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South Magoffin Elementary

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South Magoffin Elementary ranks 408 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

South Magoffin Elementary is a public elementary school in Salyersville, Kentucky, serving 199 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Magoffin County School District, which is ranked 123 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Magoffin Elementary faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.0% to 56.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like North Magoffin Elementary (25.0%) and Salyersville Grade School (25.0%). The school's test scores in mathematics and reading are also generally lower than the state averages and the scores of nearby schools, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at South Magoffin Elementary, ranging from 76.92% to 77.89% in recent years, suggest that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and lower academic performance. While South Magoffin Elementary is part of the same school district as North Magoffin Elementary and Salyersville Grade School, it consistently underperforms these nearby schools, indicating that there may be unique challenges or factors specific to South Magoffin Elementary that are contributing to its lower performance.

208

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,459

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 Half Mountain Road
Salyersville, KY 41465

(606) 884-7325

District: Magoffin County

Students who attend South Magoffin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herald Whitaker Middle School
High:	Magoffin County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

African American:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg46%

408^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Magoffin County

123^rd of 157Magoffin 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	42.3	408 of 685	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	283 of 685	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	440 of 687	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	499 of 684	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	347 of 517	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	300 of 700	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	489 of 691	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.6	359 of 694	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	499 of 690	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	478 of 698	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	468 of 705	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.4	497 of 719	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.9	638 of 713	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	414 of 688	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.1	525 of 683	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	495 of 648	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	412 of 639	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	488 of 641	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	442 of 671	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	410 of 663	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	258 of 672	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	97 of 665	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	291 of 670	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	403 of 667	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	209 of 664	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	520 of 631	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	387 of 653	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	336 of 652	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	412 of 652	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	475 of 657	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	192 of 676	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	453 of 665	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	478 of 661	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	440 of 659	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	319 of 659	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	470 of 658	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	542 of 656	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	296 of 592	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	504 of 593	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)28th percentile-29 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics48%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

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Schools Near South Magoffin Elementary

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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
South Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Half Mountain Road	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 884-7325	208	12	17.3	77.9%	205 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	42.3	408^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.4%		55.9	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%	125	34.0	35.0	48.0	37.0			38.0	46.0	57.0	52.0									48.0		$16,459	$3,136	$623	$3,759	$8,066	$2,591	$10,657
Salyersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Hornet Drive	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-3411	479	36	13.3	73.3%	459 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	48.6	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%		42.2	397^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.0%	53	22.0		45.0	32.0			40.0	41.0	60.0	55.0			34.0				63.0		63.0		$15,214	$3,145	$616	$3,760	$7,278	$2,182	$9,460
North Magoffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1991 Hwy 460 W	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-2847	417	26	16.0	78.9%	412 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44.7	384^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.9%		40.1	417^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.1%	33	41.0	37.0	31.0	56.0			51.0	58.0	43.0	52.0			40.0		19.0		38.0		40.0		$14,559	$2,987	$595	$3,586	$6,736	$2,233	$8,971
Prestonsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 S Clark Dr.	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-3891	574	38	15.1	77.9%	547 (95.3%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	26.4	524^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.9	603^rd of 685 public elementary schools	12.0%	79	37.0	24.0	33.0				34.0	41.0	48.0				27.0				25.0		38.0		$12,250	$1,869	$844	$2,713	$7,557	$1,979	$9,537
Home Instruction Elementary	Public	K-8	106 North Front Avenue	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 886-2354	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
May Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	481 Stephens Br	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 285-0883	508	30	16.9	72.0%	493 (97.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	70.8	165^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.2	184^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.1%	19	54.0	52.0	53.0	56.0	58.0	47.0	50.0	54.0	59.0	64.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	21.0	57.0	63.0	39.0	49.0	67.0	53.0	$13,330	$2,010	$865	$2,875	$8,052	$2,403	$10,455
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	649 US 23 South	Staffordsville	41256	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 297-3674	392	30	13.2	63.3%	380 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	73.8	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%		67.5	189^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.4%	42	49.0	43.0	52.0	63.0			53.0	59.0	61.0	71.0			43.0		59.0		50.0		77.0		$18,321	$3,356	$1,102	$4,457	$9,495	$2,610	$12,104
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7210 Us 321 S	Hagerhill	41222	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2545	431	29	15.0	54.3%	418 (97.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	89.2	48^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.0%		81.2	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%	38	62.0	78.0	63.0	67.0			62.0	63.0	70.0	77.0					60.0		56.0		88.0		$17,001	$2,918	$1,292	$4,210	$8,814	$2,238	$11,052
Duff-Allen Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	183 Rebel Road	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 358-0110	376	33	11.4	81.4%	363 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	33.2	478^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.2%		40.9	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%	69	24.0	39.0		38.0	57.0	37.0		41.0	52.0	53.0	59.0	47.0	37.0	35.0		68.0	30.0	61.0	21.0	61.0	$16,204	$2,352	$1,046	$3,398	$10,000	$2,806	$12,806
Paintsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	325 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-2651	434	30	14.4	49.5%	400 (92.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.5	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%		39.8	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%	87	40.0	49.0	40.0	50.0			67.0	35.0	57.0	55.0			22.0		43.0		42.0		46.0		$19,908	$1,083	$561	$1,644	$11,083	$1,067	$12,044

Frequently Asked Questions about South Magoffin Elementary

Is South Magoffin Elementary a good school?

South Magoffin Elementary ranks 408^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Magoffin Elementary?

Students at South Magoffin Elementary are 99% White.

How many students attend South Magoffin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended South Magoffin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Magoffin Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Magoffin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herald Whitaker Middle School
High : Magoffin County High School

What district is South Magoffin Elementary in?

Magoffin County

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