Best Public Schools in Park City, KY

Summary:

The city of Park City, Kentucky has only one public elementary school serving grades PK-6 - Park City Elementary School. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Barren County and Kentucky elementary schools over the past 3 years, placing between 511-585 out of 684-687 schools statewide. With a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Park City Elementary is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state.

Park City Elementary serves 382 students with a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 to 1. The school has a high poverty rate, with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math and reading substantially lower than both the district and state averages. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 29% at Park City Elementary compared to 34% in the district and 43% statewide.

While the school spends $13,283 per student, which is relatively high, it appears these resources are not translating into strong academic outcomes for students. Significant improvements would be needed to bring Park City Elementary up to par with state and district performance levels across subjects and grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)				KSA Reading (2024)				KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)	KSA Social Studies (2024)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Park City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Indian Mill Rd	Park City	42160	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 749-5665	351	24	14.6	75.2%	301 (85.8%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	17.4	585^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.6%		19.7	574^th of 687 public elementary schools	16.4%	11	29.0	23.0	30.0	40.0	22.0	32.0	28.0	38.0	26.0	20.0	20.0	30.0	$17,244	$1,897	$1,114	$4,766	$15,264	$2,016	$8,176

Cities Near Park City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glasgow	7.94 mi	17	139^th
Smiths Grove	8.38 mi	2	104^th
Cave City	8.52 mi	1	318^th
Horse Cave	9.05 mi	3	276^th
Oakland	11.02 mi	1	317^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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