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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40108

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Schools

3,589

Students

Districts

Top rankedMeade County High School124^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Smallest classes

Barry Hahn Primary School 18.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Five schools in zip code 40108 serve Meade County students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Barry Hahn Primary School, David T. Wilson Elementary, Stuart Pepper Middle School, Meade County High School, and James R. Allen High School. Their test results show that the area has some strong grade-level outcomes, but performance varies noticeably by school, grade, and subject. The clearest overall takeaway is that elementary results are strongest, while middle- and high-school performance is more uneven.

Barry Hahn and David T. Wilson stand out in several elementary grades. Barry Hahn’s grade 3 math and reading proficiency was 64% and 70%, respectively—21 points above the state in both subjects. David T. Wilson reached 60% in grade 6 math and 68% in grade 6 reading, 18 and 14 points above state results; its grade 5 writing was 55%, 20 points above the state. Results are more mixed elsewhere: Stuart Pepper’s grade 7 reading was 54%, while James R. Allen’s was 30%, a 24-point difference. Meade County High’s grade 10 math was 33%, 7 points below the state, although its grade 11 writing was 55%, 8 points above it.

Across 26 results matched between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, school scores fell about 3 points on average while state results were essentially unchanged; the average school-to-state advantage narrowed by about 3 points. Barry Hahn was an exception, with its average state-relative gap improving about 5 points, helped by a 12-point rise in grade 3 reading. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Meade County High fell from the 63rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 53rd in 2025–2026; Stuart Pepper rose from the 46th to the 54th, then dropped to the 43rd. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 40%–42% at four schools, compared with 74% at James R. Allen; James has 39 students and most of its other test results are suppressed. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 18.5 at Barry Hahn to 21.3 at Meade County High; Meade County High also had a 97% graduation rate in 2025–2026, alongside 28% chronic absenteeism, compared with 24% statewide.

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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
Meade County College and Career Center	Public	8-12	110 Greer Street	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-3955	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stuart Pepper Middle School	Public	7-8	1085 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7530	702	36	19.4	40.0%	607 (86.5%)	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	43.9	185^th of 326 public middle schools	43.3%		50.8	147^th of 320 public middle schools	54.1%	38					39.0	35.0						54.0	38.0			24.0			42.0			37.0			44.0		$12,950	$66	$11,133
Barry Hahn Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	750 Broadway	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7545	807	44	18.5	42.1%	719 (89.1%)	7 (0.9%)	40 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)								(n/a)	64.0							70.0																			$13,432	$673	$11,009
Meade County High School	Public	9-12	938 Old State Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7515	1,512	71	21.3	41.0%	1,281 (84.7%)	26 (1.7%)	101 (6.7%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.2%)	49.4	124^th of 262 public high schools	52.7%		55.5	100^th of 254 public high schools	60.6%	24							33.0							48.0			21.0			55.0			35.0			43.0	$13,640	$408	$11,481
David T. Wilson Elementary	Public	4-6	1075 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7540	529	28	18.6	40.6%	452 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.0%)								(n/a)		51.0	48.0	60.0					52.0	52.0	68.0				40.0			55.0			42.0			57.0			$12,350	$682	$9,917
James R. Allen High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	918 Old State Road	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 422-7516	39	2	19.5	74.4%	30 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)												30.0															$9,574	$3,454	$4,370

Cities Near Zip Code 40108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandenburg	1.57 mi	6	147^th
Ekron	4.46 mi	3	174^th
Fort Knox	9.88 mi	1
Payneville	10.25 mi	1	67^th
Irvington	11.5 mi	1	156^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.

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