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East Perry County Elementary School

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East Perry County Elementary School ranks 212 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

East Perry County Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 642 students in grades PK-8 in Hazard, Kentucky, which is part of the Perry County School District. The school's performance on state assessments has fluctuated over the years, with strengths in science and writing but challenges in mathematics, particularly in the early grades. While the school's special education and low-income students perform relatively well, there is a notable gap between male and female students, as well as between white and non-white students.

East Perry County Elementary School faces some concerning issues, including high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates that are significantly above the state average. Despite having relatively high per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio, the school's overall academic performance is mixed compared to other schools in the Perry County district and neighboring districts like Knott County and Leslie County. For example, Carr Creek Elementary and W.B. Muncy Elementary have outperformed East Perry County Elementary on various metrics.

Overall, East Perry County Elementary School faces a mix of challenges and strengths. While the school excels in certain subject areas, the persistent issues with student performance, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these concerns and improve overall student outcomes.

603

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,882

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Perry Circle Rd
Hazard, KY 41701

(606) 436-3423

District: Perry County

Students who attend East Perry County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Perry County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

3.3%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Near the bottom of Perry County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

212^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

94^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Perry County

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
2025	65.7	212 of 685	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	431 of 685	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	327 of 687	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	365 of 684	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	278 of 517	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	210 of 700	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	223 of 691	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	213 of 694	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.7	149 of 690	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	241 of 698	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	64 of 206	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	156 of 474	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	127 of 445	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	250 of 648	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	445 of 644	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	381 of 639	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	391 of 641	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	148 of 312	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	237 of 671	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	269 of 663	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	156 of 672	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	433 of 665	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	194 of 670	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	284 of 667	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	155 of 275	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	173 of 664	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	177 of 631	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	165 of 653	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	359 of 652	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	253 of 652	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	343 of 657	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	222 of 325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	200 of 676	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	176 of 665	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	77 of 306	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	112 of 279	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	44 of 257	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	165 of 661	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	238 of 659	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	468 of 659	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	384 of 658	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	407 of 656	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	314 of 337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.8	144 of 592	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	132 of 593	77.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	94 of 320	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	143 of 324	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	160 of 327	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	175 of 320	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	118 of 282	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	59 of 335	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	32 of 322	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	71.7	63 of 330	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	34 of 331	89.7%	★★★★★
2015	73.1	56 of 337	83.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	66.6	16 of 111	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	27 of 226	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	52 of 219	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	101 of 298	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	181 of 300	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	155 of 295	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	186 of 299	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	78 of 233	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	60 of 299	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	31 of 290	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	58 of 314	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	150 of 311	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	154 of 309	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	121 of 310	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	35 of 224	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	23 of 285	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	67 of 303	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	97 of 304	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	132 of 307	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	152 of 304	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	58 of 222	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	71 of 303	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	38 of 293	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	90.5	8 of 124	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	49 of 294	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	136 of 314	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	164 of 316	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	182 of 320	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	186 of 314	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	143 of 213	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)94th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+13 vs state

Science59%+22 vs state

Editing and Mechanics58%+10 vs state

Writing54%+11 vs state

Mathematics46%+4 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

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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
East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	603	43	14.0	65.3%	561 (93.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	65.7	212^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.1%		38.3	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%	219	24.0	76.0	43.0	42.0	53.0	39.0	43.0	74.0	74.0	63.0	61.0	54.0	59.0		55.0	54.0	36.0	43.0	57.0	59.0	$20,882	$1,966	$1,154	$3,120	$12,006	$3,434	$15,440
Perry County Alternative School	Public	K-8	72 Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(606) 436-4932	7	2	3.5		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	73.4	151^st of 685 public elementary schools	78.0%		65.4	210^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.3%	59	48.0	60.0	66.0	54.0	40.0	34.0	59.0	62.0	69.0	54.0	62.0	67.0	42.0	32.0	34.0	74.0	61.0	54.0	70.0	75.0	$19,079	$2,057	$1,523	$3,580	$9,988	$3,195	$13,183
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Broadway	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4721	457	31	14.7	57.8%	408 (89.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	61.9	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%		52.5	320^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.3%	84	45.0	35.0					54.0	58.0					56.0								$17,528	$2,245	$612	$2,857	$11,806	$3,870	$15,676
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13150 Ky Hwy 476	Ary	41712	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 378-7761	278	16	17.1	76.6%	266 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	87.8	54^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.1%		68	186^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.8%	132	63.0	55.0		72.0	50.0	52.0	72.0	79.0				81.0	45.0	50.0			67.0	63.0			$21,518	$1,953	$1,345	$3,298	$12,177	$3,523	$15,700
Emmalena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8343 W Hwy 550	Emmalena	41740	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 251-3651	204	19	11.0	80.4%	202 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	49	342^nd of 685 public elementary schools	50.1%		64.6	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%	124	53.0	30.0	30.0	40.0		50.0	63.0		70.0	47.0	33.0	42.0			33.0	46.0	48.0	50.0	37.0	50.0	$17,013	$1,439	$1,117	$2,556	$11,842	$2,616	$14,458
Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.7	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	557^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.7%	6	23.0		17.0	31.0	25.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	19.0	58.0	28.0	47.0				56.0	14.0	50.0	19.0	47.0	$21,622	$2,344	$1,346	$3,690	$12,370	$3,162	$15,532
W B Muncy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Pirate Dr	Wooton	41776	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4155	209	13	15.6	60.3%	207 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	85.9	67^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.2%		89.2	36^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.7%	31	48.0	50.0	60.0	62.0	56.0	85.0	74.0	81.0	85.0	76.0	78.0	90.0	69.0	50.0			55.0		65.0	80.0	$17,192	$2,175	$799	$2,968	$8,987	$2,682	$12,098
Viper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Eddington Ln	Viper	41774	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-3837	282	19	15.1	80.5%	277 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.5	194^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.7%		61.8	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%	42	52.0	40.0	48.0	64.0	50.0	28.0	81.0	80.0		64.0	65.0	52.0	29.0		41.0		41.0	55.0	63.0		$22,936	$2,137	$1,561	$3,698	$12,948	$3,868	$16,816
Hindman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	875 W Main St	Hindman	41822	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-5872	434	32	13.5	71.2%	426 (98.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	339^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.5%		40.3	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%	75	40.0	34.0	33.0	54.0	42.0	30.0	60.0	49.0	69.0	60.0	51.0	43.0			21.0	57.0	38.0	21.0	40.0	43.0	$17,131	$1,523	$3,020	$4,543	$10,627	$1,961	$12,588

Frequently Asked Questions about East Perry County Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Perry County Elementary School?

Students at East Perry County Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend East Perry County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended East Perry County Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Perry County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Perry County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Perry County Central High School

Is East Perry County Elementary School a good school?

East Perry County Elementary School ranks 212^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is East Perry County Elementary School in?

Perry County

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