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Providence Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Providence Elementary School serves 299 students in PK–6 in Providence, in Webster County, Kentucky. Its results vary by grade, with sixth grade a relative bright spot, but reading in grades 3–5 and several other tested subjects are weak compared with state and nearby-school results. Most notably, SchoolDigger places Providence last among the 10 nearby schools in its latest statewide ranking, at the 15th percentile with one star.

Reading results in grades 3–5 lagged those of nearby schools: Providence had 21% proficiency in third grade, 33% in fourth and 24% in fifth, compared with nearby-school averages of 52%, 53% and 51%. Fourth-grade science was 23%, matching the district but below the state’s 40%; fifth-grade editing and mechanics was 24%, compared with 36% in the district and 48% statewide. Sixth-grade math is a relative strength: 48% were proficient, above the state’s 42% and the district’s 46%, though below the nearby-school average of 58%. Sixth-grade reading was 52%, close to the state’s 54% and above the only nearby school with a reported result, West Hopkins School, at 45%.

Math proficiency has improved from an average of 21% in 2023–2024 to 34% in 2025–2026, while reading remains well below the state; fourth-grade science fell from 37% in 2022–2023 to 23% in 2025–2026 as the state result rose. Providence’s SchoolDigger percentile fell from 41 in 2022–2023 to 15 in 2025–2026, despite a five-point rise from the prior year. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 19.9, the highest among nearby schools with data, and 76.9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 60.4%; these are context, not explanations for achievement. A notable exception in SchoolDigger’s group rankings is Female Students: the school ranked at the 48th percentile for this group in 2025–2026, up from the 18th percentile in 2023–2024, versus the 15th percentile overall.

299

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,301

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

470 S Broadway
Providence, KY 42450

(270) 667-7041

District: Webster County

Students who attend Providence Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Webster County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

African American:

8.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2021) to 15th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg45%

581^st of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Webster County

127^th of 158Webster 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
2026	19.2	581 of 684	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	619 of 685	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	610 of 685	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	408 of 687	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	447 of 684	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	248 of 517	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	521 of 700	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	457 of 691	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	586 of 694	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	654 of 690	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	633 of 698	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	655 of 705	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	617 of 719	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	646 of 713	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	572 of 688	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	619 of 683	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	342 of 657	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	450 of 648	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	531 of 644	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	333 of 639	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	429 of 641	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	525 of 671	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	475 of 663	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	600 of 674	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	569 of 672	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	562 of 665	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	307 of 670	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	352 of 667	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	526 of 664	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	382 of 631	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	558 of 651	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	632 of 653	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	558 of 652	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	413 of 652	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	432 of 657	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	490 of 676	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	402 of 665	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	40.4	439 of 661	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	577 of 650	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	621 of 659	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	637 of 659	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	340 of 658	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	477 of 656	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	401 of 592	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	365 of 593	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)48th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2019)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Reading32%-18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-24 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)						KSA Reading (2026)						KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	19.2	581^st of 684 public elementary schools	15.1%		14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%	38		23.0	30.0	48.0			21.0	33.0	24.0	52.0			23.0						24.0		$18,301	$2,372	$15,929
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 College St	Clay	42404	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 664-2227	194	13	15.0	62.9%	181 (93.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	41.8	409^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.2%		64	222^nd of 685 public elementary schools	67.6%	187	29.0	55.0	52.0	70.0			33.0	36.0	37.0	57.0			27.0		48.0		15.0		44.0		$19,882	$2,334	$17,548
West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	293	24	12.2	59.0%	263 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	57.2	267^th of 684 public elementary schools	61.0%		47.2	362^nd of 685 public elementary schools	47.2%	95	47.0		55.0	52.0	49.0	31.0	59.0	48.0	65.0	45.0	37.0	41.0			25.0	54.0	43.0	38.0	53.0	44.0
Dixon Elementary School	Public	K-6	277 State Rt 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 639-9080	285	20	14.6	44.2%	263 (92.3%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	59	254^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.4	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%	39	48.0	32.0	42.0	51.0			52.0	61.0	60.0	76.0			30.0		51.0		37.0		56.0		$16,609	$2,039	$14,570
Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Pride Ave	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6030	404	26	15.5	59.9%	316 (78.2%)	40 (9.9%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	66	199^th of 684 public elementary schools	70.9%		78.2	120^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.5%	79	75.0	66.0	44.0				72.0	78.0	37.0				60.0		21.0		40.0		46.0
West Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 W Broadway	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6036	486	28	17.3	60.7%	320 (65.8%)	54 (11.1%)	44 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)	43.6	397^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.1	416^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.3%	19	64.0	25.0	42.0				46.0	48.0	45.0				31.0		38.0		33.0		48.0
Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Veterans Drive	Hanson	42413	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6158	532	33	16.1	41.4%	435 (81.8%)	14 (2.6%)	21 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	86.4	56^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.8	58^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.5%	2	52.0	78.0	71.0				54.0	74.0	71.0				60.0		55.0		57.0		76.0
Grapevine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Hayes Ave.	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6012	318	25	12.7	61.0%	229 (72.0%)	22 (6.9%)	34 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.1%)	54.2	296^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.7%		67.3	195^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.5%	101	39.0	31.0	58.0				55.0	42.0	63.0				31.0		55.0		44.0		51.0
Dawson Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-3811	342	23	14.9	78.4%	314 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	39.8	421^st of 684 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	473^rd of 685 public elementary schools	30.9%	52	40.0	49.0	23.0				51.0	53.0	36.0				58.0				20.0		27.0		$17,719	$1,802	$14,594
Jesse Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 Anton Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6033	486	31	15.6	67.5%	297 (61.1%)	55 (11.3%)	59 (12.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.2%)	46.7	368^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.5	445^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.0%	77	48.0	46.0	46.0				45.0	54.0	46.0				28.0		51.0		32.0		37.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Providence Elementary School?

Students at Providence Elementary School are 81% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Providence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Providence Elementary School.

What district is Providence Elementary School in?

Webster County

What schools do graduates of Providence Elementary School attend?

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

High : Webster County High School

Is Providence Elementary School a good school?

Providence Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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