Summary:
The 42372 zip code has only one school, Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 121 students. The school is part of the McLean County school district, which is ranked 35 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary's academic performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) is mixed compared to the county and state averages. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates for grades 3-5 are generally below the county and state averages, except for 5th grade where the school's proficiency rate is higher than the state average. In reading, the school's proficiency rates for grades 3-5 are also generally below the county and state averages, except for 3rd grade where the school's proficiency rate is on par with the state average. The school's performance in other subject areas like writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics is a mix of above and below the county and state averages.
The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,305, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 13.4, which is lower than the state average. However, the school has a high percentage of students (69.42%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 344 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 432 out of 687 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 to 2 stars out of 5 in the previous two school years.
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