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Wallins Elementary School

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Wallins Elementary School ranks 508 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Wallins Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wallins Creek, Kentucky, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 359 students. The school is part of the Harlan County School District, which is ranked 52 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $21,698, which is significantly higher than the district average of $18,238, Wallins Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Harlan County and Kentucky state averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate was 24% compared to 36% for Harlan County and 43% for the state. The school also struggles with the academic performance of certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kentucky elementary schools for White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students in recent years.

One potential contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to over 50% in recent years, significantly higher than the Harlan County and state averages. However, the school does excel in serving its Special Education population, ranking in the top 15% of Kentucky elementary schools in this area. Overall, Wallins Elementary School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes, and addressing the issues of academic performance and chronic absenteeism will be crucial for the school to better serve the Wallins Creek community.

352

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,698

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

993 Hwy 219
Wallins Creek, KY 40873

(606) 664-3444

District: Harlan County

Students who attend Wallins Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

508^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

197^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Harlan County

52^nd of 157Harlan 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	29.0	508 of 685	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	474 of 685	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	527 of 687	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	418 of 684	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	407 of 700	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	399 of 691	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	465 of 694	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.8	581 of 690	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.1	496 of 698	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	54.1	318 of 705	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	19.0	651 of 719	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	566 of 713	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.6	401 of 688	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	473 of 683	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	447 of 658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.8	189 of 651	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	61.3	241 of 638	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	86.8	15 of 206	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	23 of 474	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	9 of 445	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	446 of 648	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	486 of 644	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	356 of 641	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	444 of 671	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	480 of 663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	472 of 672	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	399 of 665	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	410 of 670	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	292 of 667	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	230 of 664	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	279 of 631	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	402 of 653	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	419 of 652	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	346 of 652	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	201 of 657	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	345 of 676	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	280 of 665	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	38 of 279	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	32 of 257	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	17.2	576 of 661	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	547 of 659	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	532 of 659	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	570 of 658	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	451 of 656	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	434 of 592	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	452 of 593	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	197 of 320	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.2	72 of 324	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	190 of 327	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	104 of 320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	205 of 282	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	140 of 335	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	159 of 322	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	127 of 330	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.0	151 of 331	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	114 of 337	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.4	68 of 335	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	49.7	169 of 335	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.8	194 of 319	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.6	94 of 304	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	95 of 299	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	104 of 289	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	98 of 287	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.9	169 of 284	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	156 of 298	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	152 of 300	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	198 of 295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	184 of 299	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	93.5	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	162 of 314	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.0	28 of 311	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	60.6	102 of 309	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	56 of 310	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	146 of 224	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	52 of 303	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	72 of 285	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	153 of 303	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	43 of 304	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	119 of 307	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	48 of 304	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	88 of 303	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	112 of 293	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	93.3	6 of 124	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	16.3	266 of 294	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	216 of 314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	83 of 316	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.0	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	133 of 314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	216 of 266	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2024)86th percentile+56 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)95th percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics43%-5 vs state

Writing40%-3 vs state

Reading40%-8 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Science29%-8 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 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
Wallins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	993 Hwy 219	Wallins Creek	40873	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 664-3444	352	28	12.8	81.0%	344 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	29	508^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.8%		32.6	474^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.8%	34	24.0		24.0	28.0	18.0	43.0	47.0	35.0	41.0	63.0	29.0	27.0	29.0		22.0	59.0	35.0	41.0	35.0	51.0	$21,698	$3,039	$2,143	$5,182	$9,972	$2,846	$12,818
James A. Cawood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	279 Ball Park Rd	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-5029	277	25	10.9	83.0%	273 (98.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	62.5	232^nd of 685 public elementary schools	66.1%		66.5	198^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.1%	34	45.0	58.0	40.0	44.0	55.0	56.0	73.0	79.0	53.0	72.0	36.0	59.0		32.0	17.0	66.0	40.0	53.0	53.0	69.0	$26,118	$3,597	$2,074	$5,671	$10,588	$3,445	$14,033
Harlan Elementary School	Public	K-4	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8715	335	23	14.7	61.2%	286 (85.4%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	65.4	216^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.5%		54.5	299^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.4%	83	37.0	41.0					62.0	62.0					56.0								$30,344	$2,977	$1,728	$4,705	$15,367	$3,550	$18,917
Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	147	11	13.3	83.7%	132 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	75.1	135^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.3%		75.6	117^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.9%	18	43.0		50.0	57.0	67.0	67.0	57.0		63.0	71.0		60.0					56.0	67.0	63.0	73.0	$25,385	$3,438	$2,102	$5,540	$14,170	$3,418	$17,588
Rosspoint Elementary School	Public	K-8	132 Hwy 522	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-4600	369	25	14.7	77.2%	361 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60.7	246^th of 685 public elementary schools	64.1%		66	207^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.8%	39	33.0	52.0	49.0	41.0	58.0	43.0	42.0	73.0	54.0	63.0	55.0	46.0	58.0	53.0	24.0	69.0	51.0	49.0	61.0	69.0	$23,811	$2,620	$2,102	$4,722	$8,951	$2,900	$11,851
Right Fork School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5296 Hwy. 221	Stoney Fork	40988	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3271	152	14	11.0	91.4%	147 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	44.3	387^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.5%					(n/a)		33.0		33.0	73.0		55.0			67.0	45.0	55.0	27.0					55.0		36.0	$41,599	$3,654	$77	$3,731	$27,584	$5,164	$32,748
Cawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Nola St	Cawood	40815	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-2502	209	16	13.0	86.6%	200 (95.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	63.7	224^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.3%		83.9	75^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.1%	149		44.0			85.0	72.0		64.0				39.0	44.0	55.0	28.0	39.0	67.0	44.0			$25,390	$3,682	$2,044	$5,726	$11,331	$3,227	$14,558
Evarts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Keister St	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2386	335	24	13.9	88.1%	320 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	52.7	315^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.0%		61.6	238^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.3%	77	26.0	50.0	33.0	61.0	17.0	19.0	32.0	70.0	54.0	77.0	39.0		35.0		44.0	70.0	33.0		46.0	70.0	$19,232	$3,185	$2,182	$5,367	$9,426	$2,760	$12,186
Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1555 Hwy 215	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2214	248	22	11.2	90.7%	236 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	45.2	377^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.0%		61	244^th of 685 public elementary schools	64.4%	133	46.0	37.0	42.0	28.0			42.0	59.0	42.0	40.0			41.0				50.0	20.0	50.0	67.0	$24,494	$3,747	$2,097	$5,844	$11,072	$3,508	$14,580
Page School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	239 Page School Road	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5207	272	17	15.7	76.1%	266 (97.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	43.4	396^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.2%		46.1	360^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.4%	36	44.0	50.0	23.0		38.0	52.0	50.0	42.0	47.0		59.0	70.0	29.0	34.0	60.0	78.0	37.0	56.0	33.0	74.0	$35,599	$4,102	$86	$4,188	$23,533	$3,358	$26,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallins Elementary School

What district is Wallins Elementary School in?

Harlan County

What schools do graduates of Wallins Elementary School attend?

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

High : Harlan County High School

How many students attend Wallins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Wallins Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wallins Elementary School?

Students at Wallins Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Wallins Elementary School a good school?

Wallins Elementary School ranks 508^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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