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Dorton Elementary School

Q: Is Dorton Elementary School a good school?

Dorton Elementary School ranks 126 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Dorton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Dorton, Kentucky, with 267 students. It is part of the Pike County School District, which is ranked 26 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dorton Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 50% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 126 out of 685 schools.

Dorton Elementary stands out for its exceptional support and outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, with over 75% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school consistently ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup, indicating the school is doing an excellent job supporting and educating its students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Dorton Elementary's math and reading proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state and district averages across most grade levels.

While Dorton Elementary faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, the school has demonstrated the ability to overcome obstacles and provide a quality education for its students. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Pike County district, such as Mullins Elementary and Elkhorn City Elementary, Dorton Elementary stands out as a top performer, with higher proficiency rates and rankings across most subject areas and grade levels.

263

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,833

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

217 Dorton Jenkins Highway
Dorton, KY 41520-0260

(606) 639-2832

District: Pike County

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.9%

Hispanic:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2014 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Kentucky avg45%

Elementary school

126^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

112^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Pike County

26^th of 157Pike 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	77.3	126 of 685	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	116 of 685	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	197 of 687	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	246 of 684	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	131 of 700	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	75 of 691	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	173 of 694	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	163 of 690	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	58.1	277 of 698	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.3	279 of 705	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	398 of 719	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	365 of 713	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	423 of 688	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.2	360 of 683	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	382 of 658	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.6	289 of 651	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	244 of 638	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	151 of 648	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	251 of 644	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	217 of 639	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	226 of 641	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	199 of 671	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	70 of 663	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	40 of 672	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	54 of 665	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	91 of 670	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	178 of 667	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	93 of 664	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	35 of 631	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	149 of 653	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	63 of 652	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	62.2	206 of 652	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	245 of 657	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	104 of 676	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	47 of 665	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	81.4	72 of 661	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	151 of 659	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	144 of 659	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	210 of 658	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	286 of 656	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	87 of 592	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	55 of 593	90.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	112 of 320	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	89 of 324	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	65 of 327	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	72 of 320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	76 of 335	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	63 of 322	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.0	134 of 330	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.3	66 of 331	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	100 of 337	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	24 of 335	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	68.7	73 of 335	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	49.6	162 of 319	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.3	102 of 304	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	77 of 299	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	84 of 289	70.9%	★★★★☆
2008	52.4	131 of 287	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.7	55 of 284	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	148 of 298	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	90 of 300	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	179 of 299	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.5	38 of 299	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	17 of 290	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	108 of 314	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	59 of 311	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	8 of 309	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	10 of 310	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	32 of 285	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	91 of 303	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	101 of 304	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	68 of 307	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	41 of 304	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	150 of 303	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	119 of 293	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	65.7	78 of 294	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	139 of 314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	109 of 316	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	108 of 320	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	81 of 314	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	86 of 266	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	67 of 253	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2019)89th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading56%+8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics56%+8 vs state

Writing56%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

Social Studies56%+17 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
Dorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	217 Dorton Jenkins Highway	Dorton	41520	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2832	263	20	13.1	71.1%	260 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	77.3	126^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.6%		76.1	116^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.1%	10	44.0	86.0	68.0	60.0	34.0	42.0	34.0	79.0	68.0	65.0	47.0	46.0			58.0	54.0	61.0	50.0	55.0	58.0	$17,833	$1,667	$914	$2,581	$11,234	$3,626	$14,861
Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2774	844	47	17.9	70.1%	823 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	94.9	12^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.2%		89	38^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.5%	26	69.0	70.0	73.0	67.0	63.0	58.0	68.0	77.0	84.0	81.0	71.0	60.0	54.0	37.0	71.0	87.0	73.0	55.0	88.0	73.0	$14,971	$1,804	$920	$2,723	$9,043	$2,976	$12,019
Millard School	Public	PK, KG-8	8015 Millard Highway	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-3380	601	36	16.6	79.2%	590 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	89.6	44^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.6%		85.9	57^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.7%	13	68.0	51.0	61.0	71.0	51.0	68.0	63.0	70.0	76.0	76.0	63.0	63.0	66.0	32.0		82.0	70.0	61.0		73.0	$17,346	$1,920	$971	$2,890	$10,964	$3,224	$14,188
South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	596	36	16.5	87.2%	582 (97.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.5	593^rd of 685 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.8	544^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.6%	49	31.0		21.0	21.0		23.0	35.0	53.0	27.0	36.0	52.0	39.0		21.0	10.0	43.0	24.0	39.0	18.0	45.0	$13,774	$2,121	$1,019	$3,140	$8,145	$2,490	$10,634
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Kona Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-7544	273	20	13.9	67.4%	264 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%		42.8	394^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.5%	117	30.0	27.0	32.0				30.0	27.0	57.0				27.0		19.0		28.0		64.0		$22,029	$1,989	$3,109	$5,098	$10,337	$3,903	$14,207
Elkhorn City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Cougar Dr	Elkhorn City	41522	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 754-4542	409	31	13.1	80.9%	402 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	74.4	140^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.6%		63.3	226^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.0%	86	63.0	50.0	66.0		43.0	43.0	66.0	55.0	80.0	60.0	43.0	61.0	48.0	38.0	37.0	70.0	37.0	66.0	80.0	73.0	$17,819	$1,957	$952	$2,909	$11,275	$3,325	$14,599
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8000 Hwy 7 S	Topmost	41862	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 447-2833	183	16	11.4	83.1%	181 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.6	537^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.6%					(n/a)	39.0	35.0		32.0	32.0	25.0	22.0	24.0		47.0	24.0	19.0	35.0					31.0			$16,635	$1,701	$1,394	$3,095	$10,749	$2,791	$13,540
Pikeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Bailey Blvd.	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-4196	611	45	13.7	36.3%	570 (93.3%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	86.6	60^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.2%		86.8	51^st of 685 public elementary schools	92.6%	9	57.0	69.0	57.0	58.0			53.0	70.0	73.0	76.0			51.0		70.0		61.0		80.0		$27,040	$2,720	$1,517	$4,237	$19,384	$3,418	$22,802
John M. Stumbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6945 KY Rt 979	Grethel	41631	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6200	260	19	13.7	89.6%	254 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	33.8	474^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.8%		40.7	410^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.1%	64	35.0	29.0	11.0	32.0	38.0		52.0	47.0	30.0	68.0	50.0		29.0				30.0	28.0	44.0	28.0	$16,788	$2,707	$1,148	$3,854	$10,413	$2,521	$12,934
Mullins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Tiger Way	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-2733	779	49	15.8	64.8%	727 (93.3%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	46.7	369^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.1%		56	282^nd of 685 public elementary schools	58.8%	87	46.0	38.0	50.0	37.0	56.0	38.0	46.0	47.0	58.0	49.0	55.0	42.0	42.0	34.0	23.0	59.0	42.0	38.0	42.0	45.0	$13,875	$1,706	$866	$2,572	$8,270	$2,800	$11,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Dorton Elementary School?

Students at Dorton Elementary School are 99% White.

Is Dorton Elementary School a good school?

Dorton Elementary School ranks 126^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dorton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Dorton Elementary School.

What district is Dorton Elementary School in?

Pike County

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