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W B Muncy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

W B Muncy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wooton, KY, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 239 students. This school is part of the Leslie County School District, which is ranked 14 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W B Muncy Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with rankings ranging from 36th to 117th out of 685-700 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) is impressive, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in mathematics, reading, science, and other subjects compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in reading, compared to 54% in the Leslie County district and 42% statewide. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While W B Muncy Elementary School has relatively low dropout rates, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 50.1% in recent years. This is an area that the school may need to address to ensure consistent student attendance and engagement. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.56% to 67.26% in recent years, suggesting that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges. When compared to nearby schools in the Leslie County district, such as Stinnett Elementary School and Hayes Lewis Elementary School, W B Muncy Elementary School generally outperforms these schools in many areas.

209

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,192

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Pirate Dr
Wooton, KY 41776

(606) 279-4155

District: Leslie County

Students who attend W B Muncy Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Leslie County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.0%

Hispanic:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (68% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 83 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg59%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

67^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 63 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

6^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Leslie County

14^th of 157Leslie 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	67 of 685	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	36 of 685	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	117 of 687	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	93 of 684	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	49 of 700	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	85 of 691	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.7	212 of 694	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	366 of 690	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	510 of 698	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	653 of 705	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	569 of 719	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	523 of 713	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	577 of 688	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	544 of 683	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.7	409 of 658	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.2	415 of 651	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.0	533 of 638	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	92.0	17 of 644	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	156 of 639	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	278 of 641	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.5	25 of 671	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	64 of 663	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	70 of 672	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	14 of 665	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	46 of 670	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	55 of 667	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	22 of 664	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	32 of 631	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	64 of 653	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	76 of 652	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	84 of 652	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	83 of 657	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	99 of 676	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	133 of 665	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	81.6	68 of 661	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	92 of 659	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	63 of 659	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	66.0	176 of 658	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	121 of 656	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	65 of 592	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	130 of 593	78.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	6 of 320	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	23 of 324	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	6 of 327	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	21 of 335	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	23 of 322	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	69.2	73 of 330	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	59.4	125 of 331	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	133 of 337	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.1	243 of 335	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.0	176 of 335	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	147 of 319	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	89.0	16 of 299	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	40 of 299	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	11 of 290	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	5 of 314	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	16 of 311	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	2 of 309	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	7 of 310	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	10 of 303	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	6 of 285	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	9 of 303	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	2 of 304	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	21 of 307	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	50 of 304	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	35 of 303	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	30 of 293	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	83.6	28 of 294	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	15 of 314	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	28 of 316	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	14 of 320	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	25 of 314	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	33 of 266	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	16 of 253	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)90th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2022)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)90th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading81%+33 vs state

Editing and Mechanics72%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+18 vs state

Science60%+26 vs state

Social Studies55%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 30, 2009

My child has attended WB Muncy Elementary for 2 years, and I certainly believe that it is a nurturing environment that is very conducive to the learning process. He has been well taken care of in every aspect: physically, educationally and socially. It takes a special concentrated effort by my family for my child to attend this school, we have to drive on a horrible road for a long way to get him there and back home. It has been worth the effort. Close Quote

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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
W B Muncy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Pirate Dr	Wooton	41776	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4155	209	13	15.6	60.3%	207 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	85.9	67^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.2%		89.2	36^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.7%	31	48.0	50.0	60.0	62.0	56.0	85.0	74.0	81.0	85.0	76.0	78.0	90.0	69.0	50.0			55.0		65.0	80.0	$17,192	$2,175	$799	$2,968	$8,987	$2,682	$12,098
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	435	29	15.1	67.6%	426 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72.1	156^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.2%		52.7	319^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.4%	163	64.0	32.0	38.0	46.0	59.0	64.0	77.0	66.0	72.0	65.0	69.0	46.0		36.0	72.0	44.0	45.0	59.0	62.0	59.0	$17,738	$1,992	$717	$2,704	$9,975	$2,238	$12,668
Perry County Alternative School	Public	K-8	72 Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(606) 436-4932	7	2	3.5		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	73.4	151^st of 685 public elementary schools	78.0%		65.4	210^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.3%	59	48.0	60.0	66.0	54.0	40.0	34.0	59.0	62.0	69.0	54.0	62.0	67.0	42.0	32.0	34.0	74.0	61.0	54.0	70.0	75.0	$19,079	$2,057	$1,523	$3,580	$9,988	$3,195	$13,183
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Broadway	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4721	457	31	14.7	57.8%	408 (89.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	61.9	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%		52.5	320^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.3%	84	45.0	35.0					54.0	58.0					56.0								$17,528	$2,245	$612	$2,857	$11,806	$3,870	$15,676
Hayes Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10130 Cutshin Rd	Yeaddiss	41777	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4121	125	10	12.9	60.8%	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	50.8	331^st of 685 public elementary schools	51.7%					(n/a)		58.0			50.0	75.0	61.0	50.0				31.0			27.0		36.0	31.0	36.0	38.0	$21,836	$1,779	$696	$2,469	$12,753	$4,026	$17,187
Viper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Eddington Ln	Viper	41774	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-3837	282	19	15.1	80.5%	277 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.5	194^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.7%		61.8	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%	42	52.0	40.0	48.0	64.0	50.0	28.0	81.0	80.0		64.0	65.0	52.0	29.0		41.0		41.0	55.0	63.0		$22,936	$2,137	$1,561	$3,698	$12,948	$3,868	$16,816
East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	603	43	14.0	65.3%	561 (93.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	65.7	212^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.1%		38.3	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%	219	24.0	76.0	43.0	42.0	53.0	39.0	43.0	74.0	74.0	63.0	61.0	54.0	59.0		55.0	54.0	36.0	43.0	57.0	59.0	$20,882	$1,966	$1,154	$3,120	$12,006	$3,434	$15,440
Stinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12975 Hwy 421	Hoskinston	40844	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 374-3641	314	23	13.8	68.8%	313 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	101^st of 685 public elementary schools	85.3%		76.4	112^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.6%	11	84.0	55.0			49.0	54.0		58.0	87.0	58.0	54.0	54.0				57.0		64.0		54.0	$18,389	$1,826	$780	$2,600	$10,079	$2,811	$13,318
Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.7	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	557^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.7%	6	23.0		17.0	31.0	25.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	19.0	58.0	28.0	47.0				56.0	14.0	50.0	19.0	47.0	$21,622	$2,344	$1,346	$3,690	$12,370	$3,162	$15,532

Frequently Asked Questions about W B Muncy Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of W B Muncy Elementary School?

Students at W B Muncy Elementary School are 99% White.

What schools do graduates of W B Muncy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W B Muncy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Leslie County High School

Is W B Muncy Elementary School a good school?

Yes. W B Muncy Elementary School ranks in the top 9.8% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is W B Muncy Elementary School in?

Leslie County

How many students attend W B Muncy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended W B Muncy Elementary School.

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