📍 1555 Hwy 215, Evarts, Harlan County, 40828
Black Mountain Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evarts, Harlan County. The school has 280 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlan County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black Mountain Elementary School enrolls 280 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Two or more races and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 280 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Black Mountain Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 29, state house district 87.
Black Mountain Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Harlan County, based in Harlan, Kentucky. The district serves 3,327 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 280 students, Black Mountain Elementary School is close to the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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