Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40177

Summary:

The zip code 40177 contains a single public elementary school, Nichols Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 106 students. Nichols Elementary is part of the Bullitt County School District, which is ranked 112 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Nichols Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 421 out of 684 Kentucky elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 658 out of 685 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 2 to 0. The school's test scores in various subjects, including Mathematics and Reading, are consistently lower than the Bullitt County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 4th grade Mathematics, Nichols Elementary's proficiency rate is 15%, compared to 36% for Bullitt County and 43% for the state.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, Nichols Elementary has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 62.26% for the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the school serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. The combination of declining academic performance and the school's unique demographic factors may indicate the need for additional support and resources to help improve student outcomes at Nichols Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)	KSA Reading (2024)	KSA Writing (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 4th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Writing 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
Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10665 Hwy 44 W	West Point	40177	Hardin County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2600	106	11	10.0	62.3%	92 (86.8%)	2 (1.9%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.6%)	7.1	658^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.2	571^st of 687 public elementary schools	16.9%	87	15.0	18.0	12.0	29.0	$23,473	$923	$344	$1,267	$15,955	$1,825	$17,780

Cities Near Zip Code 40177

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Point	3.88 mi	1	304^th
Fort Knox	7.08 mi	1	320^th
Louisville	7.81 mi	167	267^th
Brandenburg	11.4 mi	6	73^rd
Radcliff	11.53 mi	7	285^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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