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Stanton Elementary School

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Stanton Elementary School ranks 461 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Stanton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Stanton, Kentucky, with 313 students. The school is part of the Powell County School District, which is ranked 145 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanton Elementary School has had a fluctuating performance over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 332 out of 690 Kentucky elementary schools in 2015-2016 (3 stars) to 461 out of 685 in 2024-2025 (2 stars). The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various subjects, is generally lower than the state and Powell County averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 42%, compared to the state average of 43% and the county average of 35%. Additionally, Stanton Elementary School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 50.8% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Interestingly, Stanton Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Clay City Elementary School and Bowen Elementary School, which are also part of the Powell County School District. However, Stanton Elementary School's spending per student is significantly higher than these nearby schools, suggesting that additional resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, and addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach to support student learning and engagement.

322

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,828

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

651 Breckinridge St
Stanton, KY 40380

(606) 663-3311

District: Powell County

Students who attend Stanton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Powell County Middle School
High:	Powell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg44%

461^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Powell County

145^th of 157Powell 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	35.2	461 of 685	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	502 of 685	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	464 of 687	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	555 of 684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	484 of 517	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	449 of 700	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	531 of 691	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.6	443 of 694	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	332 of 690	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.5	366 of 698	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.9	201 of 705	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	44.9	418 of 719	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	266 of 713	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	307 of 688	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	12.4	626 of 683	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	490 of 658	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	520 of 651	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	390 of 638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	474 of 648	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	481 of 644	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	493 of 639	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	558 of 641	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	446 of 671	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	498 of 663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	468 of 672	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	497 of 665	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	503 of 670	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	507 of 667	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	515 of 664	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	524 of 631	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	442 of 653	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	446 of 652	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	417 of 652	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	497 of 657	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	423 of 676	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	501 of 665	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	409 of 661	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	507 of 659	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	551 of 659	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	515 of 658	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Science42%+5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics39%-8 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Reading38%-11 vs state

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Writing27%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, December 1, 2017

This school violates the First Amendment by allowing students to harass non-Christian students and the teacher reenforce and join in this themselves. Close Quote

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Breckinridge St	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3311	322	22	14.6	67.1%	304 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	35.2	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.7	502^nd of 685 public elementary schools	26.7%	41	42.0	53.0	20.0			40.0	31.0	42.0			42.0		27.0	32.0	39.0	$28,828	$387	$319	$2,081	$10,514	$2,216	$11,355
Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Main St	Clay City	40312	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3315	425	30	14.1	76.5%	400 (94.1%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	17.4	587^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.3%		22.8	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%	33	31.0		33.0			38.0		22.0			14.0			21.0	34.0	$14,417	$447	$376	$2,251	$10,299	$2,253	$11,124
Bowen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5099 Campton Rd	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3313	231	17	13.5	69.7%	221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	31.6	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%		23.2	550^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.7%	58		30.0	47.0			44.0	27.0	47.0			21.0		16.0	45.0	37.0	$16,960	$338	$406	$2,260	$12,453	$2,531	$13,468
Camargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4307 Camargo Rd	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8776	597	40	15.1	72.9%	541 (90.6%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	40.3	426^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.8%		31.8	483^rd of 685 public elementary schools	29.5%	57	32.0	45.0	25.0			41.0	52.0	48.0			40.0		42.0	35.0	37.0	$25,355	$1,620	$883	$2,503	$8,866	$2,190	$11,080
Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	42.3	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.9	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	1	33.0	43.0	32.0			43.0	43.0	45.0			37.0		42.0	38.0	55.0	$8,201	$1,851	$59	$1,958	$7,901	$9,060	$10,448
West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	479	29	16.5	68.7%	460 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.5	574^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.7	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%	14	29.0	39.0	38.0			23.0	33.0	35.0			23.0		24.0	26.0	24.0	$7,393	$1,914	$63	$2,025	$7,093	$8,323	$10,801
Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-6	1745 South KY 715	Rogers	41365	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8302	127	11	11.5	77.2%	125 (98.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	345^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.6%		46.4	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%	10			47.0	33.0		45.0	29.0	71.0	56.0				35.0	35.0	59.0	$21,623	$4,264	$960	$5,223	$11,312	$4,991	$16,303
Mount Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8730	464	31	15.2	64.9%	367 (79.1%)	13 (2.8%)	64 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	51.1	326^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.4%		58.8	264^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.5%	62	36.0	40.0	32.0			47.0	50.0	67.0			39.0		45.0	40.0	54.0	$17,494	$1,812	$949	$2,762	$8,966	$2,624	$11,651
Menifee Central School	Public	K-7	359 Wynn Flat Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 768-8002	548	37	14.9	75.2%	527 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	17.7	585^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.6%		16.6	590^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.9%	5	15.0		37.0	31.0	26.0	25.0	41.0	36.0	37.0	48.0	27.0	26.0		26.0	19.0	$26,372	$2,120	$717	$2,838	$10,686	$2,856	$13,542
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8752	524	35	15.1	62.4%	472 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	65.1	217^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.3%		65.9	208^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.6%	9	46.0	53.0	42.0			49.0	64.0	59.0			48.0		59.0	42.0	49.0	$16,457	$1,907	$902	$2,809	$9,712	$2,781	$12,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanton Elementary School

Is Stanton Elementary School a good school?

Stanton Elementary School ranks 461^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Stanton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stanton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powell County Middle School
High : Powell County High School

What is the racial makeup of Stanton Elementary School?

Students at Stanton Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Stanton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Stanton Elementary School.

What district is Stanton Elementary School in?

Powell County

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