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West Irvine Elementary

Public Grades K-5

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

West Irvine Elementary is a public elementary school serving 476 students in grades K-5 in Irvine, Kentucky, which is part of the Estill County School District. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 23-39% of students proficient or better in reading and math, compared to 34-50% for the district and 43-50% for the state.

West Irvine Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-32% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (around 69%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. As a result, West Irvine Elementary is consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Estill County elementary schools by SchoolDigger, ranking between 488-597 out of 517-700 schools in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Estill Springs Elementary and South Irvine Early Learning Center, which are also in the Estill County district, perform similarly to West Irvine Elementary. In contrast, the elementary schools in the neighboring Madison County district, such as Daniel Boone Elementary, Kingston Elementary, and Waco Elementary, significantly outperform West Irvine Elementary on academic measures, despite serving student populations with similar levels of economic disadvantage.

479

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,393

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Riverview Rd
Irvine, KY 40336

(606) 723-4800

District: Estill County

Students who attend West Irvine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Estill County Middle School
High:	Estill County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 23 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

Kentucky avg44%

574^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Estill County

133^rd of 157Estill 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	19.5	574 of 685	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	560 of 685	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	522 of 687	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	550 of 684	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	488 of 517	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	597 of 700	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	564 of 691	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	597 of 694	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	602 of 690	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	642 of 698	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	657 of 705	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	689 of 719	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	633 of 713	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	625 of 688	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	562 of 683	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.6	419 of 658	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	14.2	600 of 651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	474 of 638	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.8	400 of 474	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	355 of 445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	567 of 648	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	560 of 644	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	539 of 639	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	518 of 641	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	310 of 312	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	556 of 671	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	536 of 663	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	564 of 672	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	534 of 665	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	541 of 670	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	594 of 667	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	569 of 664	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	547 of 631	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	550 of 653	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	528 of 652	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	446 of 652	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	567 of 657	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	592 of 676	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	542 of 665	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.2	551 of 661	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	620 of 659	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	604 of 659	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	557 of 658	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	575 of 656	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	535 of 592	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	526 of 593	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

Reading30%-19 vs state

Social Studies26%-12 vs state

Writing24%-14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-23 vs state

Science23%-14 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 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
West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	479	29	16.5	68.7%	460 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.5	574^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.7	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%	14	29.0	39.0	38.0	23.0	33.0	35.0	23.0	24.0	26.0	24.0	$7,393	$1,914	$63	$2,025	$7,093	$8,323	$10,801
Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	42.3	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.9	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	1	33.0	43.0	32.0	43.0	43.0	45.0	37.0	42.0	38.0	55.0	$8,201	$1,851	$59	$1,958	$7,901	$9,060	$10,448
Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	422	29	14.3	54.3%	366 (86.7%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	42.2	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%		56.8	277^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.6%	132	40.0	41.0	44.0	30.0	47.0	52.0	40.0	31.0	33.0	49.0	$19,433	$1,350	$126	$1,476	$10,184	$2,193	$12,377
Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Main St	Clay City	40312	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3315	425	30	14.1	76.5%	400 (94.1%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	17.4	587^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.3%		22.8	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%	33	31.0		33.0	38.0		22.0	14.0		21.0	34.0	$14,417	$447	$376	$2,251	$10,299	$2,253	$11,124
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Breckinridge St	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3311	322	22	14.6	67.1%	304 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	35.2	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.7	502^nd of 685 public elementary schools	26.7%	41	42.0	53.0	20.0	40.0	31.0	42.0	42.0	27.0	32.0	39.0	$28,828	$387	$319	$2,081	$10,514	$2,216	$11,355
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%		69.2	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	104	33.0	39.0	56.0	36.0	51.0	70.0	27.0	67.0	57.0	57.0	$17,345	$1,151	$245	$1,396	$8,622	$1,796	$10,418
Bowen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5099 Campton Rd	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3313	231	17	13.5	69.7%	221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	31.6	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%		23.2	550^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.7%	58		30.0	47.0	44.0	27.0	47.0	21.0	16.0	45.0	37.0	$16,960	$338	$406	$2,260	$12,453	$2,531	$13,468
Sand Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6783 Hwy 421 N	Sandgap	40481	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 965-3171	286	20	14.3	81.1%	273 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	61.8	238^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.3%		56.1	281^st of 685 public elementary schools	59.0%	43	64.0	41.0	33.0	67.0	54.0	50.0	46.0	55.0	38.0	53.0	$18,981	$1,099	$983	$2,081	$11,016	$3,049	$14,082
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)											$17,792	$1,147	$274	$1,421	$9,086	$1,741	$10,827
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%	10	39.0	41.0	41.0	40.0	51.0	45.0	32.0	18.0	49.0	48.0	$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461

Frequently Asked Questions about West Irvine Elementary

What district is West Irvine Elementary in?

Estill County

What schools do graduates of West Irvine Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Irvine Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Estill County Middle School
High : Estill County High School

Is West Irvine Elementary a good school?

West Irvine Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Irvine Elementary?

Students at West Irvine Elementary are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Irvine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended West Irvine Elementary.

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