Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40506

Summary:

The 40506 zip code in Kentucky is home to a single public high school, Opportunity Middle College, which serves grades 11-12 and has a total enrollment of 65 students. The school is part of the Fayette County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Opportunity Middle College has shown strong academic performance in several key subjects, with 11th-grade students scoring above the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in ACT English, ACT Reading, and KSA Editing and Mechanics. However, the school's performance in ACT Mathematics and KSA Social Studies is below the district and state averages. The school's ranking and rating have fluctuated in recent years, dropping from a 5-star rating and top 20 ranking in the state to a 3-star rating and 131st ranking in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 55.38%, Opportunity Middle College has maintained strong academic performance in several areas, suggesting the school may be effectively supporting its students from lower-income backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio is 14.7 to 1 in the 2022-2023 school year. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the school's fluctuating performance and recognition would be valuable in understanding the strengths and challenges of this standout school in the 40506 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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 Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	Total
Opportunity Middle College	Public	11-12	470 Cooper Drive	Lexington	40506	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 246-6379	65	4	14.7	55.4%	27 (41.5%)	18 (27.7%)	11 (16.9%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)	51.7	131^st of 290 public high schools	54.8%		82.7	22^nd of 276 public high schools	92.0%	109	36.0	26.0	38.0	47.0	30.0	60.0

Cities Near Zip Code 40506

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington	0.41 mi	82	167^th
Nicholasville	6.04 mi	12	165^th
Georgetown	10.94 mi	16	179^th
Versailles	11.24 mi	6	74^th
Midway	12.37 mi	1	156^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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