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Horse Branch Elementary School

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Horse Branch Elementary School ranks 490 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Horse Branch Elementary School is a public elementary school in Horse Branch, Kentucky, serving 188 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Ohio County School District, which is ranked 38 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Horse Branch Elementary has some areas of concern, such as consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, the school also faces challenges in student performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in KSA/Mathematics and KSA/Reading at Horse Branch was lower than the averages for Ohio County and the state of Kentucky. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the specific needs of struggling students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Ohio County district, such as Fordsville Elementary School and Southern Elementary School, Horse Branch Elementary generally performs worse on state assessments. Additionally, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average, these resources have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

168

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,356

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11980 US Hwy 62 E
Horse Branch, KY 42349

(270) 274-4662

District: Ohio County

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Kentucky average

!Near the bottom of Ohio County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

490^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Ohio County

38^th of 157Ohio 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	32.0	490 of 685	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	357 of 685	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	187 of 687	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	335 of 684	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	339 of 700	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	516 of 691	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	484 of 694	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	575 of 690	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	532 of 698	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	515 of 705	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	473 of 719	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	295 of 713	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	24.6	574 of 688	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	450 of 683	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	333 of 658	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	398 of 651	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	291 of 638	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	347 of 648	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.1	79 of 641	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	401 of 671	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	539 of 663	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	391 of 672	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	267 of 665	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	119 of 670	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	130 of 667	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	195 of 664	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	357 of 653	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	227 of 652	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	282 of 652	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	307 of 676	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	499 of 665	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	65.0	204 of 661	69.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	528 of 659	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	379 of 659	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	257 of 658	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	369 of 656	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	344 of 592	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)69th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics43%-4 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Science21%-16 vs state

Social Studies17%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Horse Branch Elementary School

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	168	13	13.1	79.2%	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	32	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%		46.2	357^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.9%	133	48.0	32.0	26.0	38.0	48.0		39.0	54.0	21.0		17.0	43.0	$17,356	$1,432	$397	$1,831	$11,223	$2,850	$14,073
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3836 US Hwy 231 S	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-3462	269	18	14.7	64.7%	234 (87.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.2	179^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.9%		61.7	237^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.4%	58		48.0	69.0	48.0	33.0	58.0	62.0	81.0	48.0	29.0	69.0	66.0	$15,375	$776	$252	$1,030	$9,910	$3,216	$13,126
Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	601	34	17.6	66.4%	429 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	143 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	44.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.3	301^st of 685 public elementary schools	56.1%	89	41.0	44.0	39.0	43.0	50.0	59.0	47.0	69.0	33.0	16.0	27.0	35.0	$13,251	$832	$261	$1,094	$9,162	$1,865	$11,047
Wayland Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Oakwood Dr	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 298-3462	635	40	16.0	67.9%	576 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	53.9	303^rd of 685 public elementary schools	55.8%		60	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%	45	48.0	40.0	51.0	63.0	36.0	40.0	56.0	65.0	31.0	44.0	42.0	48.0	$13,620	$1,080	$292	$1,373	$9,003	$2,142	$11,147
Caneyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 East Maple St.	Caneyville	42721	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 879-4211	378	25	14.9	70.9%	350 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	40	429^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.4%		44.6	372^nd of 685 public elementary schools	45.7%	57	47.0	40.0	40.0		39.0	49.0	51.0		30.0	24.0	30.0	49.0	$40,393	$933	$420	$1,353	$11,465	$2,332	$13,797
Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	245	16	15.5	68.2%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%		63.1	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%	108	65.0	70.0		53.0	53.0	70.0	68.0	58.0		53.0	41.0	76.0	$16,575	$1,580	$246	$1,827	$10,930	$2,463	$13,403
North Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5539 Brownsville Rd	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-8936	406	24	16.9	58.4%	365 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	31.7	491^st of 685 public elementary schools	28.3%		47.7	345^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.6%	146	40.0	37.0	26.0		50.0	42.0	24.0		34.0	18.0	14.0	61.0	$16,527	$1,482	$234	$1,716	$9,072	$2,344	$11,416
Morgantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Cemetery Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-3361	610	34	17.9	62.8%	477 (78.2%)	5 (0.8%)	114 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	54.4	300^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.7	403^rd of 685 public elementary schools	41.2%	103	41.0	52.0	39.0		55.0	48.0	50.0		38.0	35.0	45.0	60.0	$15,150	$1,479	$245	$1,724	$7,694	$2,338	$10,032
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%		58.8	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	47	50.0	57.0	58.0	67.0	50.0	57.0	54.0	73.0	32.0	31.0	35.0	65.0	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393
Oran P Lawler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Charlie Crain Lane	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 259-9322	470	28	16.6	59.1%	440 (93.6%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	59.9	255^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.8%		74.9	121^st of 685 public elementary schools	82.3%	134	53.0	57.0	73.0		63.0	56.0	53.0		32.0	20.0	37.0	49.0	$13,873	$1,011	$194	$1,205	$9,408	$1,978	$11,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Horse Branch Elementary School

How many students attend Horse Branch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Horse Branch Elementary School.

What district is Horse Branch Elementary School in?

Ohio County

What is the racial makeup of Horse Branch Elementary School?

Students at Horse Branch Elementary School are 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Horse Branch Elementary School a good school?

Horse Branch Elementary School ranks 490^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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