Betsy Layne Elementary School

Summary:

Betsy Layne Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Betsy Layne, Kentucky, with 628 students. The school is part of the Floyd County School District, which is ranked 111 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite higher per-student spending of $13,625 in 2018-2019, Betsy Layne Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 2nd out of 694 Kentucky elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 518th out of 685 in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school also struggles across several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kentucky elementary schools for female, male, white, low-socioeconomic, and disabled student performance. Betsy Layne Elementary lags behind both the Floyd County and Kentucky state averages in proficiency rates across nearly all grade levels and subject areas.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Floyd County district, Betsy Layne Elementary generally underperforms. For example, May Valley Elementary, also in Floyd County, outperforms Betsy Layne across most metrics. Addressing the significant challenges faced by Betsy Layne Elementary, including equity issues and subpar academic outcomes, will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 256 School St
       Betsy Layne, KY  41605


(606) 263-6272

District: Floyd County

SchoolDigger Rank:
518th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,690 Help


Students who attend Betsy Layne Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Betsy Layne High School
    Home Instruction High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  613

Racial breakdown:

White:
98.0%
Hispanic:
0.7%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.2% Help


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Compare Details Betsy Layne Elementary School ranks worse than 75.6% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Floyd County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.74. (See more...)
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Compare Details Betsy Layne Elementary School ranks worse than 76.9% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.73. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (98%), Hispanic (0.7%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Betsy Layne Elementary School is 16.5, which is the 4th best among 7 elementary schools in the Floyd County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Betsy Layne Elementary School employs 37 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Betsy Layne Elementary School is $13,690. 4 elementary schools in the Floyd County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Betsy Layne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Betsy Layne Elementary School 518th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Betsy Layne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Betsy Layne Elementary School 249th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Betsy Layne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Floyd County:

SchoolDigger ranks Floyd County 111th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Betsy Layne Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 24.76 518th 638 18.8%
2008 69.90 173rd 651 73.4%
2009 65.25 224th 658 66.0%
2010 49.33 377th 683 44.8%
2011 25.37 569th 688 17.3%
2012 28.33 573rd 713 19.6%
2013 50.19 362nd 719 49.7%
2014 56.18 302nd 705 57.2%
2015 42.00 439th 698 37.1%
2016 91.35 21st 690 97.0%
2017 97.89 2nd 694 99.7%
2018 66.83 191st 691 72.4%
2019 30.51 552nd 700 21.1%
2022 31.71 470th 684 31.3%
2023 23.65 542nd 687 21.1%
2024 27.74 518th 685 24.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.89 458th 661 30.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.17 76th 631 88.0%
2019 35.50 482nd 664 27.4%
2022 41.43 391st 667 41.4%
2023 30.27 492nd 670 26.6%
2024 30.99 485th 665 27.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.86 208th 663 68.6%
2019 36.22 494th 671 26.4%
2022 36.62 412th 641 35.7%
2023 29.85 476th 639 25.5%
2024 35.25 437th 644 32.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.05 49th 445 89.0%
2019 29.52 338th 474 28.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.66 180th 665 72.9%
2019 24.07 562nd 676 16.9%
2022 28.06 490th 657 25.4%
2023 22.00 526th 652 19.3%
2024 22.74 533rd 652 18.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.64 268th 593 54.8%
2019 26.51 482nd 592 18.6%
2022 25.05 517th 656 21.2%
2023 19.60 569th 658 13.5%
2024 21.01 559th 659 15.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Betsy Layne Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 27.00 222nd 284 21.8%
2008 84.69 28th 287 90.2%
2009 64.46 90th 289 68.9%
2010 53.52 140th 299 53.2%
2011 57.50 134th 304 55.9%
2012 46.37 179th 319 43.9%
2013 60.96 106th 335 68.4%
2014 60.60 116th 335 65.4%
2015 53.79 142nd 337 57.9%
2016 78.02 33rd 331 90.0%
2017 95.36 4th 330 98.8%
2018 61.37 106th 322 67.1%
2019 41.12 212th 335 36.7%
2021 23.79 233rd 282 17.4%
2022 32.60 225th 320 29.7%
2023 22.57 262nd 327 19.9%
2024 25.73 249th 324 23.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.01 144th 294 51.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.81 43rd 285 84.9%
2019 63.04 80th 303 73.6%
2021 38.94 125th 224 44.2%
2022 45.99 158th 310 49.0%
2023 29.13 225th 309 27.2%
2024 29.45 230th 311 26.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.25 106th 290 63.4%
2019 38.38 207th 299 30.8%
2021 33.40 162nd 233 30.5%
2022 35.79 196th 299 34.4%
2023 22.79 240th 295 18.6%
2024 31.55 214th 300 28.7%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.11 13th 219 94.1%
2019 37.46 130th 226 42.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.26 97th 293 66.9%
2019 39.36 192nd 303 36.6%
2022 24.55 242nd 304 20.4%
2023 22.20 250th 307 18.6%
2024 24.48 239th 304 21.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Betsy Layne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.50 189th 213 11.3%
2022 26.28 242nd 314 22.9%
2023 17.00 279th 320 12.8%
2024 20.34 260th 316 17.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Betsy Layne Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 511 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1989 497 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1990 592 9 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1991 555 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 563
1992 543 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1993 506 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1994 516 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1995 545 7 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1996 545 7 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1997 578 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 594
1998 586 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 588
1999 874 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 875
2000 863 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 865
2001 806 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 807
2002 748 3 0 0 27 n/a n/a 0 778
2003 748 3 0 0 27 n/a n/a 0 778
2004 740 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2005 740 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 745
2006 694 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 697
2007 682 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 4 689
2008 710 3 0 0 1 n/a n/a 1 715
2009 695 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 2 698
2010 680 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 2 684
2011 605 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 607
2012 661 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 669
2013 655 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 667
2014 654 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 661
2015 666 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 675
2016 663 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 671
2017 633 1 1 4 0 0 7 0 646
2018 653 1 1 3 0 0 12 0 670
2019 643 1 0 5 0 0 12 0 661
2020 620 2 0 6 0 0 12 0 640
2021 648 3 0 6 0 0 12 0 669
2022 608 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 620
2023 608 1 1 5 0 0 13 0 628
2024 601 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 613

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Betsy Layne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 25.8 19.9 n/a
1989 502 25.8 19.4 n/a
1990 603 29.2 20.6 n/a
1991 563 31.1 18.1 n/a
1992 550 29.0 18.9 n/a
1993 515 31.2 16.5 n/a
1994 529 31.4 16.8 n/a
1995 553 37.0 14.9 n/a
1996 553 37.0 14.9 n/a
1997 594 39.0 15.2 70.4
1998 588 36.7 16.0 71.2
1999 875 54.7 16.0 77.8
2000 865 54.9 15.8 77.9
2001 807 53.6 15.1 72.2
2002 778 47.3 16.4 99.6
2003 778 47.3 16.4 99.6
2004 743 48.8 15.2 n/a
2005 745 47.8 15.6 n/a
2006 697 43.3 16.1 80.8
2007 689 42.0 16.4 76.5
2008 715 37.0 19.3 74.1
2009 698 36.4 19.2 78.6
2010 684 34.3 19.9 67.9
2011 607 42.0 14.4 85.8
2012 669 39.0 17.1 81.5
2013 667 42.8 15.5 79.5
2014 661 40.0 16.5 74.6
2015 675 41.0 16.4 78.8
2016 671 43.0 15.6 81.8
2017 646 42.0 15.3 83.3
2018 670 44.2 15.1 83.4
2019 661 43.4 15.2 81.1
2020 640 43.8 14.6 81.6
2021 669 41.6 16.0 84
2022 620 41.7 14.8 81.3
2023 628 39.7 15.8 83
2024 613 37.0 16.5 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Betsy Layne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 25.8 19.9 n/a
1989 502 25.8 19.4 n/a
1990 603 29.2 20.6 n/a
1991 563 31.1 18.1 n/a
1992 550 29.0 18.9 n/a
1993 515 31.2 16.5 n/a
1994 529 31.4 16.8 n/a
1995 553 37.0 14.9 n/a
1996 553 37.0 14.9 n/a
1997 594 39.0 15.2 70.4
1998 588 36.7 16.0 71.2
1999 875 54.7 16.0 77.8
2000 865 54.9 15.8 77.9
2001 807 53.6 15.1 72.2
2002 778 47.3 16.4 99.6
2003 778 47.3 16.4 99.6
2004 743 48.8 15.2 n/a
2005 745 47.8 15.6 n/a
2006 697 43.3 16.1 80.8
2007 689 42.0 16.4 76.5
2008 715 37.0 19.3 74.1
2009 698 36.4 19.2 78.6
2010 684 34.3 19.9 67.9
2011 607 42.0 14.4 85.8
2012 669 39.0 17.1 81.5
2013 667 42.8 15.5 79.5
2014 661 40.0 16.5 74.6
2015 675 41.0 16.4 78.8
2016 671 43.0 15.6 81.8
2017 646 42.0 15.3 83.3
2018 670 44.2 15.1 83.4
2019 661 43.4 15.2 81.1
2020 640 43.8 14.6 81.6
2021 669 41.6 16.0 84
2022 620 41.7 14.8 81.3
2023 628 39.7 15.8 83
2024 613 37.0 16.5 84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Betsy Layne Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,171 (10.1%) $128 (1.1%) $1,299 (11.2%) $8,681 (74.8%) $1,630 (14.0%) $10,311 (88.8%) $11,611
2019 $1,282 (9.4%) $387 (2.8%) $1,669 (12.2%) $8,333 (61.2%) $1,928 (14.2%) $10,262 (75.3%) $13,625
2020 $1,540 (12.6%) $609 (5.0%) $2,148 (17.6%) $8,302 (67.9%) $1,776 (14.5%) $10,078 (82.4%) $12,226
2021 $2,940 (24.8%) $1,561 (13.1%) $4,501 (37.9%) $6,181 (52.1%) $1,193 (10.0%) $7,375 (62.1%) $11,875
2022 $2,428 (17.7%) $1,357 (9.9%) $3,785 (27.6%) $7,859 (57.4%) $2,046 (14.9%) $9,905 (72.4%) $13,690

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Betsy Layne Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 552nd of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 542nd of 687 Elementary schools
 0%
Ranks 212th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 262nd of 327 Middle schools
 16.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students661628
 5%
African American11
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic55
Pacific Islander00
White643608
 5.4%
Two or More Races1213
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.1%83%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Betsy Layne Elementary School

Students at Betsy Layne Elementary School are 98% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 613 students attended Betsy Layne Elementary School.

Betsy Layne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Students who attend Betsy Layne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Betsy Layne High School
High : Home Instruction High School


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