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There were 767 third grade students enrolled in Laurel County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Hunter Hills Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 111 students.

Within Laurel County schools, the highest student population was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Laurel County ranked 14th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 14th the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

School	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hunter Hills Elementary School	111	16.8%	659
London Elementary School	94	15.6%	603
Bush Elementary School	86	15.4%	559
Camp Ground Elementary School	62	18%	345
Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School	60	12.7%	471
Colony Elementary School	57	13.4%	424
Hazel Green Elementary School	53	13.3%	398
Johnson Elementary School	52	14.5%	359
Cold Hill Elementary School	50	16.8%	297
East Bernstadt Elementary School	48	8.9%	538
Keavy Elementary School	47	14.8%	318
Sublimity Elementary School	47	13.4%	351