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Schools in Ironville

Ironville’s public schools

Boyd County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ironville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Kentucky’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 17% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,746 students on the public path
In brief

Ironville’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ironville’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Ponderosa Elementary School places highest (better than 56%); Catlettsburg Elementary School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Ironville, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Boyd County 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 Ironville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–8Boyd County Middle Schoolin AshlandC+
9–12Boyd County High Schoolin AshlandB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Boyd 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.

Boyd County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,994 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$17,205KY $14,752 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 44.7% · 1502 students tested
Math28%
State average 37.8% · 1502 students tested

Ironville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ironville—Boyd County

Every school in Ironville

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).

Also serving Ironvillein other towns
Catlettsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlettsburg
D
184 students10:1Rate it →
Summit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ashland
C+
425 students13:1Rate it →
Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Catlettsburg
B
359 students13:1Rate it →
Cannonsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ashland
C−
272 students12:1Rate it →
Boyd County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ashland
C+
618 students15:1Rate it →
Boyd County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashland
B−
888 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Ironville’s schools

Are Ironville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ironville. Boyd County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ironville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ironville in?

Boyd County School District.

Where do Ironville kids go to high school?

Boyd County High School.

Parents talk

What Ironville families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.