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Louisa East Elementary School

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Louisa East Elementary School ranks 349 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Louisa East Elementary School is a public elementary school in Louisa, Kentucky, serving 484 students in grades 2-5. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 97 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Louisa East Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 36.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 23% to 38%, compared to the state average of 43% to 44%. Similarly, in reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 38% to 57%, while the state average was 47% to 50%. Additionally, the school struggles with the performance of its special education students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Kentucky elementary schools in this category.

Despite these challenges, Louisa East Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.76% to 62.53% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student is also relatively high, ranging from $21,114 to $25,709 over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Blaine Elementary School and Fallsburg Elementary School, Louisa East generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism, though these nearby schools also face similar challenges.

512

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,095

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Powhatan St
Louisa, KY 41230

(606) 638-4574

District: Lawrence County

Students who attend Louisa East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Louisa Middle School
High:	Lawrence County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg44%

349^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lawrence County

97^th of 157Lawrence 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	48.0	349 of 685	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	310 of 685	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	314 of 687	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	389 of 684	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	362 of 517	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	232 of 700	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	382 of 691	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.8	318 of 694	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	367 of 690	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	368 of 698	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.4	585 of 705	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.9	488 of 719	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	386 of 713	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	454 of 688	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.0	482 of 683	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	481 of 658	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	374 of 651	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.2	556 of 638	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	113 of 206	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	90 of 474	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	193 of 445	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	350 of 648	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	303 of 644	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	301 of 639	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	431 of 641	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	228 of 312	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	222 of 671	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	372 of 663	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	336 of 672	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	215 of 665	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	244 of 670	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	394 of 667	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	219 of 275	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.8	151 of 664	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	349 of 631	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	338 of 653	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	277 of 652	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	264 of 652	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	349 of 657	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	235 of 676	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	398 of 665	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.5	99 of 279	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	161 of 257	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	254 of 661	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	400 of 659	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	348 of 659	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	386 of 658	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	425 of 656	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	238 of 592	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	450 of 593	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing66%+28 vs state

Editing and Mechanics63%+16 vs state

Reading50%~ state avg

Social Studies34%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 vs state

Science31%-6 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
Louisa East Elementary School	Public	2-5	235 Powhatan St	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-4574	512	30	17.1	59.6%	487 (95.1%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	48	349^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.1%		53.6	310^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.7%	39	37.0	38.0	23.0				38.0	57.0	56.0				31.0		66.0		34.0		63.0		$25,095	$2,044	$827	$2,871	$15,130	$3,974	$19,104
Louisa West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	201 Boone St	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-4726	295	22	13.4	66.1%	281 (95.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$28,416	$2,762	$875	$3,637	$17,748	$4,090	$21,838
Fallsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6869 N Hwy 3	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-2351	190	21	9.0	66.8%	188 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59	263^rd of 685 public elementary schools	61.6%		69.5	171^st of 685 public elementary schools	75.0%	92	30.0	50.0		52.0	59.0		52.0	70.0	53.0	74.0	65.0	35.0		53.0	47.0		32.0	41.0	42.0	71.0	$29,284	$2,685	$810	$3,495	$18,237	$4,346	$22,583
Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highway 2562	Blaine	41124	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-3624	149	17	8.7	79.9%	148 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	450^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.3%		23.7	547^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.1%	97				38.0	33.0	24.0	33.0			69.0	33.0	24.0				41.0	27.0	47.0	33.0	53.0	$32,000	$3,431	$1,033	$4,465	$19,360	$4,886	$24,246
Eden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	179 Eden Lane	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3475	371	22	16.8	79.8%	366 (98.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53.2	310^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.7%		44.5	375^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.3%	65	27.0	56.0	23.0	30.0			31.0	58.0	58.0	76.0					58.0		48.0		54.0		$18,616	$2,525	$2,092	$4,597	$10,869	$5,385	$16,255
Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	K-5	16701 Ponderosa Dr	Catlettsburg	41129	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-2330	359	27	13.2	50.7%	335 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	71.9	157^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.6	111^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.8%	46	74.0	70.0	63.0				66.0	53.0	54.0				47.0		26.0		40.0		65.0		$23,698	$1,729	$06	$372	$12,649	$2,330	$14,907
Inez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5000 Elementary Dr	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3428	233	15	15.3	65.2%	228 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	40.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%		23	552^nd of 685 public elementary schools	19.4%	128	38.0		52.0	36.0			38.0	36.0	48.0	44.0					33.0		48.0		44.0		$21,176	$2,525	$2,198	$6,406	$13,279	$5,460	$18,739
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	12219 Midland Trail Rd	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-7131	272	24	11.5	66.5%	247 (90.8%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	45.6	375^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.3%		35.4	457^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.3%	82	38.0	51.0	49.0				44.0	41.0	40.0				30.0		62.0		36.0		40.0		$28,300	$2,328	$06	$984	$17,392	$2,189	$19,510
Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8249 E US Hwy 60	Rush	41168	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5756	124	8	15.4	50.8%	123 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	176^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.1	80^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.3%	96	82.0	67.0	44.0				59.0	44.0	63.0						63.0		44.0		44.0		$17,274	$681	$2,500	$3,181	$10,683	$1,672	$12,355
Flat Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1450 KY Rt 689	Flatgap	41219	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 265-3110	241	18	13.7	78.4%	227 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	51	328^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.1%		29.2	506^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.1%	178	30.0	39.0	45.0	57.0			48.0	35.0	58.0	71.0					29.0		48.0		45.0		$19,152	$3,302	$1,238	$4,539	$10,027	$2,739	$12,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Louisa East Elementary School

Is Louisa East Elementary School a good school?

Louisa East Elementary School ranks 349^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Louisa East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Louisa East Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Louisa Middle School
High : Lawrence County High School

What district is Louisa East Elementary School in?

Lawrence County

What is the racial makeup of Louisa East Elementary School?

Students at Louisa East Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Louisa East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Louisa East Elementary School.

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