Summary:
Perryville, Kentucky, has one listed school, Perryville Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5, with 313 students. There are no other listed local schools to compare, so the clearest picture comes from its results against Kentucky and its own performance over time. In 2025–2026, the school scored above the state in all 10 reported grade-and-subject results; its average proficiency was 64%, compared with 44% statewide, a 20-point advantage. That broad lead over the state is the most important finding for families.
Within the school’s results, grade 5 reading was highest at 76%, while grade 5 writing was lowest at 52%; these are different subjects, so the figures are not a like-for-like comparison. Its strongest state-relative result was grade 5 mathematics, where 74% were proficient versus 43% statewide, a 31-point lead. Its narrowest advantage was grade 4 reading, at 58% versus 50%, or 8 points; grade 5 editing and mechanics was also relatively weaker, at 57% versus 48%. The school was 18 points below Boyle County in editing and mechanics, 57% versus 75%, showing that being above state results does not mean it leads the district in every area.
Results declined overall from 2024–2025: the school’s average across the same 10 results fell from 69% to 64%, while its average lead over the state narrowed from 26 points to 20. Changes varied by subject: grade 4 science improved 10 points, from 55% to 65%, while grade 4 reading fell 11 points, from 69% to 58%; grade 5 editing and mechanics dropped 30 points, from 87% to 57%. SchoolDigger gives the school five stars and ranks it 58th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools for 2025–2026, compared with 28th of 685 the prior year. As context, 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 15 that year.
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