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Arlie Boggs Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Arlie Boggs Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Eolia, Kentucky, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 121 students. The school is part of the Letcher County School District, which is ranked 121 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arlie Boggs Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Letcher County and Kentucky state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 5th grade reading proficiency rate was 27%, compared to 37% for Letcher County and 46% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.16% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has decreased from $12,938 in 2017-2018 to $11,900 in 2018-2019, which is lower than the nearby schools.

While Arlie Boggs Elementary School has shown the potential to improve, with a ranking as high as 65 out of 688 Kentucky elementary schools in 2010-2011, the school's performance has been inconsistent over the years. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as White students and low-socioeconomic status students, has also been inconsistent. Compared to the nearby Letcher Elementary & Middle School, Martha Jane Potter Elementary School, and West Whitesburg Elementary School, Arlie Boggs Elementary School's performance is generally lower, though these nearby schools also struggle with low academic achievement compared to the state averages.

110

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,608

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1099 Hwy 806
Eolia, KY 40826

(606) 633-4654

District: Letcher County

Students who attend Arlie Boggs Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Letcher County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2011 → 24th in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 67 percentile points since 2011

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg44%

Not ranked this year

Arlie Boggs Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

95^th of 157Letcher 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
2022	25.8	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	348 of 700	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	270 of 691	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	275 of 694	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	263 of 690	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.7	390 of 698	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.6	522 of 705	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	506 of 719	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.4	443 of 713	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	84.7	65 of 688	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	19.1	599 of 683	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	613 of 651	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	606 of 638	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	315 of 667	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	262 of 664	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	58 of 631	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	384 of 676	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	562 of 656	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	341 of 592	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	275 of 593	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	242 of 324	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	98 of 335	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	118 of 322	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	99 of 330	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.6	131 of 331	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	153 of 337	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.6	209 of 335	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	161 of 335	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	27.4	266 of 319	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.9	187 of 304	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.3	247 of 299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	246 of 289	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	221 of 287	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	243 of 284	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	70.6	50 of 303	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	38 of 285	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	254 of 316	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	51 of 266	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	118 of 253	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2019)43rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2022)14th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)83rd percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics47%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

Reading37%-10 vs state

Social Studies24%-15 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
Arlie Boggs Elementary School	Public	K-8	1099 Hwy 806	Eolia	40826	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-4654	110	8	13.2	79.1%	106 (96.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)	37.0						37.0											24.0		47.0	$25,608	$1,735	$3,261	$4,996	$12,951	$4,847	$17,765
Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3125 Hwy 931 S	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-7195	246	17	14.7	78.0%	238 (96.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	31.1	494^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.9%		14.8	605^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.7%	111			30.0	33.0	50.0	37.0	28.0	50.0	24.0	50.0	68.0	43.0	41.0				39.0	47.0	30.0	63.0	$22,174	$1,714	$3,129	$4,843	$10,994	$4,583	$14,822
West Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Park St	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-9538	462	34	13.7	68.2%	448 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	30.7	499^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.2%		32.1	478^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.2%	21	39.0	19.0	20.0				51.0	36.0	44.0				30.0		33.0		40.0		33.0		$23,677	$1,925	$3,119	$5,044	$11,899	$3,968	$15,834
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Kona Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-7544	273	20	13.9	67.4%	264 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%		42.8	394^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.5%	117	30.0	27.0	32.0				30.0	27.0	57.0				27.0		19.0		28.0		64.0		$22,029	$1,989	$3,109	$5,098	$10,337	$3,903	$14,207
Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	322	21	15.3	76.1%	322 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%		21.3	565^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.5%	103	41.0	33.0	33.0	32.0	22.0	43.0	53.0	23.0	39.0	52.0	48.0	38.0	25.0		30.0	40.0	33.0	38.0	64.0	45.0	$22,186	$1,974	$3,163	$5,138	$10,401	$3,958	$14,361
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	428	32	13.2	83.4%	381 (89.0%)	22 (5.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	37.9	448^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.6%		47.4	348^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.2%	100	27.0	36.0	33.0	45.0	57.0	46.0	45.0	39.0	45.0	62.0	81.0	48.0	42.0	52.0	23.0	37.0	30.0	48.0	43.0	74.0	$18,775	$3,149	$2,082	$5,231	$8,849	$3,022	$11,871
Carr Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8596 S Hwy 160	Littcarr	41834	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 642-3833	369	27	13.6	73.7%	356 (96.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	71.5	159^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.8%		55.8	285^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.4%	126	80.0	88.0	38.0	35.0	31.0	36.0	76.0	85.0	60.0	55.0	42.0	36.0	58.0		47.0	42.0	53.0	42.0	40.0	50.0	$16,672	$1,135	$1,037	$2,172	$11,879	$2,621	$14,500
Dorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	217 Dorton Jenkins Highway	Dorton	41520	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2832	263	20	13.1	71.1%	260 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	77.3	126^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.6%		76.1	116^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.1%	10	44.0	86.0	68.0	60.0	34.0	42.0	34.0	79.0	68.0	65.0	47.0	46.0			58.0	54.0	61.0	50.0	55.0	58.0	$17,833	$1,667	$914	$2,581	$11,234	$3,626	$14,861
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlie Boggs Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arlie Boggs Elementary School?

Students at Arlie Boggs Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Arlie Boggs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlie Boggs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Letcher County Central High School

What district is Arlie Boggs Elementary School in?

Letcher County

How many students attend Arlie Boggs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended Arlie Boggs Elementary School.

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