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Cordia School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
269th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools
Better than 61% of Kentucky alternative schools
Summary

Cordia School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Hazard, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 171 students. This 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.

Cordia School stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.2% to 95.2% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the state average of around 90%. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 2.6%, which are lower than the state and district averages. However, Cordia School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 62.1%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores show a mixed performance compared to the state and district, with strengths in certain subject areas like Reading, Writing, and Editing and Mechanics, but underperformance in others like Mathematics and ACT scores.

Cordia School serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.69% to 85.38%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,335 to $17,818, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.1 to 10.7, which may contribute to its success in supporting its students.

185
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,818
Per pupil spending ?
81.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6050 Lotts Creek Road
       Hazard, KY  41701

(606) 785-4457

District: Knott County

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.7%
Hispanic:
2.2%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Kentucky average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2022
Above the Kentucky median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 25% Kentucky)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg45%
Kentucky avg43%
Elementary school
269th of 685
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 59 pts since 2015
From bottom 1% (2015) to top 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kentucky Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
89th of 320
Kentucky public middle schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 59 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kentucky Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
70th of 254
Kentucky public high schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 52 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
63rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202558.4269 of 68560.7%★★★☆☆
202445.7362 of 68547.2%★★☆☆☆
202365.3200 of 68770.9%★★★★☆
202268.3159 of 68476.8%★★★★☆
201926.0575 of 70017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.1469 of 69132.1%★★☆☆☆
201732.5520 of 69425.1%★☆☆☆☆
201613.7644 of 6906.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.2688 of 6981.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.2669 of 7055.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201321.4637 of 71911.4%★☆☆☆☆
201220.2632 of 71311.4%★☆☆☆☆
201138.2478 of 68830.5%★★☆☆☆
201073.0155 of 68377.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202566.3174 of 67274.1%★★★★☆
202472.1125 of 66581.2%★★★★☆
202375.388 of 67086.9%★★★★☆
202274.576 of 66788.6%★★★★☆
201944.5388 of 66441.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202247.6325 of 65750.5%★★★☆☆
201853.9306 of 66554.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202538.8407 of 65938.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.0408 of 65938.1%★★☆☆☆
202356.9253 of 65861.6%★★★☆☆
202260.6211 of 65667.8%★★★☆☆
201920.4511 of 59213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.0468 of 59321.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202567.889 of 32072.2%★★★★☆
202438.9196 of 32439.5%★★☆☆☆
202368.673 of 32777.7%★★★★☆
202276.646 of 32085.6%★★★★☆
20195.9315 of 3356.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.5233 of 32227.6%★☆☆☆☆
201733.5241 of 33027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201628.7266 of 33119.6%★☆☆☆☆
201519.1294 of 33712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201416.5300 of 33510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201325.0286 of 33514.6%★☆☆☆☆
201222.8278 of 31912.9%★☆☆☆☆
20113.5295 of 3043.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20109.8283 of 2995.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202584.622 of 31493.0%★★★★★
202455.3118 of 31162.1%★★★☆☆
202377.740 of 30987.1%★★★★☆
202285.611 of 31096.5%★★★★★
201842.1173 of 28539.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202291.814 of 30495.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20191.1291 of 2941.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202559.5117 of 31462.7%★★★☆☆
202432.4223 of 31629.4%★★☆☆☆
202365.186 of 32073.1%★★★★☆
202270.961 of 31480.6%★★★★☆
20195.4259 of 2662.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.7220 of 25313.0%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202562.970 of 25472.4%★★★★☆
202441.0172 of 29040.7%★★☆☆☆
202362.678 of 27671.7%★★★★☆
202243.2155 of 27142.8%★★☆☆☆
202126.2212 of 26720.6%★☆☆☆☆
20197.7247 of 28513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201851.9120 of 27155.7%★★★☆☆
201727.8225 of 28721.6%★☆☆☆☆
201618.0230 of 28820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201515.2234 of 29520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201423.9226 of 29022.1%★☆☆☆☆
201333.7210 of 29127.8%★☆☆☆☆
201210.9225 of 2291.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.9211 of 2266.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201048.1114 of 22348.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202429.3192 of 26126.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7194 of 25323.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202594.65 of 24297.9%★★★★★
202467.563 of 27477.0%★★★★☆
202371.540 of 27285.3%★★★★☆
202248.9122 of 26654.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202595.86 of 23997.5%★★★★★
202486.516 of 26293.9%★★★★★
202355.297 of 25962.5%★★★☆☆
202257.190 of 25765.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202561.380 of 25168.1%★★★☆☆
202431.2191 of 27330.0%★★☆☆☆
202356.492 of 26465.2%★★★☆☆
202240.9148 of 26043.1%★★☆☆☆
202115.3179 of 20311.8%★☆☆☆☆
20193.4208 of 2195.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)74th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2022)51st percentile-26 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school
Middle school
Male (2022)95th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+21 vs school
White (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2019)1st percentile-5 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+25 vs school
Male (2025)97th percentile+25 vs school
White (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2024)26th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?
Editing and Mechanics60%+14 vs state
Reading54%+8 vs state
Social Studies45%+6 vs state
Writing43%~ state avg
Mathematics42%~ state avg

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Students at Cordia School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Cordia School.

Cordia School ranks 269th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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