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West Perry Elementary School

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West Perry Elementary School ranks 151 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

West Perry Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 766 students in grades PK-8 in Hazard, Kentucky, which is part of the Perry County School District. This school consistently ranks among the top Kentucky elementary schools for serving special education and low-income students, often in the top 5-10% statewide, indicating it is effectively supporting its most vulnerable student populations.

West Perry Elementary outperforms the Perry County and Kentucky state averages on most grade-level math, reading, and other subject tests. For example, in 2024-2025, 4th grade math proficiency was 60% at West Perry compared to 56% in Perry County and 44% statewide. After a dip in 2020-2021, the school's statewide ranking has been steadily improving, reaching the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023, suggesting the implementation of effective strategies.

While West Perry Elementary has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-54% in recent years, the school generally outperforms nearby elementary schools like Robinson Elementary and W.B. Muncy Elementary in Leslie County on test scores and other metrics. The additional funding West Perry has received, from $11,771 per student in 2020-2021 to $19,079 in 2023-2024, may have contributed to its improved performance and ability to support its students.

743

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,079

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

72 Miss Edna Lane
Hazard, KY 41701

(606) 439-6438

District: Perry County

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2019 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

151^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 27 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

84^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 42 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	73.4	151 of 685	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	210 of 685	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	75 of 687	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	151 of 684	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	318 of 517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	344 of 700	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	82.6	22 of 206	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	101 of 474	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	192 of 648	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	205 of 644	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	76 of 639	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	167 of 641	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	197 of 312	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	293 of 671	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	66.6	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	8 of 40	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	75 of 672	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	124 of 665	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	27 of 670	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	47 of 667	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	50.2	149 of 275	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	159 of 664	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	78 of 653	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	182 of 652	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	79 of 652	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	170 of 657	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	229 of 325	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	400 of 676	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	4 of 306	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	28 of 279	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	11 of 257	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	48.5	361 of 661	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	189 of 659	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	263 of 659	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	111 of 658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	209 of 656	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	274 of 337	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	516 of 592	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	84 of 320	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	85 of 324	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	112 of 327	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	118 of 320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	181 of 282	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	228 of 335	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	70 of 226	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	102 of 298	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	102 of 300	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	80 of 295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	51 of 299	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	107 of 233	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	219 of 299	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	50 of 314	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	35 of 311	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	57 of 309	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	57 of 310	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	64 of 224	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	189 of 303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	31 of 303	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	42 of 304	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	99 of 307	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	188 of 304	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	196 of 303	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	6 of 126	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	10 of 130	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	14 of 124	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	194 of 294	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	109 of 314	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	107 of 316	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	135 of 314	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.9	249 of 266	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2022)65th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2022)77th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)69th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics72%+24 vs state

Reading62%+14 vs state

Social Studies58%+19 vs state

Writing54%+10 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

Science37%+4 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	435	29	15.1	67.6%	426 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72.1	156^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.2%		52.7	319^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.4%	163	64.0	32.0	38.0	46.0	59.0	64.0	77.0	66.0	72.0	65.0	69.0	46.0		36.0	72.0	44.0	45.0	59.0	62.0	59.0	$17,738	$1,992	$717	$2,704	$9,975	$2,238	$12,668

Frequently Asked Questions about West Perry Elementary School

What district is West Perry Elementary School in?

Perry County

How many students attend West Perry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended West Perry Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Perry Elementary School?

Students at West Perry Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is West Perry Elementary School a good school?

West Perry Elementary School ranks 151^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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