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Hunter Hills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
269th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 61% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Hunter Hills Elementary School in Corbin, Kentucky, serves 617 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Laurel County, a district SchoolDigger ranks 15th of 158 in Kentucky. The school’s results are mixed: reading in grades 3 and 4 and fourth-grade science stand out, while several fifth-grade subjects are weak. The clearest concern is fifth grade: proficiency is 33% in writing, 37% in editing and mechanics, 34% in social studies, 48% in reading, and 35% in math.

Reading and science are the school’s strongest results against the state, while writing is its sharpest weakness compared with the district and nearby schools. Third- and fourth-grade reading proficiency is 71% and 73%, respectively, above state results of 49% and 50%; fifth-grade reading is 48%, below the state’s 51% and the nearby average of 63%. Fourth-grade science is 56%, compared with 40% statewide and 59% in Laurel County. In fifth-grade writing, the school’s 33% is below the district’s 67% and the nearby average of 61%. Fifth-grade math is 35%, compared with 43% statewide and a nearby average of 55%.

Results have fallen in several areas: the three-grade math average dropped from 68% in 2022–23 to 43% in 2025–26, and reading declined from 73% to 64%. Fifth-grade writing fell 24 points, social studies 34 points, and editing and mechanics 36 points; fourth-grade science rose 5 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 269th of 684, at the 61st percentile with 3 stars, down from the 95th percentile in 2022–23. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.3, and 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup measure places Special Education Students at the 77th percentile, above the school overall, while White Students are at the 43rd percentile, down 31 points since 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism is also high: 35% in 2025–26, compared with 31% in the district and 24% statewide.

617
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,452
Per pupil spending ?
79.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 8325 S Us 25
       Corbin, KY  40701

(606) 862-4655

District: Laurel County

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.0%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Kentucky median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Kentucky)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg63%
Kentucky avg44%
269th of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to top 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 11Elementary Schools in the Laurel County
15th of 158Laurel 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202656.9269 of 68460.7%★★★☆☆
202571.0161 of 68576.5%★★★★☆
202477.6106 of 68584.5%★★★★☆
202390.633 of 68795.2%★★★★★
202291.329 of 68495.8%★★★★★
202188.426 of 51795.0%★★★★★
201986.347 of 70093.3%★★★★★
201871.7148 of 69178.6%★★★★☆
201755.6302 of 69456.5%★★★☆☆
201666.8201 of 69070.9%★★★★☆
201570.1162 of 69876.8%★★★★☆
201488.332 of 70595.5%★★★★★
201377.497 of 71986.5%★★★★☆
201260.6246 of 71365.5%★★★☆☆
201167.2201 of 68870.8%★★★★☆
201055.5322 of 68352.9%★★★☆☆
200956.2304 of 65853.8%★★★☆☆
200847.4369 of 65143.3%★★☆☆☆
200754.0297 of 63853.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202297.36 of 20697.1%★★★★★
201995.217 of 47496.4%★★★★★
201891.631 of 44593.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202660.2225 of 65765.8%★★★☆☆
202562.5205 of 64868.4%★★★☆☆
202466.5176 of 64472.7%★★★★☆
202385.241 of 63993.6%★★★★★
202284.938 of 64194.1%★★★★★
202149.2165 of 31247.1%★★☆☆☆
201982.163 of 67190.6%★★★★★
201864.9206 of 66368.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202663.4183 of 67472.8%★★★★☆
202576.692 of 67286.3%★★★★☆
202485.344 of 66593.4%★★★★★
202396.48 of 67098.8%★★★★★
202296.53 of 66799.6%★★★★★
202192.43 of 27598.9%★★★★★
201991.414 of 66497.9%★★★★★
201880.960 of 63190.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202651.5298 of 65154.2%★★★☆☆
202572.3133 of 65379.6%★★★★☆
202479.583 of 65287.3%★★★★☆
202389.834 of 65294.8%★★★★★
202293.115 of 65797.7%★★★★★
202186.319 of 32594.2%★★★★★
201987.034 of 67695.0%★★★★★
201875.5111 of 66583.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202660.773 of 31476.8%★★★★☆
202568.666 of 30678.4%★★★★☆
202490.322 of 27992.1%★★★★★
202399.02 of 25799.2%★★★★★
201979.387 of 66186.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202643.4373 of 65042.6%★★☆☆☆
202564.2203 of 65969.2%★★★☆☆
202467.8170 of 65974.2%★★★★☆
202388.043 of 65893.5%★★★★★
202288.141 of 65693.8%★★★★★
201855.1262 of 59355.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)77th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Reading64%+14 vs state
Science56%+16 vs state
Mathematics43%~ state avg
Editing and Mechanics37%-11 vs state
Social Studies34%-4 vs state
Writing33%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Hunter Hills Elementary School.

Hunter Hills Elementary School ranks 269th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Hunter Hills Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 KSA test scoresNewOct 15, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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