West Whitesburg Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 462 students
Letcher Elementary & Middle School
160 LHS Drive, Blackey, KY 41804
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
322
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Letcher County
Letcher County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 674 Kentucky elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Letcher Elementary & Middle School
Letcher Elementary & Middle School is a public elementary school in Blackey, Kentucky, serving grades K–8. It is part of Letcher County. The school is located in a remote rural area in Letcher County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 322 students were enrolled, with about 15.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Kentucky elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 674 Kentucky elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 322 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Letcher County
- County
- Letcher County
- NCES school ID
- 210336002528
Schools near Letcher Elementary & Middle School
All 1 schools in Blackey →
Carr Creek Elementary School
Public · Grades K–8 · 369 students
Cowan Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 246 students
Arlie Boggs Elementary School
Public · Grades K–8 · 110 students
Hindman Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 434 students
Emmalena Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 204 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.