Best Public Schools in Bremen, KY

Bremen, Kentucky, has one listed school, Bremen Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 369 students in the Muhlenberg County area. In 2025–2026, its grade-level average was 58% in Reading, compared with 50% statewide, while its Mathematics average was 40%, compared with 43% statewide. The main takeaway is that performance varies considerably by grade and subject, rather than being uniformly strong or weak.

Because Bremen Elementary is the only school listed, there are no local top and bottom schools to compare; its standout results are relative to Kentucky. Grade 5 Editing and Mechanics was strongest: 75% were proficient, 27 percentage points above the state’s 48%. Grade 5 Reading was also notably strong at 73%, 22 points above the state’s 51%. The clearest weakness was grade 4 Mathematics, at 29% versus 43% statewide, or 14 points lower; grade 4 Science was 34%, 6 points below the state’s 40%.

Results improved overall relative to the state, but gains were uneven. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, grade 5 Editing and Mechanics rose 23 points and grade 5 Reading rose 21 points, while each state result increased just 1 point. Grade 4 Mathematics fell 18 points, and grade 4 Science fell 7 points as the state result rose 3 points. Across nine comparable subject-grade results, Bremen’s average relative position shifted from about 1 point below the state to 4 points above. Other context: chronic absenteeism was 20%, below the district’s 25% and statewide 24%; the student-teacher ratio was 14.1 in 2024–2025, and 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing rose from the 49th percentile, rank 348 of 685 and 2 stars, to the 58th percentile, rank 285 of 684 and 3 stars.