KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
West Whitesburg Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 79 students.
Within Letcher County schools, the highest student population was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.
Statewide, Letcher County ranked 54th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 54th 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
---|---|---|---|
West Whitesburg Elementary School | 79 | 17.8% | 444 |
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School | 60 | 18.1% | 332 |
Cowan Elementary School | 42 | 14.7% | 286 |
Letcher Elementary & Middle School | 39 | 10% | 390 |
Jenkins Independent School | 34 | 6.2% | 547 |
Arlie Boggs Elementary School | 12 | 9% | 133 |
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