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Phelps Elementary School

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Phelps Elementary School ranks 80 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Phelps Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Freeburn, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with 288 students. It is part of the Pike County School District, which is ranked 26 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Phelps Elementary has had a strong performance history, ranking as high as 18th out of 694 Kentucky elementary schools in 2016-2017 and consistently earning 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Phelps Elementary consistently outperforms the Pike County and Kentucky averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Phelps had 75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Reading, compared to 58% for Pike County and 47% for Kentucky. In Math, Phelps had 86% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to 55% for Pike County and 44% for Kentucky. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 57th out of 639 Kentucky elementary schools for female students and 42nd for male students in 2022-2023. For low socioeconomic status students, Phelps ranked 13th out of 670 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023.

While Phelps Elementary has seen higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 25-40%, these rates are still lower than the surrounding schools, such as Mullins Elementary (25%) and Elkhorn City Elementary (25%). Additionally, Phelps Elementary spends significantly more per student ($21,858 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and nearby schools like Mullins ($13,875) and Belfry ($15,708), which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

293

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,858

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11672 Phelps 632 RD
Freeburn, KY 41528

(606) 456-7716

District: Pike County

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

Two or more races:

1.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

Kentucky avg45%

80^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	80 of 685	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	83 of 685	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	29 of 687	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	119 of 684	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	264 of 517	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.5	113 of 700	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	30 of 691	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	18 of 694	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	41 of 690	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	60.5	258 of 698	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.6	424 of 705	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	600 of 719	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	572 of 713	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	533 of 688	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	526 of 683	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	436 of 658	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	314 of 651	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	316 of 638	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	83.5	57 of 474	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	26 of 445	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	69 of 648	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	60 of 644	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	57 of 639	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	103 of 641	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	115 of 671	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	31 of 663	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	51 of 672	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	28 of 665	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	13 of 670	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	50 of 667	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	54.3	129 of 275	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	57 of 664	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	17 of 631	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	125 of 653	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	127 of 652	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	42 of 652	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	125 of 657	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	110 of 325	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	116 of 676	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	23 of 665	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	71.5	147 of 661	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	98 of 659	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	114 of 659	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	36 of 658	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.1	147 of 656	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)88th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)78th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics79%+32 vs state

Reading72%+22 vs state

Social Studies68%+30 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 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
Phelps Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11672 Phelps 632 RD	Freeburn	41528	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 456-7716	293	23	12.7	85.0%	286 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	84.3	80^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.3%		82	83^rd of 685 public elementary schools	87.9%	3	53.0	86.0	63.0	44.0			75.0		82.0	59.0							68.0		79.0		$21,858	$2,516	$1,011	$3,528	$14,665	$3,327	$17,992
Feds Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Feds Creek Rd	Fedscreek	41524	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 835-4757	136	13	10.4	93.4%	133 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	39.3	436^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.4%		47.4	347^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.3%	89	36.0		27.0		69.0	38.0	36.0	36.0	55.0	64.0	69.0	44.0				63.0		63.0	45.0	69.0	$22,465	$2,176	$1,172	$3,349	$15,041	$3,541	$18,582
Kimper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8151 State Hwy 194 E	Kimper	41539	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1509	120	11	10.9	87.5%	117 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	40.9	418^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.0%		66.5	201^st of 685 public elementary schools	70.7%	217	53.0					45.0	47.0	36.0				55.0	27.0			73.0				64.0	$24,021	$2,463	$938	$3,401	$16,376	$3,518	$19,894
Belfry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 St. Hwy. 319	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 353-7296	589	36	16.5	68.9%	556 (94.4%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	70.1	173^rd of 685 public elementary schools	74.7%		52.4	322^nd of 685 public elementary schools	53.0%	149	66.0	57.0	36.0				68.0	62.0	53.0				48.0		75.0		40.0		46.0		$15,708	$1,768	$934	$2,702	$9,922	$2,813	$12,735
Bevins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17275 E Big Creek Rd	Sidney	41564	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 353-7078	236	15	15.7	78.0%	228 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	76.8	128^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.3%		66.1	203^rd of 685 public elementary schools	70.4%	75	50.0	82.0	72.0				39.0	61.0	64.0								80.0		56.0		$19,283	$1,626	$996	$2,622	$12,855	$3,360	$16,216
Johns Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8302 Meta Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1097	616	45	13.6	79.9%	603 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	60.3	247^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.9%		66	206^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.9%	41	42.0	19.0	30.0	36.0	53.0	47.0	58.0	64.0	63.0	69.0	60.0	59.0	47.0		67.0	80.0	63.0	55.0	41.0	65.0	$17,904	$2,147	$929	$3,076	$11,331	$3,227	$14,558
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Phelps Elementary School

How many students attend Phelps Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Phelps Elementary School.

What district is Phelps Elementary School in?

Pike County

What is the racial makeup of Phelps Elementary School?

Students at Phelps Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Phelps Elementary School a good school?

Phelps Elementary School ranks 80^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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