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Mckell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Mckell Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Shore, Kentucky, serving 473 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Mckell Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Greenup County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 21% to 42%, while the Greenup County and Kentucky state averages were 23% to 44% and 43% to 44%, respectively. Mckell Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 30.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.95% to 69.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Argillite Elementary and Wurtland Elementary schools in the Greenup County district also perform poorly compared to the state averages, with similar low academic proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. However, Greysbranch Elementary, another Greenup County school, performs significantly better, ranking in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools and outperforming Mckell Elementary in academic proficiency.

465

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,260

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28978 US 23 Hwy
South Shore, KY 41175

(606) 932-3383

District: Greenup County

Students who attend Mckell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mckell Middle School
High:	Greenup County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

2.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg44%

522^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	26.8	522 of 685	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	488 of 685	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	521 of 687	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	462 of 684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	434 of 517	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	320 of 700	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	319 of 691	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	251 of 694	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	362 of 690	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	464 of 698	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.2	623 of 705	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	507 of 719	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	501 of 713	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	532 of 688	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	504 of 683	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	416 of 658	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	330 of 651	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	364 of 638	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	26.6	362 of 474	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	336 of 445	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	532 of 648	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	498 of 644	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	451 of 639	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	405 of 641	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	285 of 671	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	245 of 663	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	490 of 672	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	438 of 665	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	536 of 670	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	395 of 667	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	233 of 275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	240 of 664	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	269 of 631	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	436 of 653	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	412 of 652	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	485 of 652	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	462 of 657	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	306 of 325	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	385 of 676	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	379 of 665	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	56.9	280 of 661	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	544 of 659	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	501 of 659	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	547 of 658	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	491 of 656	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	257 of 592	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	338 of 593	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics65%+18 vs state

Reading33%-16 vs state

Social Studies31%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%-13 vs state

Writing19%-19 vs state

Science18%-19 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 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
Mckell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28978 US 23 Hwy	South Shore	41175	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 932-3383	465	33	14.0	64.1%	438 (94.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	26.8	522^nd of 685 public elementary schools	23.8%		31.6	488^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.8%	34	29.0	21.0	42.0		30.0	23.0	47.0		18.0	19.0	31.0	65.0	$28,260	$4,039	$660	$4,699	$15,668	$3,830	$19,498
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
Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Garrison Elementary	Garrison	41141	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 757-2122	292	21	14.2	68.8%	281 (96.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	58.2	271^st of 685 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.7	327^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.3%	56	38.0	34.0	34.0	54.0	45.0	53.0	57.0	77.0	37.0	66.0	43.0	57.0	$15,058	$1,693	$617	$2,310	$10,083	$2,665	$12,748
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mckell Elementary School

What district is Mckell Elementary School in?

Greenup County

Is Mckell Elementary School a good school?

Mckell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mckell Elementary School?

Students at Mckell Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mckell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mckell Middle School
High : Greenup County High School

How many students attend Mckell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Mckell Elementary School.

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