Summary:
Zip code 40071 has two elementary schools in Spencer County, and both serve prekindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–2026, their results were uneven: one school was above the state average across all ten tested subject-and-grade comparisons, while the other was at or above the state in only four. The clearest finding for families is that Spencer County Elementary School led Taylorsville Elementary School in all ten comparisons.
Spencer County Elementary School is the current academic standout: its average across the ten results was 57%, compared with 44% at Taylorsville Elementary School and 44% statewide—a 13-point lead over Taylorsville. The school-to-school gaps ranged from 3 points in grade 4 reading to 23 points in grade 5 math. Math was especially strong at Spencer County, averaging 66% across grades 3–5, versus 50% at Taylorsville and 43% statewide. Taylorsville was below the state in six of its ten results, including writing and editing and mechanics; its overall average was just below the state average.
Taylorsville Elementary School has made the larger recent gains, even as Spencer County Elementary School remains much higher ranked by SchoolDigger. Taylorsville’s average rose about 3 points over two years, from 41% to 44%, and its SchoolDigger rank improved from 448th of 685 schools to 349th of 684; Spencer County’s average stayed at 57%, and its latest rank was 130th of 684. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 53% at Taylorsville and 33% at Spencer County; student-teacher ratios were 15.4:1 and 16.6:1, respectively. Both schools also had lower chronic absenteeism than the state in 2025–2026: 14% and 12%, compared with 24% statewide. These figures provide context for comparing the schools, but do not explain their different results.
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