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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40065

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At a glance

Schools

5,929

Students

Districts

Top rankedMartha Layne Collins High School161^st of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Wright Elementary up 79 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Painted Stone Elementary 13.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 40065 has 11 schools—five elementary, two middle and four high schools—with KSA results spanning grades 3 through 11. Results vary sharply between schools serving the same grade: the grade-3 math range is 28 points, from 45% at Wright Elementary to 17% at Painted Stone Elementary, and grade-8 social studies ranges 21 points, from 44% at Marnel C. Moorman School to 23% at Shelby County West Middle School. The most important takeaway is that performance is uneven—even among schools testing the same grade, differences can exceed 20 points.

Marnel stands out in grade 8, scoring 43% in math, 48% in reading and 44% in social studies—4, 8 and 5 points above state rates, respectively—while its grade-3 math and reading scores are 24% and 26%, 19 and 23 points below the state. Shelby County East Middle School has a grade-8 writing high of 59%, 11 points above the state and 16 points above West. Among elementary schools, Wright leads grade-3 math and grade-5 writing; however, elementary averages are below state rates in every listed subject, with the largest shortfall in editing and mechanics: 18 points. In high school, Martha Layne Collins High School leads Shelby County High School in both reported grade-10 subjects, while Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy has lower reported results than the other schools in all four grade-11 subjects.

Across 102 matched results, school scores rose an average of 2 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 relative to state changes, but not every school improved: Shelby County High’s matched scores rose an average of 6 points, while Collins’ fell 3. SchoolDigger percentile positions rose from 5th to 21st for Clear Creek Elementary and from 34th to 30th for Shelby County High; listed schools range from zero to two stars. The reported low-income measure is free/reduced lunch eligible, 2024–2025: 39% at Collins, compared with 75% at Ascension Academy; among elementary schools, it ranges from 43% at Marnel to 64% at Southside Elementary. These are context, not explanations for test outcomes. Comparisons are most useful when matched by grade and subject.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelby County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	230 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-6554	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shelby County West Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-4869	563	35	15.8	46.2%	299 (53.1%)	39 (6.9%)	174 (30.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	21.2	272^nd of 326 public middle schools	16.6%		13.4	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%	19				36.0	29.0	24.0					45.0	36.0	28.0			15.0			43.0			23.0			34.0		$13,890	$818	$13,072
Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	1701 Frankfort Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-2344	1,003	52	19.1	43.9%	624 (62.2%)	62 (6.2%)	251 (25.0%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.3%)	32.5	183^rd of 262 public high schools	30.2%		18.8	211^th of 254 public high schools	16.9%	28							34.0							40.0			18.0			40.0			30.0			35.0	$13,721	$864	$12,857
Shelby County East Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-1478	505	30	16.5	42.0%	355 (70.3%)	19 (3.8%)	100 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	35.5	214^th of 326 public middle schools	34.4%		31.1	230^th of 320 public middle schools	28.1%	16				40.0	37.0	23.0					53.0	41.0	35.0			17.0			59.0			35.0			36.0		$13,880	$731	$13,149
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	279 Chapel Hill Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-3452	425	30	14.1	46.8%	221 (52.0%)	29 (6.8%)	133 (31.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.2%)	25	537^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.9	584^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.7%	47	25.0	38.0	26.0					45.0	38.0	42.0					35.0			15.0			30.0			32.0			$15,968	$1,032	$14,936
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-5222	489	31	15.6	46.6%	326 (66.7%)	19 (3.9%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	37.2	436^th of 684 public elementary schools	36.3%		28.2	515^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.8%	79	45.0	34.0	41.0					45.0	48.0	42.0					36.0			36.0			32.0			28.0			$14,999	$1,077	$13,923
Ascension Academy	Public	7-12	1361 Frankfort Rd.	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-4677	32	7	4.6	75.0%	17 (53.1%)	6 (18.8%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)																											$35,050	$3,727	$31,323
Painted Stone Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-4505	458	33	13.7	49.6%	264 (57.6%)	32 (7.0%)	131 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	19.4	580^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.2%		13.7	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%	43	17.0	36.0	24.0					24.0	41.0	40.0					19.0			30.0			27.0			34.0			$15,712	$1,580	$14,132
Southside Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Ginkgo Dr	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-4460	412	26	16.0	63.6%	195 (47.3%)	27 (6.6%)	149 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	29.7	500^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.9%		29.1	507^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.0%	7	32.0	32.0	42.0					43.0	48.0	42.0					38.0			19.0			22.0			32.0			$15,386	$1,461	$13,925
Martha Layne Collins High School	Public	9-12	801 Discovery Blvd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-1160	1,157	63	18.3	38.8%	633 (54.7%)	87 (7.5%)	353 (30.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.4%)	38.2	161^st of 262 public high schools	38.5%		48	135^th of 254 public high schools	46.9%	26							40.0							48.0			18.0			38.0			35.0			30.0	$13,571	$551	$13,020
Marnel C. Moorman School	Public	K-8	501 Discovery Boulevard	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-0204	803	48	16.5	43.1%	407 (50.7%)	72 (9.0%)	254 (31.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	19.9	576^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.8	578^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.6%	2	24.0	32.0	32.0	41.0	36.0	43.0		26.0	41.0	32.0	51.0	47.0	48.0		24.0	22.0		17.0	44.0		23.0	44.0		25.0	43.0		$13,280	$846	$12,435
Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1361 Frankfort Road	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(859) 201-2853	82	1	82.0	46.3%	46 (56.1%)	7 (8.5%)	23 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.1%)	5.8	247^th of 262 public high schools	5.7%					(n/a)														15.0			5.0			28.0			16.0			19.0

Cities Near Zip Code 40065

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelbyville	0.2 mi	15	262^nd
Simpsonville	6.25 mi	1	31^st
Waddy	9.23 mi	1	124^th
Eminence	11.57 mi	2	200^th
Taylorsville	12.87 mi	6	109^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.