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Floyd County Schools
Floyd County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Floyd County (Eastern). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Floyd County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Floyd County
11 of 14 schools in Floyd County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 8
Best schools in Floyd County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B May Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Duff Allen Central Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Floyd Central High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ John M Stumbo Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Allen Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Betsy Layne High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Prestonsburg Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Betsy Layne Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D James D Adams Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Prestonsburg High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Floyd County
High schools (4)
- D+ Betsy Layne High School, Stanville
- C Floyd Central High School, Eastern
- Home Instruction HS, Petersburg
- D Prestonsburg High School, Prestonsburg
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D James D Adams Middle School, Prestonsburg
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- D+ Allen Elementary School, Allen
- D Betsy Layne Elementary School, Betsy Layne
- C Duff Allen Central Elementary, Eastern
- Home Instruction Elementary, Petersburg
- D+ John M Stumbo Elementary School, Grethel
- B May Valley Elementary School, Martin
- D Prestonsburg Elementary School, Prestonsburg
- D- South Floyd Elementary School, Hi Hat
Other schools and academies (1)
- Renaissance Learning Center, Martin
Where Floyd County schools are
Cities and towns served (9)
- Prestonsburg (3)
- Eastern (2)
- Martin (2)
- Petersburg (2)
- Allen (1)
- Betsy Layne (1)
- Grethel (1)
- Hi Hat (1)
- Stanville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Floyd County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,449 students with 353 full-time-equivalent teachers and 912 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2101950
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Knott County (7 schools, 18 mi)
- Pike County (19 schools, 19 mi)
- Magoffin County (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Johnson County (8 schools, 21 mi)
- Martin County (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Breathitt County (4 schools, 32 mi)
- Letcher County (8 schools, 32 mi)
- Hazard Independent (3 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Floyd County
How many schools are in Floyd County?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Floyd County, across 9 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Floyd County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Prestonsburg, Eastern, Martin, Petersburg, Allen and 4 more.
How good are the schools in Floyd County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 33.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.8%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Floyd County?
5,449 students were enrolled in Floyd County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Floyd County?
Floyd County is in Kentucky, based in Floyd County, with its district office in Eastern. Its boundary covers about 393 sq mi.