Schools in Ironville · Boyd County School District
Ironville’s public schools score below 76% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Ironville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
22%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs KY 41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 10 pts vs KY 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 0 pts vs KY 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 17% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Ironville compares
C Test scoresC− Graduation
Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (124)Better than 22%
High confidence. Built on 1,311 tested students and a graduating class of 208; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kentucky’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kentucky only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ironville.
4 schools teach K in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Ironville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Elementary School, Ponderosa Elementary School, Cannonsburg Elementary School and Catlettsburg Elementary School.
Straight-line distance from the center of Ironville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.