Summary:
Gamaliel, Kentucky, has one listed school, Gamaliel Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 254 students. Its 2025–26 test results were above the state in nine of ten reported grade-and-subject results, although performance varied by grade. The clearest overall takeaway is that the school generally outperformed state averages, with notable strengths in science, writing, and social studies.
There is no meaningful school-to-school ranking in a city with just one listed school. Within the school’s results, grade 4 science stood out at 68%, compared with 40% statewide, a 28-point advantage; grade 5 writing was 61% versus 35%, and social studies was 61% versus 38%. Grade 3 mathematics was the exception to the school’s generally strong state comparisons: 39%, four points below the state. Compared with Monroe County, the school was higher in five of ten results, matched the district in social studies, and was lower in four. The largest district gap was in grade 5 editing and mechanics, where the school scored 67% versus 85%.
Results shifted considerably by grade and subject from 2024–25 to 2025–26, even as the overall school–state advantage changed only modestly. Grade 3 mathematics fell 29 points and grade 3 reading fell 21 points, while grade 5 social studies rose 25 points, from 36% to 61%; the state remained at 38%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 78th of 684 in 2025–26, at the 89th percentile with four stars, compared with the 87th percentile and four stars in 2024–25. Context measures include a 12.8 student–teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 70% free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are observations, not explanations for test results.
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