Summary:
Girdler, Kentucky, has one listed school, Girdler Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5, with 267 students, in Knox County. With no other school in the local list, families can compare its results with county and state figures, but not with another Girdler-area school. Most importantly, its 2025–2026 results were above Kentucky’s in 8 of 10 reported subject-grade areas.
The clearest strengths are fifth-grade writing and editing and mechanics: proficiency was 58% in writing, 23 percentage points above the state and 12 above the county, and 70% in editing and mechanics, 22 points above the state and 18 above the county. The main concern is uneven fourth-grade performance. Reading proficiency was 43%, 7 points below Kentucky and 14 below the county; fourth-grade science was 40%, level with the state and 13 points below the county. That science result was the lowest reported, while editing and mechanics was highest, a 30-point spread across different subjects and grades.
Results improved notably from the prior year: across eight subject-grade areas reported in both years, the school’s average rose from 43% in 2024–2025 to 56% in 2025–2026, a 13-point gain. Fifth-grade math increased 35 points, from 23% to 58%, and fifth-grade reading rose 32 points, from 35% to 67%; fourth-grade reading moved the other way, falling 20 points, from 63% to 43%. SchoolDigger’s ranking also improved, from 388th of 685 schools, the 43rd percentile and two stars, to 178th of 684, the 74th percentile and four stars. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 12.9 in 2024–2025, and 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 32% in 2025–2026, compared with 24% statewide and 40% in the county.
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