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Porter Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Porter Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hagerhill, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Johnson County School District, which is ranked 30 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Porter Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking of 48 out of 685 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 62% of 3rd graders at Porter Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 48% in the Johnson County district and 43% statewide. Porter Elementary also excels in specific subject areas, such as Editing and Mechanics, where 88% of 5th graders were proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district (65%) and state (47%) averages.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Johnson County district and surrounding districts, Porter Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, outpacing its peers in academic achievement and student group performance. For example, Flat Gap Elementary, another school in the Johnson County district, has lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking compared to Porter Elementary. Schools in the neighboring Floyd County district, such as May Valley Elementary and Allen Elementary, also lag behind Porter Elementary in academic performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates in mathematics and reading.

431

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,001

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7210 Us 321 S
Hagerhill, KY 41222

(606) 789-2545

District: Johnson County

Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson County Middle School
High:	Johnson Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

African American:

1.6%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg56%

Kentucky avg45%

48^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Johnson County

30^th of 157Johnson 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	89.2	48 of 685	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	86 of 685	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	232 of 687	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	262 of 684	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	200 of 517	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	158 of 700	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	162 of 691	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	77 of 694	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	60 of 690	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	77.4	109 of 698	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.5	35 of 705	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	43 of 719	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.1	70 of 713	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	24 of 688	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	75.8	130 of 683	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	55.3	317 of 658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	267 of 651	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	203 of 638	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	77 of 206	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.1	39 of 474	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	32 of 445	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	62 of 648	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	169 of 644	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	311 of 639	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	280 of 641	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	194 of 671	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	227 of 663	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	18 of 672	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	62 of 665	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	66.6	147 of 670	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	145 of 667	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	121 of 664	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	110 of 631	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	50 of 653	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	79 of 652	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	106 of 652	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	236 of 657	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	119 of 676	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	129 of 665	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	10 of 306	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	66 of 279	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	72 of 257	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	242 of 661	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	61 of 659	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	111 of 659	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	274 of 658	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	292 of 656	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	196 of 592	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	127 of 593	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics88%+41 vs state

Reading68%+18 vs state

Mathematics68%+25 vs state

Writing60%+22 vs state

Social Studies56%+18 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
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7210 Us 321 S	Hagerhill	41222	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2545	431	29	15.0	54.3%	418 (97.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	89.2	48^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.0%		81.2	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%	38	62.0	78.0	63.0	67.0			62.0	63.0	70.0	77.0					60.0		56.0		88.0		$17,001	$2,918	$1,292	$4,210	$8,814	$2,238	$11,052
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1715 Euclid Ave	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2541	341	29	11.8	77.1%	322 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	70.2	172^nd of 685 public elementary schools	74.9%		59.7	259^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.2%	87	38.0	55.0	54.0	51.0			49.0	58.0	69.0	59.0			48.0		60.0		54.0		57.0		$19,883	$3,431	$1,689	$5,120	$10,482	$2,498	$12,981
Paintsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2651	434	30	14.4	49.5%	400 (92.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.5	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%		39.8	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%	87	40.0	49.0	40.0	50.0			67.0	35.0	57.0	55.0			22.0		43.0		42.0		46.0		$19,908	$1,083	$561	$1,644	$11,083	$1,067	$12,044
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	649 US 23 South	Staffordsville	41256	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3674	392	30	13.2	63.3%	380 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	73.8	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%		67.5	189^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.4%	42	49.0	43.0	52.0	63.0			53.0	59.0	61.0	71.0			43.0		59.0		50.0		77.0		$18,321	$3,356	$1,102	$4,457	$9,495	$2,610	$12,104
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)
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
W R Castle Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3936 Us 23 N	Wittensville	41274	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3738	390	31	12.7	68.2%	372 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	71	162^nd of 685 public elementary schools	76.4%		54.8	295^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.9%	133	50.0	60.0	52.0	56.0			63.0	64.0	58.0	70.0			53.0		19.0		50.0		52.0		$16,763	$2,592	$1,219	$3,811	$8,972	$2,203	$11,174
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
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
Flat Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 KY Rt 689	Flatgap	41219	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 265-3110	241	18	13.7	78.4%	227 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	51	328^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.1%		29.2	506^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.1%	178	30.0	39.0	45.0	57.0			48.0	35.0	58.0	71.0					29.0		48.0		45.0		$19,152	$3,302	$1,238	$4,539	$10,027	$2,739	$12,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Elementary School

How many students attend Porter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Porter Elementary School.

Is Porter Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Porter Elementary School ranks in the top 7.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Porter Elementary School?

Students at Porter Elementary School are 97% White, 2% African American.

What district is Porter Elementary School in?

Johnson County

What schools do graduates of Porter Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Johnson County Middle School
High : Johnson Central High School

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