Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42171

Summary:

The 42171 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - South Edmonson Elementary School and North Warren Elementary. Based on the available data, South Edmonson Elementary stands out as the stronger-performing school in the area, consistently outperforming North Warren Elementary on state assessments, particularly in mathematics and reading.

South Edmonson Elementary is ranked in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the Edmonson County and Kentucky averages, with 65% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in math, compared to 70% for the county and 43% for the state. In contrast, North Warren Elementary appears to be performing below the Warren County and state averages on many of the state assessment metrics, particularly in reading and writing.

The data also suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance gap, as South Edmonson Elementary has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (37.28%) compared to North Warren Elementary (65.94%), indicating a relatively more affluent student population. Additionally, the Edmonson County school district, which includes South Edmonson Elementary, is ranked significantly higher than the Warren County district that includes North Warren Elementary.

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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
South Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1058 Chalybeate School Rd	Smiths Grove	42171	Warren County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 597-2379	464	29	15.8	37.3%	430 (92.7%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	69.2	175^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.5%		77.2	100^th of 687 public elementary schools	85.4%	75	42.0	65.0			56.0	56.0			46.0				$15,646	$936	$175	$1,111	$10,174	$1,894	$12,068
North Warren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	420 College St	Smiths Grove	42171	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 563-2041	458	26	17.9	65.9%	383 (83.6%)	20 (4.4%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	52.5	321^st of 685 public elementary schools	53.1%		35.8	448^th of 687 public elementary schools	34.8%	127	38.0	39.0	43.0	46.0	46.0	46.0	48.0	59.0	32.0	57.0	43.0	49.0	$14,566	$1,285	$1,246	$2,530	$8,231	$1,485	$9,716

Cities Near Zip Code 42171

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smiths Grove	2.63 mi	2	135^th
Oakland	3.74 mi	1	313^th
Bowling Green	7.75 mi	43	181^st
Park City	9.16 mi	1	305^th
Brownsville	12.35 mi	3	103^rd

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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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