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Prestonsburg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Prestonsburg Elementary School serves 574 students in PK–5 in Prestonsburg, within Floyd County. Its most important challenge is that 2025–26 proficiency was below the state, district and nearby-school averages in every tested subject.

Math and social studies stand out as the weakest comparisons: math proficiency was 26%, versus 33% in the district, 43% statewide and 44% at nearby schools; social studies was 18%, compared with 28%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Editing and mechanics was a relative bright spot, at 40%, but still trailed the district’s 43%, the state’s 48% and nearby schools’ 50%. Reading was 42%, also below the district (45%), state (50%) and nearby average (52%). Chronic absenteeism was 40%, higher than the county’s 35% and the state’s 24%; only South Magoffin Elementary had a higher reported rate among nearby schools.

Some results have improved over time: reading rose 11 points and editing and mechanics 16 points across the years shown, while math gained 8 points from its earliest result but fell from 31% in 2024–25 to 26% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism also declined 15 points since 2022–23, though it remains high. SchoolDigger ranked the school in the 18th percentile statewide in 2025–26 (564 of 684, one star), down from the 24th percentile the prior year and the lowest percentile among nearby schools with a rank. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 15.1; 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 71% average among nearby schools with the same measure. Historically, SchoolDigger’s Disabled Students percentile fell from 82 in 2017–18 to 22 in 2018–19, a sharp change in its measure of how well the school served this group; no more recent ranking was supplied.

574

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,465

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

140 S Clark Dr.
Prestonsburg, KY 41653

(606) 886-3891

District: Floyd County

Students who attend Prestonsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	James D. Adams Middle School
High:	Home Instruction High School
	Prestonsburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

564^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 64 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Floyd County

108^th of 158Floyd 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
2026	21.2	564 of 684	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	524 of 685	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	603 of 685	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	636 of 687	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	620 of 684	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	535 of 700	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.2	236 of 691	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	296 of 694	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.2	130 of 690	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.3	249 of 698	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.4	150 of 705	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.1	270 of 719	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.9	397 of 713	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.0	279 of 688	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	151 of 683	77.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	370 of 474	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.6	80 of 445	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	593 of 657	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	492 of 648	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	536 of 644	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	567 of 639	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	547 of 641	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	502 of 671	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.9	250 of 663	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	60.0	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	509 of 674	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	518 of 672	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	643 of 670	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	609 of 667	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	503 of 664	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.4	174 of 631	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	486 of 651	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	513 of 653	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	599 of 652	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	622 of 652	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	605 of 657	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	520 of 676	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.9	226 of 665	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	214 of 314	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	468 of 661	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	608 of 650	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	591 of 659	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	640 of 659	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	642 of 658	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	456 of 592	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.5	147 of 593	75.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)17th percentile-49 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics40%-8 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 vs state

Writing20%-15 vs state

Social Studies18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)						KSA Reading (2026)						KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 7th 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prestonsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Clark Dr.	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-3891	574	38	15.1	77.9%	547 (95.3%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	21.2	564^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.5%		26.4	524^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.5%	40	28.0	25.0	24.0				40.0	43.0	44.0				26.0		20.0		18.0		40.0		$13,465	$2,429	$11,036
Home Instruction Elementary	Public	K-8	106 North Front Avenue	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 886-2354	7	1	7.0	—	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	112 Eagle Ln	Allen	41601	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 874-2165	462	29	15.9	83.1%	448 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33.4	473^rd of 684 public elementary schools	30.8%		32.5	486^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.1%	13	36.0	37.0	27.0	34.0	20.0		41.0	53.0	45.0	42.0	36.0	13.0	33.0		51.0	40.0	24.0	13.0	37.0	15.0	$13,752	$2,000	$11,752
May Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	481 Stephens Br	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 285-0883	508	30	16.9	72.0%	493 (97.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	66.6	195^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.8	165^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.9%	30	49.0	34.0	63.0	59.0	44.0	47.0	62.0	53.0	56.0	63.0	61.0	52.0	49.0	37.0	40.0	57.0	44.0	53.0	62.0	43.0	$13,234	$1,952	$11,282
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7210 Us 321 S	Hagerhill	41222	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2545	431	29	15.0	54.3%	418 (97.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	81.5	96^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.0%		89.2	48^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.0%	48	69.0	63.0	69.0	57.0			66.0	58.0	62.0	71.0			42.0		51.0		52.0		80.0		$17,641	$2,872	$11,508
Duff-Allen Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	183 Rebel Road	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 358-0110	376	33	11.4	81.4%	363 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37.8	433^rd of 684 public elementary schools	36.7%		33.2	478^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.2%	45	33.0	48.0			62.0	47.0	43.0	41.0	45.0	60.0	62.0	41.0	45.0		18.0	67.0	31.0	42.0	35.0	21.0	$16,653	$2,860	$13,793
South Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Half Mountain Road	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 884-7325	208	12	17.3	77.9%	205 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.6	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.3	408^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.4%	50	22.0	30.0	38.0	40.0			44.0	41.0	54.0	60.0			30.0				31.0		46.0		$18,067	$2,994	$12,649
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	649 US 23 South	Staffordsville	41256	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3674	392	30	13.2	63.3%	380 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	59.4	249^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.6%		73.8	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%	102	51.0	51.0	40.0	48.0			60.0	47.0	50.0	68.0			47.0		36.0		40.0		54.0		$17,374	$3,051	$12,860
Paintsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2651	434	30	14.4	49.5%	400 (92.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	51.8	322^nd of 684 public elementary schools	52.9%		50.5	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%	10	52.0	55.0	25.0	49.0			66.0	57.0	43.0	70.0			49.0		22.0		18.0		39.0		$21,736	$943	$13,782
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1715 Euclid Ave	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2541	341	29	11.8	77.1%	322 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	74.4	139^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.7%		70.2	172^nd of 685 public elementary schools	74.9%	33	46.0	47.0	51.0	53.0			71.0	72.0	54.0	75.0			63.0				51.0		54.0		$19,993	$5,137	$13,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Prestonsburg Elementary School

Is Prestonsburg Elementary School a good school?

Prestonsburg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Prestonsburg Elementary School in?

Floyd County

What is the racial makeup of Prestonsburg Elementary School?

Students at Prestonsburg Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Prestonsburg Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : James D. Adams Middle School
High : Home Instruction High School
High : Prestonsburg High School

How many students attend Prestonsburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Prestonsburg Elementary School.

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