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Goose Rock Elementary

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Goose Rock Elementary ranks 133 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Goose Rock Elementary is a public elementary school located in Manchester, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Clay County School District, which is ranked 28 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goose Rock Elementary has shown strong performance in reading, with 6th-grade students achieving 82% proficiency, significantly higher than the state average of 52%. In mathematics, the school's 4th-grade students outperformed the state and district averages, with 61% proficiency compared to 44% and 66%, respectively. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student groups have also performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% and top 61% of Kentucky elementary schools, respectively. However, Goose Rock Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 42.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Burning Springs Elementary has consistently outperformed Goose Rock Elementary in both mathematics and reading proficiency, ranking among the top 2-7 elementary schools in the state. Other nearby schools, such as Oneida Elementary and Paces Creek Elementary, have also shown stronger academic performance in certain subject areas compared to Goose Rock. This suggests that Goose Rock Elementary may have room for improvement in aligning its curriculum and instructional practices with the higher-performing schools in the region.

231

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,389

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

364 Hwy 1524
Manchester, KY 40962

(606) 598-3740

District: Clay County

Students who attend Goose Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clay County Middle School
High:	Clay County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 78 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg64%

Kentucky avg44%

133^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 78 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Clay County

28^th of 157Clay 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	75.7	133 of 685	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	329 of 685	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	196 of 687	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	313 of 684	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	232 of 517	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	174 of 700	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	342 of 691	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	295 of 694	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	404 of 690	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	7.5	680 of 698	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	539 of 705	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	644 of 719	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	683 of 713	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	486 of 688	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.5	397 of 683	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	302 of 658	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.8	188 of 651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	51.1	315 of 638	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	94.6	20 of 474	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	33 of 445	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	194 of 648	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	312 of 644	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	276 of 639	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	288 of 641	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	49 of 671	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	60.1	247 of 663	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	61 of 672	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	61.8	203 of 665	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	117 of 670	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	147 of 667	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	38 of 664	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	62.5	196 of 631	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	102 of 653	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	323 of 652	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	117 of 652	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	174 of 676	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	348 of 665	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	15 of 306	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	33 of 279	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	163 of 661	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	170 of 659	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	377 of 659	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	234 of 658	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	361 of 656	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	173 of 592	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2019)96th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading66%+16 vs state

Writing66%+28 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

Social Studies53%+15 vs state

Science48%+11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-3 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 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
Goose Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	364 Hwy 1524	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3740	231	20	11.4	83.5%	219 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	75.7	133^rd of 685 public elementary schools	80.6%		51.5	329^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.0%	196	56.0	61.0	41.0	59.0			62.0	61.0	59.0	82.0			48.0	66.0		53.0		44.0		$19,389	$3,163	$360	$3,521	$11,612	$2,173	$13,786
Paces Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1983 S Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-6333	273	20	13.4	86.8%	256 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	69	181^st of 685 public elementary schools	73.6%		75.4	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%	62	60.0	49.0	39.0	71.0			71.0	49.0	64.0	46.0				58.0		65.0		49.0		$17,022	$2,641	$362	$3,003	$9,333	$2,410	$11,741
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1908 N Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3444	409	29	14.0	71.9%	388 (94.9%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	92.2	24^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.5%		88.6	40^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.2%	16	65.0	84.0	55.0	69.0			71.0	77.0	88.0	76.0			60.0	81.0		52.0				$16,317	$2,196	$268	$2,464	$9,087	$2,094	$11,180
Big Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	523 N Hwy 66	Oneida	40972	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-2812	136	13	10.6	81.6%	133 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	49.9	336^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.9%		63.4	224^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.3%	112		50.0	38.0	72.0			57.0	57.0	38.0					15.0				38.0		$23,096	$4,238	$212	$4,449	$13,388	$2,933	$16,322
Hacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Hooker Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3338	244	20	12.0	71.3%	240 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.5	167^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.6%		69.4	172^nd of 685 public elementary schools	74.9%	5	38.0	50.0	41.0	54.0			62.0	62.0	66.0	79.0			26.0	79.0		52.0		76.0		$15,631	$2,925	$188	$3,114	$8,454	$2,160	$10,613
Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	267	21	12.9	86.9%	259 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.3	388^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.9	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%	10	45.0	43.0	23.0				49.0	63.0	35.0							35.0		48.0		$16,138	$2,829	$694	$3,522	$10,140	$2,476	$12,616
Oneida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	435 Newfound Rd	Oneida	40972	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-2168	110	9	12.7	77.3%	110 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.9	235^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.7%		65	214^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.8%	21	70.0			82.0			70.0	58.0						30.0		30.0		30.0		$68,010	$3,807	$233	$4,040	$10,510	$3,366	$13,876
Burning Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9847 N Hwy 421	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-3138	297	21	13.9	80.1%	288 (97.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	97.5	2^nd of 685 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.5	4^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.4%	2		79.0	76.0	79.0				85.0	85.0				64.0	90.0		80.0		71.0		$15,972	$2,257	$228	$2,484	$9,108	$2,311	$11,419
Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	120	13	9.5	88.3%	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.5	31^st of 685 public elementary schools	95.5%		77.6	107^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.4%	76			80.0				75.0	76.0										60.0		$18,517	$3,331	$847	$4,178	$11,292	$3,046	$14,339
Stinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12975 Hwy 421	Hoskinston	40844	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 374-3641	314	23	13.8	68.8%	313 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	101^st of 685 public elementary schools	85.3%		76.4	112^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.6%	11	84.0	55.0			49.0	54.0		58.0	87.0	58.0	54.0	54.0			57.0		64.0		54.0	$18,389	$1,826	$780	$2,600	$10,079	$2,811	$13,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Goose Rock Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Goose Rock Elementary?

Students at Goose Rock Elementary are 95% White, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Goose Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goose Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clay County Middle School
High : Clay County High School

How many students attend Goose Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Goose Rock Elementary.

Is Goose Rock Elementary a good school?

Goose Rock Elementary ranks 133^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Goose Rock Elementary in?

Clay County

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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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