Best Public Schools in Frakes, KY

Summary:

The city of Frakes, Kentucky has just one school, the Frakes School Center, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 99 students. The school is part of the Bell County school district, which is ranked 39 out of 159 districts in the state of Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frakes School Center's test scores are generally lower than the Bell County and Kentucky state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 6th grade mathematics, Frakes School Center scored 50% proficient or better, compared to 55% for Bell County and 42% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 78.79% for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Frakes School Center has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 for the 2022-2023 school year, and it spent $24,486 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The analysis of the Frakes School Center data reveals a school facing significant challenges, with declining academic performance and high poverty rates. The school's statewide ranking has dropped significantly over the past few years, from 294 out of 700 Kentucky elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 462 out of 685 in 2023-2024, suggesting a concerning trend of declining performance. While the school is allocating significant resources to support its students, this has not translated into higher academic achievement, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and utilization.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				KSA Mathematics (2024)	KSA Reading (2024)		KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	99	9	11.3	78.8%	98 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%					(n/a)	50.0	44.0	40.0	31.0	18.0	$32,807	$7,262	$1,431	$8,693	$16,925	$4,489	$24,114

Cities Near Frakes

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middlesboro	7.29 mi	8	194^th
Williamsburg	8.16 mi	10	129^th
Pineville	11.98 mi	7	160^th
Fourmile	13.52 mi	1	273^rd
Barbourville	15.2 mi	13	101^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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