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Best Elementary Schools
in Ashland Independent

This page covers 5 elementary schools in Ashland Independent. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

5
Schools Ranked
Kentucky
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 5 of 5
1
rank
Poage Elementary School
Grades KG–05299 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,871
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Charles Russell Elementary School
Grades KG–05213 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,871
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
3
rank
Hager Elementary School
Grades KG–05357 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,871
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Oakview Elementary School
Grades KG–05293 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,871
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
5
rank
Crabbe Elementary School
Grades KG–05322 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,871
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
5
Elementary Schools
9
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.