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Martha Jane Potter Elementary School

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Martha Jane Potter Elementary School ranks 511 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Martha Jane Potter Elementary School is a public elementary school in Whitesburg, Kentucky, serving 287 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Letcher County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 60% over the past few years, which is much higher than the Letcher County and Kentucky state averages. Additionally, Martha Jane Potter Elementary has lower proficiency rates in core subjects like mathematics, reading, and science compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance is also lower for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status student groups, though it has performed relatively well for its special education students.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.94% to 73.11% over the past few years. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased significantly, from $11,880 in 2020-2021 to $23,282 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Letcher Elementary & Middle School, also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting broader regional challenges that may need to be addressed through targeted interventions and community-wide efforts.

273

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,029

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Kona Dr
Whitesburg, KY 41858

(606) 855-7544

District: Letcher County

Students who attend Martha Jane Potter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fleming Neon Middle School
High:	Letcher County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Hispanic:

2.2%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg44%

511^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Letcher County

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	511 of 685	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	394 of 685	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	333 of 687	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	458 of 684	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	456 of 517	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	456 of 700	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	404 of 691	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.9	315 of 694	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	413 of 690	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	339 of 698	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	371 of 705	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	542 of 719	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	479 of 713	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	389 of 688	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	372 of 683	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	480 of 658	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.4	363 of 651	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.5	148 of 638	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	71.5	92 of 474	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	85 of 445	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	484 of 648	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	330 of 644	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	212 of 639	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	406 of 641	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	288 of 312	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	430 of 671	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	435 of 663	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	488 of 672	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	275 of 665	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	297 of 670	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.0	521 of 667	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	385 of 664	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	324 of 631	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	501 of 653	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	383 of 652	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	390 of 652	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	489 of 657	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	450 of 676	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	351 of 665	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	34.6	483 of 661	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	540 of 659	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	429 of 659	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	373 of 658	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	499 of 656	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	377 of 593	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)81st percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)27th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)22nd percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics64%+17 vs state

Reading38%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Writing19%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8000 Hwy 7 S	Topmost	41862	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 447-2833	183	16	11.4	83.1%	181 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.6	537^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.6%					(n/a)	39.0	35.0		32.0	32.0	25.0	22.0	24.0		47.0	24.0	19.0	35.0					31.0			$16,635	$1,701	$1,394	$3,095	$10,749	$2,791	$13,540
South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	596	36	16.5	87.2%	582 (97.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	593^rd of 685 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.8	544^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.6%	49	31.0		21.0	21.0		23.0	35.0	53.0	27.0	36.0	52.0	39.0		21.0	10.0	43.0	24.0	39.0	18.0	45.0	$13,774	$2,121	$1,019	$3,140	$8,145	$2,490	$10,634
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martha Jane Potter Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Martha Jane Potter Elementary School?

Students at Martha Jane Potter Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Martha Jane Potter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Martha Jane Potter Elementary School.

What district is Martha Jane Potter Elementary School in?

Letcher County

Is Martha Jane Potter Elementary School a good school?

Martha Jane Potter Elementary School ranks 511^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Martha Jane Potter Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martha Jane Potter Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fleming Neon Middle School
High : Letcher County Central High School

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