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Prestonsburg High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

825 Blackcat Boulevard, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 · (606) 886-2252 · Part of Floyd County School District

Prestonsburg’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Kentucky school districts

Students
508
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Prestonsburg High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

On the path

Where Prestonsburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Prestonsburg High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

825 Blackcat Boulevard, Prestonsburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9139
Grade 10144
Grade 11123
Grade 12101
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
511’20
495’21
492’22
498’23
508’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prestonsburg High School from Prestonsburg families.

Other schools in Floyd County School District

The district →
Betsy Layne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Betsy Layne
D
638 students16:1
South Floyd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hi Hat
C−
596 students17:1
Prestonsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prestonsburg
D
574 students15:1
May Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Martin
C+
508 students17:1
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Allen
D
462 students16:1
Duff-Allen Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Eastern
C
376 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Prestonsburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.