Jesse D Lay Elementary School
220 North Allison Ave
Barbourville KY, 40906, Knox County
Phone: 606-546-6524
Ranking: 
(459 out of 943, top 49%)*
(459 out of 943, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Knox 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: | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 371 | 423 | 401 | 414 | 444 | 434 | 401 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 9.5% | 39 | 9.7% | 39 | 9.4% | 45 | 10.1% | 28 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 64 | 17.3% | 69 | 16.3% | 61 | 15.2% | 58 | 14.0% | 61 | 13.7% | 72 | 16.6% | 68 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 16.4% | 52 | 12.3% | 49 | 12.2% | 61 | 14.7% | 62 | 14.0% | 56 | 12.9% | 56 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 12.4% | 48 | 11.3% | 51 | 12.7% | 56 | 13.5% | 49 | 11.0% | 53 | 12.2% | 56 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 14.3% | 61 | 14.4% | 55 | 13.7% | 52 | 12.6% | 58 | 13.1% | 54 | 12.4% | 56 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 12.1% | 48 | 11.3% | 47 | 11.7% | 48 | 11.6% | 53 | 11.9% | 48 | 11.1% | 68 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 12.9% | 49 | 11.6% | 50 | 12.5% | 53 | 12.8% | 50 | 11.3% | 73 | 16.8% | 40 | 10.0% |
| Grade 6: | 54 | 14.6% | 56 | 13.2% | 49 | 12.2% | 47 | 11.4% | 66 | 14.9% | 50 | 11.5% | 57 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 53.1% | 214 | 50.6% | 201 | 50.1% | 211 | 51.0% | 236 | 53.2% | 231 | 53.2% | 212 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 174 | 46.9% | 209 | 49.4% | 200 | 49.9% | 203 | 49.0% | 199 | 44.8% | 193 | 44.5% | 185 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% |
| White: | 353 | 95.1% | 405 | 95.7% | 384 | 95.8% | 400 | 96.6% | 430 | 96.8% | 426 | 98.2% | 396 | 98.8% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 56.3% | 217 | 51.3% | 218 | 54.4% | 237 | 57.2% | 236 | 53.2% | 207 | 47.7% | 213 | 53.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 23 | 5.7% | 32 | 7.7% | 31 | 7.0% | 33 | 7.6% | 43 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.05 | 15.18 | 14.06 | 13.47 | 20.75 | 14.20 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 34.4% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 34.7% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 36.9% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 32.9% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 34.1% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 37.6% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 31.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 32.7% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 39.4% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 34.6% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 57.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 24.6% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 30.3% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 32.1% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 37.3% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 40.5% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 57.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 15.3% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 17.6% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 33.5% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 31.5% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 33.5% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 31.2% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 38.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 29.9% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 31.5% | 48.0% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.33% | 46.78% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.6% | 61.73% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.73% | 64.29% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.93% | 69.77% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.46% | 67.19% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.19% | 58.33% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.57% | 60.67% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 71.56% | 62.39% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.6% | 69.77% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.62% | 66.8% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 48.78% | 54.49% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62.69% | 65.72% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.78% | 59.54% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78% | 60.17% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 70.21% | 54.88% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.78% | 53.97% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 56.41% | 49.22% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.24% | 60.87% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.14% | 53.64% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76.6% | 56.05% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.22% | 28.77% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 20.51% | 28.84% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 34.85% | 34.78% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 44.9% | 33.24% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.32% | 36.87% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 16.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,500.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,132.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,774.0 |
* Jesse D Lay Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.