State/Public Elementary Open

Central Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1000 Ky 3439, Barbourville, Knox County, 40906

362
Pupils
11.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Barbourville, Knox County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Knox County

Enrollment & staffing

Central Elementary School enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

Male students
181 (50%)
Female students
181 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.7
Student-teacher ratio
11.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.4% Two or more races and 3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32590%
Two or more races164.4%
Black or African American113%
Hispanic or Latino82.2%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

314 of the school's 362 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Central Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 86.

School district: Knox County

Central Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Knox County, based in Barbourville, Kentucky. The district serves 3,718 students district-wide and employs 312 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 248 students per school.

3,718
District students
15
Schools
312
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
36%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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