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Argillite Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Argillite Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Argillite, Kentucky, with 208 students. The school is part of the Greenup County School District, which is ranked 134 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Argillite Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 620 out of 685 schools and a 0-star rating.

Argillite Elementary School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25% to 30.3%, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Greysbranch Elementary (25%) and Wurtland Elementary (25%). The school's test scores are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 25-32% of Argillite students proficient or better in reading and math, compared to 43-50% statewide. Additionally, Argillite Elementary School has a very high percentage of students (72.68% to 78.37%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Argillite Elementary School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $13,424 in 2020-2021 to $36,477 in 2023-2024, this has not yet resulted in improved academic outcomes for students. The school's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 309 out of 694 schools in 2016-2017 to 620 out of 685 schools in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school is struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in the state, despite the increased funding. Addressing the unique challenges faced by Argillite Elementary School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the specific needs of the school's student population.

216

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,477

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4157 St. Rt. 1
Argillite, KY 41121

(606) 473-7213

District: Greenup County

Students who attend Argillite Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wurtland Middle School
High:	Greenup County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg44%

620^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenup County

134^th of 157Greenup 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	14.0	620 of 685	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	575 of 685	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	607 of 687	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	580 of 684	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	488 of 700	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	454 of 691	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	309 of 694	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.8	523 of 690	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	630 of 698	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	562 of 705	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	533 of 719	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	620 of 713	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	493 of 688	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	462 of 683	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	463 of 658	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	381 of 651	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.5	310 of 638	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	79.2	65 of 474	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	585 of 648	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	561 of 644	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	458 of 641	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	420 of 671	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	297 of 663	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	573 of 672	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	603 of 665	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	522 of 670	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	528 of 667	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	474 of 664	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	401 of 631	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	530 of 653	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	431 of 652	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	598 of 657	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	487 of 676	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	523 of 665	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.5	371 of 661	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	638 of 659	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	595 of 659	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	620 of 658	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	602 of 656	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	422 of 592	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	406 of 593	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)86th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2019)44th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics29%-18 vs state

Reading28%-21 vs state

Science28%-9 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Social Studies24%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Argillite Elementary School

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Argillite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4157 St. Rt. 1	Argillite	41121	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 473-7213	216	17	12.5	69.9%	203 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	14	620^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.5%		19.5	575^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.1%	45	25.0	24.0			25.0	28.0	32.0		28.0		24.0	29.0	$36,477	$3,173	$537	$3,711	$17,441	$4,646	$22,083
Wurtland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 East St	Wurtland	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-6987	203	18	11.4	76.4%	189 (93.1%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	16.2	599^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.6%		11	626^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.6%	27		24.0			24.0	40.0	34.0			29.0		21.0	$30,961	$4,669	$605	$5,274	$17,243	$4,240	$21,483
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	550 Ram Blvd	Raceland	41169	Greenup County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-3844	313	22	14.2	45.7%	288 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)													$20,966	$1,741	$292	$2,037	$10,540	$3,247	$13,772
Russell-McDowell Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1900 Long Street	Flatwoods	41139	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8186	442	26	16.7	51.8%	399 (90.3%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	49.7	338^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.7%		54.9	294^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.1%	44	45.0	58.0	43.0		49.0	53.0	42.0		43.0	28.0	39.0	38.0	$14,468	$1,364	$496	$1,860	$9,354	$2,274	$11,628
Russell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	710 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-0007	494	34	14.5	52.0%	445 (90.1%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)													$16,060	$2,015	$633	$2,648	$10,420	$2,287	$12,707
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	258 McKnight St WW	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 325-1528	271	22	12.5	91.1%	250 (92.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	22.9	550^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.7%		31.6	486^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.1%	64		19.0	27.0	30.0	50.0	25.0	31.0	47.0		27.0	31.0	35.0	$24,664	$2,787	$1,090	$4,070	$13,166	$3,591	$16,392
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-5	830 State Rt 716	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-6533	425	32	13.1	62.4%	401 (94.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	43	400^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.8	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%	19	23.0	64.0	33.0		45.0	52.0	43.0		42.0	23.0	37.0	45.0	$24,520	$2,195	$06	$774	$13,153	$2,428	$15,730
Greysbranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1487 Ohio River Road	Greenup	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 473-9653	278	22	12.7	53.6%	266 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	56.8	282^nd of 685 public elementary schools	58.8%		59.3	261^st of 685 public elementary schools	61.9%	21	13.0	39.0	45.0		46.0	64.0	61.0		33.0	52.0	50.0	68.0	$40,310	$4,466	$553	$5,020	$15,718	$4,291	$20,008
Hager Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Blackburn Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2731	344	21	16.3	57.3%	286 (83.1%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	64.9	219^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.0%		54.7	297^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.6%	78	59.0	55.0	52.0		68.0	47.0	57.0		29.0	51.0	40.0	59.0	$15,058	$1,614	$1,187	$2,801	$9,171	$3,086	$12,257
Poage Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 S 29th St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2734	304	25	12.1	56.3%	274 (90.1%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	45.9	374^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.4%		63.1	228^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.7%	146	31.0	47.0	40.0		51.0	42.0	46.0		28.0	54.0	35.0	56.0	$25,294	$1,778	$3,954	$5,732	$13,276	$6,286	$19,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Argillite Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Argillite Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wurtland Middle School
High : Greenup County High School

How many students attend Argillite Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Argillite Elementary School.

What district is Argillite Elementary School in?

Greenup County

Is Argillite Elementary School a good school?

Argillite Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Argillite Elementary School?

Students at Argillite Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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