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Leatherwood Elementary School

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Summary

Leatherwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Leatherwood, Kentucky, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 102 students. The school is part of the Perry County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 160 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, Leatherwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with performance on state assessments (KSA) generally below the county and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 5th grade reading proficiency rate was 29%, compared to 54% for the Perry County district and 48% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in the areas of Editing and Mechanics, with only 11% of 8th graders proficient in 2022-2023, compared to 49% for the state. Additionally, Leatherwood Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.39% to 90.2% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Interestingly, Leatherwood Elementary is one of the most racially homogeneous schools in the area, with 99.02% of students identifying as White in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than nearby schools, such as Viper Elementary, which consistently outperforms Leatherwood Elementary on state assessments, and other nearby schools like Robert W Combs Elementary and Rosspoint Elementary, which also tend to have higher performance levels compared to Leatherwood Elementary.

102

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7777 Hwy 699
Leatherwood, KY 41731

(606) 675-4431

District: Perry County

Students who attend Leatherwood Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Perry County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.0%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 30% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school27%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg45%

Not ranked this year

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

37^th of 157Perry 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	39.5	413 of 684	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	467 of 700	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	532 of 691	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.0	433 of 694	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	568 of 690	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.4	401 of 698	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.1	596 of 705	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	585 of 719	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	516 of 713	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	568 of 688	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	528 of 683	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	593 of 658	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	541 of 651	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	616 of 638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	59.5	268 of 671	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	301 of 667	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	418 of 664	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	52.7	315 of 661	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	434 of 656	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	443 of 592	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	525 of 593	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	261 of 327	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.3	84 of 320	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	195 of 335	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	281 of 322	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.1	231 of 330	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	206 of 331	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	212 of 337	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	226 of 335	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	232 of 335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	153 of 319	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.7	228 of 304	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.1	138 of 289	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	23.7	237 of 287	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	216 of 284	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	213 of 295	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	260 of 290	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.0	93 of 303	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	15.5	264 of 285	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	178 of 303	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	272 of 293	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	183 of 294	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	272 of 320	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.9	95 of 314	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	4.2	248 of 253	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2019)60th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)55th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2019)52nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2022)34th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)69th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2019)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2022-2023) ?

Reading36%-10 vs state

Social Studies22%-13 vs state

Editing and Mechanics16%-32 vs state

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What district is Leatherwood Elementary School in?

Perry County

What is the racial makeup of Leatherwood Elementary School?

Students at Leatherwood Elementary School are 99% White.

How many students attend Leatherwood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 102 students attended Leatherwood Elementary School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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