Buckhorn School
18392 Ky Hwy 28
Buckhorn KY, 41721, Perry County
Phone: 606-398-7176
| Ranking: | High School:  (113 out of 223, bottom 49%)Elementary/Middle School:  (710 out of 943, bottom 25%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
School District: Perry County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 363 | 340 | 350 | 341 | 199 | 202 | 211 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 12 | 3.3% | 14 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 13 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.5% | 19 | 5.4% | 14 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 16 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 19 | 5.2% | 18 | 5.3% | 13 | 3.7% | 20 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 19 | 5.2% | 13 | 3.8% | 24 | 6.9% | 19 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 14 | 3.9% | 23 | 6.8% | 19 | 5.4% | 19 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 23 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.1% | 19 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 24 | 6.6% | 25 | 7.4% | 19 | 5.4% | 17 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 25 | 6.9% | 28 | 8.2% | 26 | 7.4% | 35 | 10.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 53 | 14.6% | 51 | 15.0% | 55 | 15.7% | 37 | 10.9% | 44 | 22.1% | 56 | 27.7% | 58 | 27.5% |
| Grade 10: | 50 | 13.8% | 62 | 18.2% | 41 | 11.7% | 40 | 11.7% | 54 | 27.1% | 51 | 25.2% | 56 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 57 | 15.7% | 35 | 10.3% | 41 | 11.7% | 47 | 13.8% | 54 | 27.1% | 48 | 23.8% | 48 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 38 | 10.5% | 23 | 6.8% | 47 | 13.4% | 47 | 13.8% | 47 | 23.6% | 47 | 23.3% | 49 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 177 | 48.8% | 173 | 50.9% | 190 | 54.3% | 180 | 52.8% | 102 | 51.3% | 106 | 52.5% | 112 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 186 | 51.2% | 167 | 49.1% | 160 | 45.7% | 161 | 47.2% | 89 | 44.7% | 88 | 43.6% | 95 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.4% |
| White: | 343 | 94.5% | 322 | 94.7% | 336 | 96.0% | 329 | 96.5% | 194 | 97.5% | 196 | 97.0% | 208 | 98.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 72.5% | 240 | 70.6% | 262 | 74.9% | 264 | 77.4% | 144 | 72.4% | 120 | 59.4% | 134 | 63.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.4% | 30 | 8.8% | 11 | 3.1% | 20 | 5.9% | 9 | 4.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 13.29 | 12.73 | 12.18 | 15.31 | 8.90 | 9.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 43% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 57.7% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 27.2% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 30% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 55.0% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 33.1% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 37.5% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 54.1% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 48.0% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 39.5% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 43.2% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 28.4% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 27.7% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 38% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 41.0% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 66.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.2% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 25.7% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 30.4% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 39.6% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.0% | 41.7% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 49.8% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 54.0% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 18.6% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 24.8% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 28.7% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 39.7% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 30.9% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 31.8% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 37% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30.9% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 38.8% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 21.6% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 26.6% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 38.7% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 54.2% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 52.4% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 57.8% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 30.4% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 29.8% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43.7% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 44.1% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 47.2% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 44.1% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38.7% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 26.4% | 38.6% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 27.6% | 25.5% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 16.1% | 26.5% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.4% | 25.1% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 21.6% | 36.7% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 47.4% | 39% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 49.6% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 25.6% | 17.9% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 32.2% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.25% | 68.09% | 72.76% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.15% | 71.97% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 52.94% | 68.22% | 70.53% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 50% | 46.06% | 59.75% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 43.75% | 47.88% | 59.74% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.78% | 25.72% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.57% | 28.24% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.1% | 48.7% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.48% | 47.88% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.59% | 29.96% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.09% | 66.18% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 91.11% | 58.45% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 76.19% | 81.62% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.71% | 67.38% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.5% | 57.23% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.61% | 34.78% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 26.19% | 31.68% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.59% | 34.2% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.96% | 59.07% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.27% | 40.86% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.48% | 32.25% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.86% | 33.21% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.72% | 17.47% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.26% | 48.65% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.95% | 24.12% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 6.9% | 15.94% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 17.78% | 13.31% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35% | 35.37% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.5% | 28.46% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.17% | 27.48% | 40.89% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.46% | 67.07% | 65.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.12% | 74.04% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.71% | 71.71% | 64.04% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.7% | 60.37% | 60.09% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.48% | 42.68% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,754.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,988.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,171.0 |
* Buckhorn School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.