Summary:
Zip code 40069 has one elementary school, Washington County Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5, with 473 students. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no school-to-school comparison. The most important takeaway is that recent results are uneven: the school’s average math proficiency across grades 3–5 was 31%, compared with 43% statewide, and fifth-grade social studies was 24%, compared with 38% statewide.
The strongest result relative to the state was fourth-grade science: 42% proficient at the school versus 40% statewide, a 2-point advantage. Fifth-grade writing was also above the state, at 37% versus 35%, while fourth-grade reading matched the state at 50%. The clearest shortfalls were fifth-grade social studies, 14 points below the state, and third-grade math, 26% versus 43%, a 17-point gap. Reading across grades 3–5 averaged 43%, 7 points below the state average of 50%.
Results shifted in different directions by grade and subject. Fourth-grade science rose 15 points, from 27% to 42%, while the state rose 3 points; fourth-grade reading also climbed 19 points, from 31% to 50%. However, third- and fifth-grade reading fell 11 and 9 points, respectively, and the average school–state gap across comparable results widened by 3 points, from 5 points to 8 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined, from 380th of 685 schools and the 45th percentile in 2023–2024 to 481st of 684 and the 30th percentile in 2025–2026. Context measures include an 18.1 student–teacher ratio and 67% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 15%, below Washington County’s 19% and the state’s 24%.
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