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Schools in Beattyville · Lee County School District

Beattyville’s public schools score below 82% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Beattyville’s districts is 31%, below the Kentucky average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Beattyville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 14 pts vs KY 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 11 pts vs KY 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 1–3 pts vs KY 91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 11% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
KY 15.4
Schools in town
1
890 students on the public path
In brief

Beattyville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 27 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beattyville’s, its schools beat 26%, higher than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky (the state reports Beattyville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,180 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lee County Middle High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Beattyville’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Kentucky school districts. Graduation is above the Kentucky average; test scores are below it.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (27)Better than 26%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 427 test results and a graduating class of 82 could put Beattyville anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Beattyville’s students in the tested grades sat them (427 in math, 427 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beattyville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lee County Elementary SchoolLee County School DistrictC
6–12Lee County Middle High SchoolLee County School DistrictC+

Beattyville’s public schools are run by Lee County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 890 students · 15.6 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,180KY $14,752 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 44.7% · 427 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.8% · 427 students tested

Beattyville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Beattyville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BeattyvilleC−Lee County

Every school in Beattyville

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Beattyvilleby address
Lee County Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
422 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Beattyvillein other towns
Lee County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
468 students17:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Lee County Area Technology Center and Delta Academy).

Questions about Beattyville’s schools

Are Beattyville’s schools good?

On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beattyville children attend score below 82% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Beattyville in?

Lee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 890 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Beattyville’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lee County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.

How much does Beattyville spend per student?

$13,180 in Lee County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.