Summary:
The McCracken County area has 13 schools: seven elementary, three middle, one high school and two alternative schools; available 2025–2026 test results cover grades 3–11. Across 78 school-grade-subject results, schools averaged 15 percentage points above Kentucky, though the advantage varied: it was 19 points in Editing and Mechanics and 7 points in Social Studies. The most important takeaway is that countywide strength does not mean the same results in every school or subject.
Lone Oak Elementary School leads the listed third-grade schools: 77% were proficient in math and 84% in reading, 34 and 35 points above state results and 14 and 9 points above the next-highest listed schools. Reidland Elementary School was lower in the same grade, with 50% in math and 52% in reading—7 and 3 points above the state, but 13 and 17 points below district results. Among middle schools, Lone Oak Middle School stands out in eighth-grade writing and Social Studies: 71% and 60%, compared with state results of 48% and 39%. Heath Elementary School also posted strong results, including 68% in fourth-grade science and 66% in fifth-grade writing.
Recent trends differ by school: Reidland Intermediate School improved 12 points on its eight matched results, while Reidland Elementary fell 18 points and McCracken County High School fell 4 points. The high school’s graduation rate was 96% versus 94% statewide. SchoolDigger ranks Concord Elementary School and Lone Oak Middle at the 93rd percentile; Reidland Intermediate is at the 77th percentile, up from the 47th in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger gives the district five stars and ranks it 12th of 158. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 48% at Lone Oak Middle, 50% at Heath Middle School and 68% at Reidland Middle. Student-teacher ratios also varied, from 14.7 at Lone Oak Middle to 18.2 at Heath Middle; these figures describe differences among schools but do not explain their results.
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