Letcher Elementary School
160 Letcher High School Dr
Blackey KY, 41804, Letcher County
Phone: 606-633-2524
Ranking: 
(753 out of 943, bottom 20%)*
(753 out of 943, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Letcher County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 360 | 325 | 340 | 339 | 310 | 304 | 322 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 64 | 17.8% | 50 | 15.4% | 45 | 13.2% | 48 | 14.2% | 38 | 12.3% | 34 | 11.2% | 27 | 8.4% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 14.7% | 66 | 20.3% | 42 | 12.4% | 44 | 13.0% | 39 | 12.6% | 36 | 11.8% | 38 | 11.8% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 20.0% | 59 | 18.2% | 42 | 12.4% | 39 | 11.5% | 27 | 8.7% | 38 | 12.5% | 38 | 11.8% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 17.2% | 52 | 16.0% | 40 | 11.8% | 25 | 7.4% | 38 | 12.3% | 39 | 12.8% | 39 | 12.1% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 15.6% | 54 | 16.6% | 27 | 7.9% | 36 | 10.6% | 49 | 15.8% | 26 | 8.6% | 33 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 14.7% | 44 | 13.5% | 35 | 10.3% | 49 | 14.5% | 28 | 9.0% | 32 | 10.5% | 40 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 190 | 52.8% | 161 | 49.5% | 176 | 51.8% | 170 | 50.1% | 147 | 47.4% | 154 | 50.7% | 177 | 55.0% |
| Female: | 170 | 47.2% | 164 | 50.5% | 164 | 48.2% | 169 | 49.9% | 155 | 50.0% | 142 | 46.7% | 141 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 356 | 98.9% | 322 | 99.1% | 338 | 99.4% | 339 | 100.0% | 310 | 100.0% | 303 | 99.7% | 321 | 99.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 67.2% | 208 | 64.0% | 204 | 60.0% | 218 | 64.3% | 184 | 59.4% | 159 | 52.3% | 190 | 59.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.6% | 29 | 8.9% | 48 | 14.1% | 39 | 11.5% | 49 | 15.8% | 50 | 16.4% | 50 | 15.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 11.95 | 16.71 | 14.42 | 22.30 | 13.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 25.9% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 30.3% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 37.2% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 48.0% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 38.5% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.3% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 23.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 34.5% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 38.1% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 45.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 55.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 23.6% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 30.0% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 34.7% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 43.3% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 48.8% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 57.1% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 18.2% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 25.2% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 28.3% | 38.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 37.7% | 41.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 37.7% | 46% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 19.7% | 39.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 37.7% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 42.7% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 61.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 40.8% | 41.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 40.8% | 46.7% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 50.8% | 58.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 26% | 43.5% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 56.84% | 56.62% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.29% | 61.65% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 47.12% | 57.75% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.79% | 67.61% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 53.27% | 65.89% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62.11% | 68.78% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.76% | 65.41% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.38% | 66.44% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.04% | 66.13% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 59.81% | 68.37% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.31% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.84% | 68.65% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76% | 65.67% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.67% | 72.22% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 50% | 69.11% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 41.67% | 42.79% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 30.23% | 43.56% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 37.93% | 42.13% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 37.93% | 35.38% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 60.87% | 53.21% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 12.5% | 36.28% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 32.56% | 35.98% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 27.59% | 35.83% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 41.38% | 45.49% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 39.13% | 43.12% | 59.74% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.59% | 51.65% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 77.88% | 64.74% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.28% | 64.31% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.79% | 72.58% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.75% | 69.08% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.66% | 64.18% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.42% | 64.88% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.77% | 66.31% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.54% | 68.68% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.33% | 66.26% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 46.94% | 53.9% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.64% | 58.87% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.52% | 66.82% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.72% | 60.24% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 60.71% | 69.26% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 37.14% | 37.4% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.33% | 50.36% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.12% | 50.19% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.69% | 54.35% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.37% | 60.59% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 22.86% | 25.95% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 28.89% | 31.07% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 32.35% | 32.71% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 30.77% | 33.91% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 36.84% | 32.34% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 86.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,817.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,366.0 |
* Letcher Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.