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Emmalena Elementary School

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Emmalena Elementary School ranks 342 nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Emmalena Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Emmalena, Kentucky, with 205 students enrolled. The school is part of the Knott County School District, which is ranked 63 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emmalena Elementary generally performs below the Knott County and Kentucky averages on state assessments, with only 30% of 4th and 5th graders proficient in math compared to 50% and 36% for Knott County, respectively. Reading proficiency is also lower, with 3rd grade at 63% vs 62% for Knott County, and 5th grade at 70% vs 60% for Knott County. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to over 58% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 2.6%.

Interestingly, Jones Fork Elementary, another Knott County school, outperforms Emmalena on many metrics, including higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower dropout rates. Schools in the neighboring Perry County district, such as Viper Elementary and West Perry Elementary, also generally outperform Emmalena on academic measures. Despite these challenges, Emmalena has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, with higher rankings for male students and low-income students.

204

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,013

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8343 W Hwy 550
Emmalena, KY 41740

(606) 251-3651

District: Knott County

Students who attend Emmalena Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Knott County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.0%

African American:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2024 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2024) to 50th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

342^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

162^nd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Knott County

63^rd of 157Knott 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	49.0	342 of 685	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	218 of 685	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	287 of 687	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	219 of 684	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.4	644 of 700	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	464 of 691	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.9	285 of 694	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	16.0	628 of 690	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	640 of 698	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	626 of 705	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	606 of 719	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	567 of 713	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.5	469 of 688	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.2	587 of 683	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	479 of 658	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	502 of 651	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	466 of 638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	61.9	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	155 of 641	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	23.4	571 of 663	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.3	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	196 of 672	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	42 of 665	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	59.1	209 of 670	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	81 of 667	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	12.8	623 of 664	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	328 of 653	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	139 of 652	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	72 of 652	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	288 of 657	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.1	635 of 676	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	366 of 665	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	6.9	635 of 661	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	379 of 659	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	259 of 659	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	321 of 658	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	247 of 656	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.2	556 of 592	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	439 of 593	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	162 of 320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	109 of 324	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.4	30 of 327	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	55 of 320	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	271 of 335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	178 of 322	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	137 of 330	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.1	243 of 331	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.0	184 of 337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.0	175 of 335	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	219 of 319	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	186 of 304	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	227 of 299	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	211 of 289	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	235 of 287	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	181 of 284	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	115 of 298	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	91 of 314	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	38 of 311	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	7 of 309	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	45 of 310	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	142 of 285	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	154 of 303	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.3	71 of 304	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	20.9	269 of 303	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	222 of 293	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	5.3	284 of 294	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	188 of 314	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	132 of 316	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	44 of 314	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	19.4	233 of 266	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	177 of 253	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2023)68th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%+3 vs state

Social Studies49%+10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-4 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Writing40%-4 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
Emmalena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8343 W Hwy 550	Emmalena	41740	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 251-3651	204	19	11.0	80.4%	202 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	49	342^nd of 685 public elementary schools	50.1%		64.6	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%	124	53.0	30.0	30.0	40.0		50.0	63.0		70.0	47.0	33.0	42.0			33.0	46.0	48.0	50.0	37.0	50.0	$17,013	$1,439	$1,117	$2,556	$11,842	$2,616	$14,458
Hindman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	875 W Main St	Hindman	41822	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-5872	434	32	13.5	71.2%	426 (98.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	339^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.5%		40.3	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%	75	40.0	34.0	33.0	54.0	42.0	30.0	60.0	49.0	69.0	60.0	51.0	43.0			21.0	57.0	38.0	21.0	40.0	43.0	$17,131	$1,523	$3,020	$4,543	$10,627	$1,961	$12,588
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13150 Ky Hwy 476	Ary	41712	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 378-7761	278	16	17.1	76.6%	266 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	87.8	54^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.1%		68	186^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.8%	132	63.0	55.0		72.0	50.0	52.0	72.0	79.0				81.0	45.0	50.0			67.0	63.0			$21,518	$1,953	$1,345	$3,298	$12,177	$3,523	$15,700
East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	603	43	14.0	65.3%	561 (93.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	65.7	212^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.1%		38.3	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%	219	24.0	76.0	43.0	42.0	53.0	39.0	43.0	74.0	74.0	63.0	61.0	54.0	59.0		55.0	54.0	36.0	43.0	57.0	59.0	$20,882	$1,966	$1,154	$3,120	$12,006	$3,434	$15,440
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Broadway	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4721	457	31	14.7	57.8%	408 (89.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	61.9	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%		52.5	320^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.3%	84	45.0	35.0					54.0	58.0					56.0								$17,528	$2,245	$612	$2,857	$11,806	$3,870	$15,676
Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.7	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	557^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.7%	6	23.0		17.0	31.0	25.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	19.0	58.0	28.0	47.0				56.0	14.0	50.0	19.0	47.0	$21,622	$2,344	$1,346	$3,690	$12,370	$3,162	$15,532
Perry County Alternative School	Public	K-8	72 Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(606) 436-4932	7	2	3.5		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	73.4	151^st of 685 public elementary schools	78.0%		65.4	210^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.3%	59	48.0	60.0	66.0	54.0	40.0	34.0	59.0	62.0	69.0	54.0	62.0	67.0	42.0	32.0	34.0	74.0	61.0	54.0	70.0	75.0	$19,079	$2,057	$1,523	$3,580	$9,988	$3,195	$13,183
Carr Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8596 S Hwy 160	Littcarr	41834	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 642-3833	369	27	13.6	73.7%	356 (96.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	71.5	159^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.8%		55.8	285^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.4%	126	80.0	88.0	38.0	35.0	31.0	36.0	76.0	85.0	60.0	55.0	42.0	36.0	58.0		47.0	42.0	53.0	42.0	40.0	50.0	$16,672	$1,135	$1,037	$2,172	$11,879	$2,621	$14,500
Jones Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9795 Hwy 550 E	Mousie	41839	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 946-2132	153	12	12.7	81.7%	151 (98.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	193^rd of 685 public elementary schools	71.8%		42.1	398^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.9%	205	33.0	73.0	47.0	61.0	67.0	69.0	62.0		60.0	83.0	73.0	81.0	73.0		40.0		40.0	63.0	33.0		$16,934	$1,856	$1,303	$3,160	$11,120	$2,654	$13,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Emmalena Elementary School

What district is Emmalena Elementary School in?

Knott County

Is Emmalena Elementary School a good school?

Emmalena Elementary School ranks 342^nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Emmalena Elementary School?

Students at Emmalena Elementary School are 99% White.

What schools do graduates of Emmalena Elementary School attend?

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

High : Knott County Central High School

How many students attend Emmalena Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Emmalena Elementary School.

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