.0	$20,714	$2,605	$463	$3,068	$10,205	$4,929	$14,143

Frequently Asked Questions about Tygart Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tygart Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tygart Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Carter Middle School
High : West Carter County High School

What is the racial makeup of Tygart Creek Elementary School?

Students at Tygart Creek Elementary School are 96% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tygart Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Tygart Creek Elementary School.

Is Tygart Creek Elementary School a good school?

Tygart Creek Elementary School ranks 451^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tygart Creek Elementary School in?

Carter County

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