Best Public Schools in Zip Code 41804


Summary:

The 41804 zip code area has only one school, Letcher Elementary & Middle School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the Letcher County school district, which is ranked 121 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Letcher Elementary & Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is generally below the Letcher County and Kentucky state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 4th grade mathematics, the school had 27% proficiency, compared to 28% for Letcher County and 43% for the state. In 8th grade reading, the school had 28% proficiency, compared to 39% for Letcher County and 41% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 4th grade reading, where it is 19-27% proficient, compared to 47-50% for the state.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 68.98% in the 2022-2023 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, which is slightly lower than the state average. Letcher Elementary & Middle School's statewide ranking has declined over the past two school years, from 669 out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 565 out of 685 in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. These factors suggest that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and may require targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes.








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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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