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Dewitt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Dewitt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Flat Lick, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 141 students. The school is part of the Knox County School District, which is ranked 42 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dewitt Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Knox County and Kentucky state averages in various academic subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42% for Knox County and 43% for the state. Similarly, 75% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 55% for Knox County and 47% for the state. The school has also seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating, moving from 565th out of 698 schools and a 1-star rating in 2014-2015 to 31st out of 685 schools and a 5-star rating in 2024-2025.

While Dewitt Elementary School's academic performance is impressive, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.0% to 58.5% over the past few years. This is a significant concern, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and achievement. When compared to nearby schools, such as G.R. Hampton Elementary and Jesse D. Lay Elementary, Dewitt generally outperforms them in academic measures, but some of these nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state.

120

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,517

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138 Ky 718
Flat Lick, KY 40935

(606) 645-2834

District: Knox County

Students who attend Dewitt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Knox County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.2%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (73% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 66 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg47%

31^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 76 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Knox County

42^nd of 157Knox 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	91.5	31 of 685	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	107 of 685	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	182 of 687	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	36.8	438 of 684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	315 of 700	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	302 of 691	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	430 of 694	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	494 of 690	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	565 of 698	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	504 of 705	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	634 of 719	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	521 of 713	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	71.9	171 of 688	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	60.2	272 of 683	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	7.0	627 of 658	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	554 of 651	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	621 of 638	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	35.8	501 of 671	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	292 of 663	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	82.5	63 of 665	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	79 of 670	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	335 of 667	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	160 of 664	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	121 of 631	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	63.9	215 of 676	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	285 of 665	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.1	388 of 661	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	126 of 659	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	186 of 658	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	27.5	494 of 656	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	526 of 592	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	354 of 593	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)81st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2019)68th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2019)41st percentile-14 vs school

Female (2019)25th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+37 vs state

Reading76%+27 vs state

Editing and Mechanics60%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Dewitt 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 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
Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	120	13	9.5	88.3%	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.5	31^st of 685 public elementary schools	95.5%		77.6	107^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.4%	76			80.0				75.0	76.0											60.0		$18,517	$3,331	$847	$4,178	$11,292	$3,046	$14,339
Flat Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Kentucky 3085	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2836	163	16	9.9	89.6%	161 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71	163^rd of 685 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.2	128^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.3%	35	57.0	52.0	54.0				46.0	68.0	63.0				44.0		71.0		50.0		42.0		$16,870	$2,263	$854	$3,117	$11,217	$2,537	$13,753
Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	196	15	13.5	82.1%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.9	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%		26.2	529^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.8%	58	36.0	29.0	25.0	32.0	56.0		68.0	43.0	44.0	52.0	63.0	56.0	29.0	50.0	50.0	88.0	19.0	38.0	25.0	63.0	$33,320	$2,710	$62	$2,772	$22,563	$3,005	$25,564
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 KY 3439d	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2832	313	25	12.3	86.3%	287 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.5	76^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.4	72^nd of 685 public elementary schools	89.5%	4	78.0	58.0	69.0				75.0	67.0	59.0				44.0		53.0		73.0		63.0		$15,846	$2,759	$716	$3,475	$10,267	$2,103	$12,370
Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	267	21	12.9	86.9%	259 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.3	388^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.9	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%	10	45.0	43.0	23.0				49.0	63.0	35.0								35.0		48.0		$16,138	$2,829	$694	$3,522	$10,140	$2,476	$12,616
Jesse D Lay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 N Allison Ave	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2849	325	26	12.6	56.9%	307 (94.5%)	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	70.5	168^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.5%		73.7	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%	38	79.0	35.0	46.0				71.0	48.0	63.0				40.0		65.0		63.0		54.0		$15,247	$2,587	$742	$3,330	$10,018	$1,899	$11,917
G R Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Ky 3441	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2840	244	18	13.8	70.1%	240 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	96.7	4^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.4%		90.6	30^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.6%	26		80.0	73.0				78.0	80.0									77.0		73.0		$16,591	$2,797	$744	$3,541	$10,996	$2,055	$13,050
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
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
Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	502	35	14.2	77.3%	495 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.7	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%		47	352^nd of 685 public elementary schools	48.6%	53		47.0	49.0	53.0	57.0	45.0	31.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	76.0	63.0	33.0	26.0	25.0	66.0	33.0	43.0	31.0	54.0	$29,764	$2,710	$62	$2,769	$20,404	$3,006	$23,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Dewitt Elementary School

What district is Dewitt Elementary School in?

Knox County

What schools do graduates of Dewitt Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Knox County Middle School

How many students attend Dewitt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Dewitt Elementary School.

Is Dewitt Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Dewitt Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dewitt Elementary School?

Students at Dewitt Elementary School are 99% White.

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