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Lee County Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lee County Elementary School is a public elementary school in Beattyville, Kentucky, serving 454 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lee County School District, which is ranked 148 out of 157 districts in the state.

Lee County Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading around 20-40%, significantly below the state averages of 43-50%. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 43.9%, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, it has been unable to overcome these challenges and improve academic outcomes.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Sebastian Elementary and Estill Springs Elementary also perform below the state average, but generally outperform Lee County Elementary. However, schools in the Jackson County School District, such as Tyner Elementary and McKee Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that it may be possible to achieve stronger results even in the context of high levels of economic disadvantage.

468

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,922

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1665 Hwy 11 South
Beattyville, KY 41311

(606) 464-5020

District: Lee County

Students who attend Lee County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lee County Middle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

529^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 157Lee 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	26.1	529 of 685	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	530 of 685	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	605 of 687	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	543 of 684	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	431 of 517	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	492 of 700	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	419 of 691	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	463 of 694	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	313 of 690	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	421 of 698	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	349 of 705	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.0	430 of 719	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.2	543 of 713	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	531 of 688	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	607 of 683	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	575 of 658	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.1	417 of 651	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	344 of 638	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.0	388 of 474	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	327 of 445	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	570 of 648	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	537 of 644	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	604 of 639	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	554 of 641	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	397 of 671	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	301 of 663	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	41.8	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	496 of 672	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	493 of 665	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	517 of 670	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	410 of 667	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	226 of 275	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	370 of 664	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	323 of 631	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	447 of 653	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	430 of 652	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	545 of 652	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	505 of 657	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	517 of 676	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	486 of 665	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	289 of 306	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	248 of 279	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	472 of 661	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	563 of 659	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	584 of 659	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	635 of 658	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	601 of 656	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	470 of 592	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	411 of 593	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2018)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)18th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Reading30%-19 vs state

Writing28%-10 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Lee County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Hwy 11 South	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5020	468	28	16.7	85.5%	460 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	26.1	529^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.6	530^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.6%	1	21.0	47.0	41.0		22.0	40.0	29.0		37.0	28.0	28.0	26.0	$13,922	$2,007	$1,121	$2,883	$7,891	$2,660	$10,551
Owsley County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Kentucky 28	Booneville	41314	Owsley County	Owsley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 593-5186	436	39	11.2	70.0%	416 (95.4%)	10 (2.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.7	655^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.4%		20.5	570^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.8%	85	23.0	4.0	8.0		15.0	18.0	36.0			23.0	15.0	21.0	$21,940	$2,684	$2,005	$4,689	$13,144	$3,511	$14,955
Highland-Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10355 Hwy 30w	Booneville	41314	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 295-7181	184	13	14.4	84.8%	181 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.2	100^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.4%		93.1	16^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.7%	84	48.0			83.0	57.0			67.0		48.0	78.0		$20,496	$3,216	$3,023	$6,239	$10,728	$3,529	$14,257
Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-6	1745 South KY 715	Rogers	41365	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8302	127	11	11.5	77.2%	125 (98.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	345^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.6%		46.4	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%	10			47.0	33.0	45.0	29.0	71.0	56.0		35.0	35.0	59.0	$21,623	$4,264	$960	$5,223	$11,312	$4,991	$16,303
Campton Elementary School	Public	K-6	120 Little Wolfe Drive	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8102	315	29	10.8	87.0%	309 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	53.5	307^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.2%		77.2	108^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.2%	199	34.0	45.0	39.0	52.0	50.0	55.0	46.0	64.0	45.0	35.0	41.0		$18,301	$1,968	$655	$2,623	$10,777	$4,781	$15,557
McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Hwy. 89 N	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-7157	391	30	13.0	72.9%	373 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	91.6	30^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.6%		90.5	31^st of 685 public elementary schools	95.5%	1	68.0	76.0	52.0		77.0	88.0	73.0		73.0	69.0	55.0	73.0	$18,469	$1,863	$945	$2,808	$10,119	$2,783	$12,919
Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	42.3	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.9	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	1	33.0	43.0	32.0		43.0	43.0	45.0		37.0	42.0	38.0	55.0	$8,201	$1,851	$59	$1,958	$7,901	$9,060	$10,448
West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	479	29	16.5	68.7%	460 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.5	574^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.7	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%	14	29.0	39.0	38.0		23.0	33.0	35.0		23.0	24.0	26.0	24.0	$7,393	$1,914	$63	$2,025	$7,093	$8,323	$10,801
Tyner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Hwy 30 W	Tyner	40486	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 364-5105	393	27	14.6	73.5%	384 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56.4	291^st of 685 public elementary schools	57.5%		65.2	212^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.1%	79	39.0	23.0	58.0		44.0	37.0	69.0		39.0	48.0	60.0	58.0	$18,564	$1,306	$951	$2,258	$10,460	$2,735	$13,212
Sebastian Elementary School	Public	3-6	244 LBJ Road	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-8894	393	22	17.9	79.1%	383 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	552^nd of 685 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.4	556^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.8%	4	38.0	34.0	30.0	30.0	42.0	34.0	35.0	42.0	21.0	19.0	30.0	36.0	$16,582	$2,468	$2,128	$4,596	$9,050	$2,934	$11,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee County Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lee County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lee County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lee County Middle High School

Is Lee County Elementary School a good school?

Lee County Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Lee County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Lee County Elementary School.

What district is Lee County Elementary School in?

Lee County

What is the racial makeup of Lee County Elementary School?

Students at Lee County Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

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