Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40050

Summary:

The 40050 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 high school, 1 middle school, and 1 elementary school. Overall, the Henry County High School and Henry County Middle School have shown improvement in their statewide rankings and performance, while the New Castle Elementary School lags behind in academic achievement.

Henry County High School stands out with a strong 94.4% four-year graduation rate, higher than the state average, and outperforms the state in KSA Writing and KSA Social Studies for 11th grade students. Similarly, Henry County Middle School has seen a jump in its statewide ranking and performs well in KSA Reading and KSA Writing for middle school grades.

In contrast, New Castle Elementary School lags behind the state and Henry County averages in most KSA subject areas for elementary grades, indicating a need for improvement at the elementary level. All three schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 47.1% to 55.93%, which may reflect the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)		KSA Reading (2024)			KSA Writing (2024)		KSA Social Studies (2024)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)		ACT English (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Reading (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 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th 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
Henry County High School	Public	9-12	1120 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8670	617	40	15.6	49.1%	551 (89.3%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	50.3	138^th of 290 public high schools	52.4%		33.1	188^th of 276 public high schools	31.9%	50		28.0			43.0		56.0		43.0		39.0	40.0	23.0	38.0	$16,732	$782	$759	$1,540	$9,936	$2,818	$12,754
New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	182 S Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8650	334	22	15.1	53.3%	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	20.8	567^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.2%		15.5	610^th of 687 public elementary schools	11.2%	43	32.0		29.0	31.0		21.0		29.0		38.0					$16,094	$1,866	$531	$2,397	$9,790	$2,119	$11,909
Henry County Early Childhood	Public	PK	182 South Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(502) 845-8656	117	5	23.4	63.2%	91 (77.8%)	5 (4.3%)	13 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 40050

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Castle	0.4 mi	5	212^th
Eminence	4.42 mi	2	223^rd
Campbellsburg	6.24 mi	1	288^th
Pleasureville	7.18 mi	1	197^th
La Grange	11.75 mi	4	28^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40050

Henry County High School

New Castle Elementary School

Henry County Early Childhood

Cities Near Zip Code 40050