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Campton Elementary School

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Campton Elementary School ranks 307 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Campton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Campton, Kentucky, serving 313 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Wolfe County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Campton Elementary School has shown significant improvement in student performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking rising from 600 out of 700 Kentucky elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 307 out of 685 in 2024-2025. The school's reading proficiency rates for grades 3-6 range from 50% to 64%, outperforming the state and county averages. In mathematics, the school's 6th-grade students performed particularly well, with 52% proficiency, compared to the state average of 41%. Additionally, Campton Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top Kentucky elementary schools in serving students with special needs, with a 5-star rating in 2022-2023.

Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.47% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Campton Elementary School has maintained a strong performance, with its low-income students ranking 75th out of 665 Kentucky elementary schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 42.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Campton Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Wolfe County district, and it outperforms schools in the neighboring Breathitt and Menifee County districts in reading and mathematics proficiency.

315

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,301

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Little Wolfe Drive
Campton, KY 41301

(606) 668-8102

District: Wolfe County

Students who attend Campton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wolfe County Middle School
High:	Wolfe County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2014 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Kentucky median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg44%

307^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Wolfe County

48^th of 157Wolfe 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	53.5	307 of 685	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	108 of 685	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	241 of 687	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	519 of 684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	600 of 700	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	616 of 691	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	546 of 694	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.4	435 of 690	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	453 of 698	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	516 of 705	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	510 of 719	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	609 of 713	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.9	347 of 688	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	376 of 683	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	380 of 658	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	423 of 651	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	70.2	43 of 206	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	104 of 474	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	173 of 445	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	288 of 648	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	184 of 644	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	304 of 639	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	514 of 641	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	569 of 671	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	633 of 663	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	192 of 672	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	75 of 665	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	114 of 670	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.2	433 of 667	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	568 of 664	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	548 of 631	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	343 of 653	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.7	132 of 652	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	147 of 652	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	36.8	414 of 657	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	580 of 676	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	550 of 665	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	42 of 306	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	21 of 279	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	1 of 257	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	16.5	581 of 661	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	353 of 659	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.9	154 of 659	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	284 of 658	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	554 of 656	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	582 of 593	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)86th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+4 vs state

Science45%+8 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Social Studies41%+3 vs state

Writing35%-3 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 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
Campton Elementary School	Public	K-6	120 Little Wolfe Drive	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8102	315	29	10.8	87.0%	309 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	53.5	307^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.2%		77.2	108^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.2%	199	34.0	45.0	39.0	52.0		50.0	55.0	46.0	64.0		45.0		35.0	41.0		$18,301	$1,968	$655	$2,623	$10,777	$4,781	$15,557
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
Red River Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	78 Red River Valley Elem. Rd	Hazel Green	41332	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 662-8252	107	9	11.8	88.8%	105 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.6	117^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.9%		78.3	104^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.8%	13	41.0	82.0		76.0		65.0			53.0		64.0					$21,949	$3,367	$1,423	$4,790	$12,297	$4,349	$16,645
Ezel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Walnut Street	Ezel	41425	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 725-8202	114	10	10.8	64.9%	113 (99.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.2	155^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.4%		79.5	97^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.8%	58	43.0	60.0	35.0			38.0	73.0	77.0					65.0	62.0	73.0	$22,344	$3,190	$444	$3,634	$9,552	$1,794	$11,346
Breathitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	90 LBJ Road	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 693-4916	371	23	16.1	73.9%	364 (98.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$14,404	$2,011	$1,375	$3,387	$8,883	$2,134	$11,017
Sebastian Elementary School	Public	3-6	244 LBJ Road	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-8894	393	22	17.9	79.1%	383 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	552^nd of 685 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.4	556^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.8%	4	38.0	34.0	30.0	30.0		42.0	34.0	35.0	42.0		21.0		19.0	30.0	36.0	$16,582	$2,468	$2,128	$4,596	$9,050	$2,934	$11,984
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
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
Lee County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Hwy 11 South	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5020	468	28	16.7	85.5%	460 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	26.1	529^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.6	530^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.6%	1	21.0	47.0	41.0			22.0	40.0	29.0			37.0		28.0	28.0	26.0	$13,922	$2,007	$1,121	$2,883	$7,891	$2,660	$10,551
Highland-Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10355 Hwy 30w	Booneville	41314	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 295-7181	184	13	14.4	84.8%	181 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.2	100^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.4%		93.1	16^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.7%	84	48.0			83.0		57.0			67.0				48.0	78.0		$20,496	$3,216	$3,023	$6,239	$10,728	$3,529	$14,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Campton Elementary School

What district is Campton Elementary School in?

Wolfe County

What schools do graduates of Campton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wolfe County Middle School
High : Wolfe County High School

What is the racial makeup of Campton Elementary School?

Students at Campton Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Campton Elementary School a good school?

Campton Elementary School ranks 307^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Campton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Campton Elementary School.

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