Elementary Schools in Caverna Independent

Caverna Independent has one elementary school, Caverna Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 330 students. In 2025–2026, the school’s disclosed results were below Kentucky’s in grade 3 math, grade 4 math, grade 5 reading, and grade 5 social studies, while grade 5 writing was slightly above the state. The most important finding is the wide difference by subject: grade 4 math was 35 points below Kentucky, but grade 5 writing was 1 point above.

There is no top or bottom school among local peers because Caverna Elementary School is the only school in this list. Its strongest state-relative result was grade 5 writing, with 36% proficient compared with 35% statewide. Its largest disclosed shortfall was grade 4 math, at 8% compared with 43% statewide; grade 5 reading was 23% versus 51%, and grade 5 social studies was 9% versus 38%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 625th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools in 2025–2026, at the 9th percentile, with 0 stars.

Results changed unevenly over time: grade 5 writing rose from 9% to 36% in one year, moving from 29 points below the state to 1 point above, while grade 4 math fell from 21% to 8%. Grade 3 math stayed at 23%, grade 5 reading stayed at 23%, and grade 5 social studies increased from 6% to 9%. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 653rd of 685 in 2023–2024 to 625th of 684 in 2025–2026, with its percentile rising from 5th to 9th. For context, the school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.5:1, and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 25%, 1 point below the district rate and 2 points above the state rate.