Best Public Schools in Girdler, KY

Summary:

The city of Girdler, Kentucky has only one school, Girdler Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 276 students. The school is located in the Knox County school district, which is ranked 42 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Girdler Elementary School does not appear to be a standout school in the region, as its performance metrics and rankings suggest it is not among the top-performing schools in Kentucky. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is generally below the county and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 45%, compared to 56% for the Knox County district and 43% for the state.

Additionally, Girdler Elementary School has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, with 25% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also serves a student population with a high concentration of poverty, with over 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $16,138 for the 2023-2024 school year is not exceptionally high, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 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
Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	267	21	12.9	86.9%	259 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.3	388^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.9	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%	10	45.0	43.0	23.0	49.0	63.0	35.0	35.0	48.0	$16,138	$2,829	$694	$3,522	$10,140	$2,476	$12,616

Cities Near Girdler

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barbourville	7.11 mi	11	53^rd
London	8.67 mi	16	25^th
Flat Lick	9.41 mi	2	26^th
Corbin	10.1 mi	15	109^th
Manchester	11.7 mi	9	78^th

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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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