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G R Hampton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

G R Hampton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Barbourville, Kentucky, serving 230 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Knox County School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking as high as 4 out of 685 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

G R Hampton Elementary School's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Social Studies compared to the Knox County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80% of 4th-grade students at G R Hampton Elementary School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 50% in Knox County and 44% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic success of various student subgroups, with rankings often in the top 10-20% of Kentucky elementary schools.

While the nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Lynn Camp Elementary, Dewitt Elementary, Girdler Elementary, and Flat Lick Elementary, generally perform below G R Hampton Elementary School in terms of academic achievement, the school has maintained a high level of performance over the years, with a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking that has steadily improved, reaching the top 5% of Kentucky elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

244

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,591

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Ky 3441
Barbourville, KY 40906

(606) 645-2840

District: Knox County

Students who attend G R Hampton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Knox County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.4%

African American:

1.2%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (77% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 82 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg45%

4^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 83 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	96.7	4 of 685	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	30 of 685	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	65 of 687	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	129 of 684	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	48 of 517	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	50 of 700	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	58.6	277 of 691	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	269 of 694	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	341 of 690	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	24.9	581 of 698	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	505 of 705	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	496 of 719	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.0	455 of 713	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	397 of 688	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	475 of 683	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.0	478 of 658	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	465 of 651	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	497 of 638	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	2 of 206	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	7 of 474	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	25 of 445	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	94.1	7 of 644	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	63.2	199 of 639	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	179 of 641	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	85 of 671	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	198 of 663	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	2 of 672	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	10 of 665	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	34 of 670	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	51 of 667	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	8 of 664	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	62.4	198 of 631	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	84.6	60 of 652	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	2 of 652	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	90 of 657	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	28 of 676	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	48.4	364 of 665	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	19 of 279	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	3 of 257	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	144 of 661	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	87.7	41 of 659	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	87 of 658	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	151 of 656	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	68 of 592	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading79%+30 vs state

Social Studies77%+39 vs state

Mathematics76%+33 vs state

Editing and Mechanics73%+26 vs state

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Schools Near G R Hampton 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Whitley County East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13781 Hwy 92E	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7097	268	20	13.4	84.3%	261 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	92.3	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%		92.3	19^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.2%	3	85.0	68.0		64.0		77.0	76.0		77.0					50.0		85.0		75.0		$19,231	$3,359	$1,303	$4,662	$11,158	$2,559	$13,717
Lynn Camp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	366 North KY 830	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2853	501	38	13.2	87.4%	473 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	22.8	551^st of 685 public elementary schools	19.6%		32	481^st of 685 public elementary schools	29.8%	70	19.0	20.0	15.0			26.0	41.0	32.0				24.0		56.0		31.0		38.0		$13,072	$1,854	$780	$2,634	$8,559	$1,879	$10,438
Whitley County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6670 Hwy 26	Rockholds	40759	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7869	303	22	13.7	87.8%	289 (95.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	61.9	234^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.8%		65.5	209^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.5%	25	48.0	38.0	46.0	54.0		53.0	53.0	63.0	60.0			38.0		37.0		54.0		59.0		$20,382	$2,930	$1,026	$3,956	$12,766	$2,529	$15,295

Frequently Asked Questions about G R Hampton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of G R Hampton Elementary School?

Students at G R Hampton Elementary School are 98% White, 1% African American.

Is G R Hampton Elementary School a good school?

Yes! G R Hampton Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of G R Hampton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend G R Hampton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox County Middle School

What district is G R Hampton Elementary School in?

Knox County

How many students attend G R Hampton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended G R Hampton Elementary School.

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