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Estill Springs Elementary

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Estill Springs Elementary ranks 406 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Estill Springs Elementary is a public elementary school located in Irvine, Kentucky, serving 477 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Estill County School District, which is ranked 133 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estill Springs Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years, with academic performance generally below the Estill County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Estill Springs Elementary students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 32-43%, compared to 31-41% for Estill County and 43-44% for the state. Similarly, in Reading, Estill Springs Elementary's proficiency rates were 43-45%, compared to 34-40% for Estill County and 47-50% for the state. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24.2% to 32.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Estill Springs Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other elementary schools in the Estill County district, such as West Irvine Elementary. However, the school lags significantly behind elementary schools in the higher-performing Madison County district, such as Daniel Boone Elementary School. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Estill Springs Elementary, with 72.75% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, appears to be a significant factor contributing to the school's overall academic challenges.

475

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,201

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Main St
Irvine, KY 40336

(606) 723-7703

District: Estill County

Students who attend Estill Springs Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2008 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

Kentucky avg44%

406^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 23 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	42.3	406 of 685	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	407 of 685	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	567 of 687	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	626 of 719	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	579 of 713	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	515 of 688	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	455 of 683	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.4	561 of 658	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	463 of 651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	398 of 648	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	363 of 644	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	504 of 639	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	332 of 672	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	301 of 665	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.7	579 of 670	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	379 of 653	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	425 of 652	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	546 of 652	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	230 of 306	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	439 of 659	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	461 of 659	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.2	615 of 658	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics55%+8 vs state

Reading44%-5 vs state

Writing42%+4 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Estill Springs Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Estill Springs Elementary?

Students at Estill Springs Elementary are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Estill Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Estill Springs Elementary.

What district is Estill Springs Elementary in?

Estill County

Is Estill Springs Elementary a good school?

Estill Springs Elementary ranks 406^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Estill Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Estill Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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