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Wurtland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Wurtland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Wurtland, Kentucky, with 193 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.

Wurtland Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Greenup County and Kentucky state averages on standardized tests, with only 24% of 4th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 26% in Greenup County and 44% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.6% to 30.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Wurtland Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74-80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Greysbranch Elementary and Argillite Elementary schools, also part of the Greenup County district, significantly outperform Wurtland Elementary on academic measures. For example, Greysbranch Elementary had 64% of 4th graders proficient in Reading, compared to only 40% at Wurtland. Despite increased per-student spending at Wurtland Elementary, from $14,766 in 2020-2021 to $30,961 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not improved, suggesting the need for a comprehensive approach to address the underlying challenges the school faces.

203

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,961

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 East St
Wurtland, KY 41144

(606) 836-6987

District: Greenup County

Students who attend Wurtland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wurtland Middle School
High:	Greenup County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg46%

599^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	16.2	599 of 685	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	626 of 685	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	572 of 687	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	610 of 684	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	470 of 700	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	504 of 691	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	493 of 694	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.1	393 of 690	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	371 of 698	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	366 of 705	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	492 of 719	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.8	535 of 713	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.9	358 of 688	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	78.1	110 of 683	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	86.7	52 of 658	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	80.4	89 of 651	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	47.2	350 of 638	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	37.6	263 of 474	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	566 of 648	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	425 of 671	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	466 of 663	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	524 of 672	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	598 of 665	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	491 of 670	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	558 of 667	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	306 of 664	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	363 of 631	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	630 of 653	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	624 of 652	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	565 of 652	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	482 of 657	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	478 of 676	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	507 of 665	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	365 of 661	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	614 of 659	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	642 of 659	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	592 of 658	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	648 of 656	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	265 of 593	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)45th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)45th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-16 vs state

Writing29%-9 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

Editing and Mechanics21%-26 vs state

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Monday, June 24, 2019

excellent school under new principle. still having to deal with past reputation Close Quote

Schools Near Wurtland 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
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
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
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
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
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
Crabbe Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 17th St	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2730	270	19	14.2	85.2%	205 (75.9%)	13 (4.8%)	13 (4.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.6%)	46.7	368^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.3%		39.2	426^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.8%	58	47.0	37.0	32.0		40.0	57.0	51.0		30.0	66.0	29.0	49.0	$20,587	$2,847	$1,831	$4,678	$11,824	$4,086	$15,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Wurtland Elementary School

What district is Wurtland Elementary School in?

Greenup County

What schools do graduates of Wurtland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wurtland Middle School
High : Greenup County High School

What is the racial makeup of Wurtland Elementary School?

Students at Wurtland Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Wurtland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Wurtland Elementary School.

Is Wurtland Elementary School a good school?

Wurtland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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