📍 3215 S 29th St, Ashland, Boyd County, 41102
Poage Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashland, Boyd County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashland Independent school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poage Elementary School enrolls 299 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7% Two or more races and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 299 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poage Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-50, state senate district 18, state house district 100.
Poage Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Ashland Independent, based in Ashland, Kentucky. The district serves 3,083 students district-wide and employs 239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Poage Elementary School is close to the district average of about 343 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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