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Crab Orchard Elementary School

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Crab Orchard Elementary School ranks 427 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Crab Orchard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, with 284 students. The school is part of the Lincoln County School District, which is ranked 88 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crab Orchard Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, typically ranking between 400-600 out of around 700 schools. The school has a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and Lincoln County averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math.

Nearby schools in the Lincoln County district, such as Waynesburg Elementary and Stanford Elementary, generally outperform Crab Orchard Elementary on academic measures, despite being in the same district. Comparing Crab Orchard to schools outside the district, such as Shannon Johnson Elementary in Madison County or Lancaster Elementary in Garrard County, the performance gap is even more pronounced.

266

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,271

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

383 Lancaster St
Crab Orchard, KY 40419

(606) 355-2331

District: Lincoln County

Students who attend Crab Orchard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln County Middle School
High:	Lincoln County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Lincoln County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

427^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Lincoln County

88^th of 157Lincoln 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	40.2	427 of 685	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	452 of 685	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	531 of 687	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	566 of 684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	497 of 700	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	569 of 691	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	519 of 694	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	470 of 690	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	470 of 698	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.7	462 of 705	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	485 of 719	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.4	603 of 713	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.5	349 of 688	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	271 of 683	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.5	428 of 658	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.4	537 of 651	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	496 of 638	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.6	391 of 474	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	339 of 445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	441 of 648	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	424 of 644	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	511 of 639	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	572 of 641	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	418 of 671	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	484 of 663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	403 of 672	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	422 of 665	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	469 of 670	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	573 of 667	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	447 of 664	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	502 of 631	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	323 of 653	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	418 of 652	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	487 of 652	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	485 of 657	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	502 of 676	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	572 of 665	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.5	383 of 661	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	469 of 659	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	498 of 659	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	578 of 658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	591 of 656	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	346 of 592	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	490 of 593	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2019)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Writing45%+7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics42%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

Social Studies33%-5 vs state

Science29%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Crab Orchard is age eat school with loving and caring teachers. The teachers are knowledgable of their content and they also provide fun activities for the students. Overall Crab Orchard is a great school for kids. 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th 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
Crab Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	383 Lancaster St	Crab Orchard	40419	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 355-2331	266	21	12.4	86.8%	251 (94.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	40.2	427^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.7%		35.9	452^nd of 685 public elementary schools	34.0%	25	35.0	32.0	39.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	29.0	45.0	33.0	42.0	$16,271	$2,189	$325	$2,514	$9,241	$2,710	$11,951
Brodhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School Street	Brodhead	40409	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 758-8512	493	34	14.5	67.7%	465 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	75.5	134^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.4%		89.8	34^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.0%	100	45.0	39.0		53.0	65.0	84.0	46.0		88.0	79.0	$12,159	$1,239	$868	$12,159	$8,338	$1,714	$10,052
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tick Ridge Rd	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2768	186	16	11.3	77.4%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	51	329^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.0%		39.6	421^st of 685 public elementary schools	38.5%	92	44.0	48.0	34.0	56.0	48.0	55.0			38.0	45.0	$17,713	$2,102	$355	$2,457	$10,609	$2,764	$13,373
Paint Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6798 Richmond Rd	Paint Lick	40461	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2122	260	24	10.8	70.4%	234 (90.0%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	61.3	243^rd of 685 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%	23	47.0	46.0	53.0	62.0	54.0	67.0		35.0	51.0	35.0	$16,147	$1,605	$86	$1,691	$11,545	$2,911	$14,456
Stanford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Old Fort Rd	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2191	572	49	11.6	75.0%	467 (81.6%)	25 (4.4%)	41 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	39.1	438^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.1%		23.7	548^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.0%	110	27.0	25.0	36.0	49.0	36.0	54.0	29.0	48.0	36.0	53.0	$14,393	$2,876	$536	$3,412	$6,351	$2,626	$8,977
Roundstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N Wilderness Rd	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2235	267	22	12.1	69.3%	250 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	47.3	360^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.4%		36	450^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.3%	90	36.0	58.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	29.0	47.0	41.0	$16,216	$1,294	$929	$2,224	$12,173	$1,819	$13,992
Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Lexington St	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-3047	462	35	13.3	78.8%	372 (80.5%)	15 (3.2%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	63.5	226^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.0%		44	377^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.0%	151	69.0	71.0	60.0	53.0	58.0	44.0	46.0	41.0	33.0	38.0	$14,535	$1,190	$106	$1,296	$10,660	$2,579	$13,239
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Williams St	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2953	597	44	13.5	66.5%	561 (94.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	38.7	444^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.2%		42.3	396^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.2%	48	14.0	38.0	36.0	30.0	59.0	54.0	36.0	29.0	36.0	50.0	$13,738	$1,242	$879	$2,121	$10,027	$1,590	$11,617
Waynesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 US Hwy 328 W	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 379-6413	194	18	10.5	87.1%	182 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	69.6	177^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.2%		64.9	216^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.5%	39		48.0	59.0	35.0	48.0	72.0	35.0	88.0	63.0	75.0	$17,298	$2,220	$403	$2,623	$10,284	$2,847	$13,131
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%		45.5	364^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.9%	16	32.0	39.0	50.0	46.0	45.0	58.0	41.0	24.0	37.0	45.0	$17,359	$1,385	$801	$2,191	$11,871	$3,296	$15,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Crab Orchard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Crab Orchard Elementary School?

Students at Crab Orchard Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Crab Orchard Elementary School in?

Lincoln County

What schools do graduates of Crab Orchard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Crab Orchard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln County Middle School
High : Lincoln County High School

Is Crab Orchard Elementary School a good school?

Crab Orchard Elementary School ranks 427^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Crab Orchard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Crab Orchard Elementary School.

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