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Duff-Allen Central Elementary

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Duff-Allen Central Elementary ranks 478 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Duff-Allen Central Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Eastern, Kentucky, with 422 students. The school is part of the Floyd County School District, which is ranked 114 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Duff-Allen Central Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with academic performance below the Floyd County and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in math range from 24% to 57%, compared to 29% to 36% for Floyd County and 40% to 44% for the state. Reading proficiency rates are also lower, ranging from 41% to 59% compared to 37% to 50% for Floyd County and 42% to 52% for Kentucky. The school's performance is particularly weak in science and social studies.

Duff-Allen Central Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.93% to 82.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 41.5% in recent years. While the school spends more per student ($14,951 to $18,038) compared to the state average, its academic performance remains below average. Nearby schools in the Floyd County district, such as Betsy Layne Elementary and South Floyd Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar demographic and resource challenges. However, one outlier is May Valley Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 30% of Kentucky elementary schools and outperforms Duff-Allen Central Elementary and the other nearby schools across most academic measures.

376

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,204

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

183 Rebel Road
Eastern, KY 41622

(606) 358-0110

District: Floyd County

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.4%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

478^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

93^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	478 of 685	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	409 of 685	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	561 of 687	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	529 of 684	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	444 of 517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	491 of 700	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	40.2	252 of 474	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	291 of 648	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	441 of 644	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	535 of 639	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	551 of 641	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	459 of 671	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	362 of 672	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	355 of 665	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	474 of 670	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	454 of 667	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	235 of 275	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	455 of 664	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	457 of 653	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	321 of 652	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	514 of 652	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	421 of 657	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	498 of 676	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	44.4	400 of 661	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	526 of 659	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	443 of 659	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	597 of 658	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	561 of 656	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	499 of 592	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	93 of 320	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	126 of 324	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	230 of 327	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	106 of 282	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	143 of 335	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	73 of 226	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	58 of 298	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	127 of 300	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	238 of 295	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	161 of 299	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	92 of 233	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	128 of 299	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	40 of 314	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	93 of 311	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	180 of 309	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	185 of 310	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	81 of 224	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	113 of 303	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	108 of 303	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	105 of 304	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	182 of 307	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	221 of 304	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	91 of 222	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	85 of 124	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	81 of 294	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	113 of 314	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	156 of 316	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	250 of 320	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	228 of 314	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2019)47th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2019)39th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing68%+19 vs state

Reading50%~ state avg

Social Studies46%+7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics41%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

Science36%+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 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
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
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
Jones Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9795 Hwy 550 E	Mousie	41839	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 946-2132	153	12	12.7	81.7%	151 (98.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	193^rd of 685 public elementary schools	71.8%		42.1	398^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.9%	205	33.0	73.0	47.0	61.0	67.0	69.0	62.0		60.0	83.0	73.0	81.0	73.0		40.0		40.0	63.0	33.0		$16,934	$1,856	$1,303	$3,160	$11,120	$2,654	$13,775
John M. Stumbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6945 KY Rt 979	Grethel	41631	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6200	260	19	13.7	89.6%	254 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	33.8	474^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.8%		40.7	410^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.1%	64	35.0	29.0	11.0	32.0	38.0		52.0	47.0	30.0	68.0	50.0		29.0				30.0	28.0	44.0	28.0	$16,788	$2,707	$1,148	$3,854	$10,413	$2,521	$12,934
South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	596	36	16.5	87.2%	582 (97.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	593^rd of 685 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.8	544^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.6%	49	31.0		21.0	21.0		23.0	35.0	53.0	27.0	36.0	52.0	39.0		21.0	10.0	43.0	24.0	39.0	18.0	45.0	$13,774	$2,121	$1,019	$3,140	$8,145	$2,490	$10,634
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
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
Betsy Layne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	256 School St	Betsy Layne	41605	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6272	638	41	15.6	83.5%	625 (98.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	25.8	531^st of 685 public elementary schools	22.5%		27.7	518^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.4%	13	27.0	35.0	21.0	38.0	21.0	21.0	32.0	43.0	43.0	38.0	43.0	24.0	26.0		45.0	48.0	33.0	33.0	24.0	41.0	$13,902	$2,224	$871	$3,095	$8,315	$2,492	$10,807
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8000 Hwy 7 S	Topmost	41862	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 447-2833	183	16	11.4	83.1%	181 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.6	537^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.6%					(n/a)	39.0	35.0		32.0	32.0	25.0	22.0	24.0		47.0	24.0	19.0	35.0					31.0			$16,635	$1,701	$1,394	$3,095	$10,749	$2,791	$13,540
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)

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Is Duff-Allen Central Elementary a good school?

Duff-Allen Central Elementary ranks 478^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Duff-Allen Central Elementary in?

Floyd County

How many students attend Duff-Allen Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Duff-Allen Central Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Duff-Allen Central Elementary?

Students at Duff-Allen Central Elementary are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

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