Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBlackey’s public schools
Letcher County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blackey. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Blackey’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Blackey’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Cowan Elementary School places highest (better than 47%); Martha Jane Potter Elementary School lowest (16%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Blackey, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Letcher County Central 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Blackey, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Blackey · depends on your address
West Whitesburg Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Whitesburg
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 273 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Whitesburg
Cowan Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Whitesburg
9th grade in Blackey
Letcher County Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Whitesburg
10th grade in Blackey
Letcher County Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Whitesburg
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Letcher County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Blackey vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Blackey’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Blackey | — | Letcher County |
Every school in Blackey
6 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).
Questions about Blackey’s schools
Are Blackey’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Blackey. Letcher County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blackey. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Blackey in?
Letcher County School District.
Where do Blackey kids go to high school?
Letcher County Central High School.
Parents talk
What Blackey families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Blackey → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.