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Prestonsburg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Prestonsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, with an enrollment of 662 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and a student population that is predominantly from low-income households.

Prestonsburg Elementary's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 130 out of 690 schools in 2015-2016 to 524 out of 685 schools in 2024-2025. The school's test scores lag behind state and county averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 37% of 3rd graders proficient in math and 34% proficient in reading, compared to 43% and 47% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Prestonsburg Elementary has an extremely high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.06% to 80.43% over the past few years, much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Highland Elementary (58.48%) and Paintsville Elementary (50.77%).

While Prestonsburg Elementary is part of the Floyd County School District, which is ranked 114 out of 157 districts in the state, its performance lags significantly behind nearby schools like Betsy Layne Elementary and Duff-Allen Central Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better student-teacher ratios. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as poverty and attendance, will be crucial for improving student success at Prestonsburg Elementary.

574

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,250

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Kentucky avg44%

524^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Floyd County

114^th of 157Floyd 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	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
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
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
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
2019	37.1	468 of 661	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
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 (2019)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

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

White (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics38%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 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 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	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
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%)	26.4	524^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.9	603^rd of 685 public elementary schools	12.0%	79	37.0	24.0	33.0				34.0	41.0	48.0				27.0				25.0		38.0		$12,250	$1,869	$844	$2,713	$7,557	$1,979	$9,537
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%)	32.5	486^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.1%		36.9	446^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.9%	40	45.0	31.0	18.0	27.0		44.0	30.0	40.0	43.0	55.0	33.0	63.0	27.0		58.0		38.0	51.0	30.0	63.0	$14,094	$1,884	$953	$2,836	$8,909	$2,350	$11,258
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%)	70.8	165^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.2	184^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.1%	19	54.0	52.0	53.0	56.0	58.0	47.0	50.0	54.0	59.0	64.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	21.0	57.0	63.0	39.0	49.0	67.0	53.0	$13,330	$2,010	$865	$2,875	$8,052	$2,403	$10,455
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%)	89.2	48^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.0%		81.2	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%	38	62.0	78.0	63.0	67.0			62.0	63.0	70.0	77.0					60.0		56.0		88.0		$17,001	$2,918	$1,292	$4,210	$8,814	$2,238	$11,052
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%)	33.2	478^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.2%		40.9	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%	69	24.0	39.0		38.0	57.0	37.0		41.0	52.0	53.0	59.0	47.0	37.0	35.0		68.0	30.0	61.0	21.0	61.0	$16,204	$2,352	$1,046	$3,398	$10,000	$2,806	$12,806
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%)	42.3	408^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.4%		55.9	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%	125	34.0	35.0	48.0	37.0			38.0	46.0	57.0	52.0									48.0		$16,459	$3,136	$623	$3,759	$8,066	$2,591	$10,657
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%)	73.8	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%		67.5	189^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.4%	42	49.0	43.0	52.0	63.0			53.0	59.0	61.0	71.0			43.0		59.0		50.0		77.0		$18,321	$3,356	$1,102	$4,457	$9,495	$2,610	$12,104
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%)	50.5	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%		39.8	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%	87	40.0	49.0	40.0	50.0			67.0	35.0	57.0	55.0			22.0		43.0		42.0		46.0		$19,908	$1,083	$561	$1,644	$11,083	$1,067	$12,044
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%)	70.2	172^nd of 685 public elementary schools	74.9%		59.7	259^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.2%	87	38.0	55.0	54.0	51.0			49.0	58.0	69.0	59.0			48.0		60.0		54.0		57.0		$19,883	$3,431	$1,689	$5,120	$10,482	$2,498	$12,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Prestonsburg Elementary School

How many students attend Prestonsburg Elementary School?

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

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 district is Prestonsburg Elementary School in?

Floyd County

Is Prestonsburg Elementary School a good school?

Prestonsburg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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

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