Schools in Zip Code 40144

Zip code 40144 has two schools in Breckinridge County: Breckinridge County Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolled 532 students, while Breckinridge County High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolled 875 students. The latest results show a modest overall advantage over the state, alongside meaningful subject-level differences: across 16 reported results, the schools averaged 43% compared with 41% for matching state results, a 2-point advantage.

The middle school stands out for having more results above the state: seven of its ten results were higher, including grade 6 math and grade 7 science, both 7 points above. Its clearest weakness was grade 8 editing and mechanics, 6 points below the state. The high school was above the state in four of six results; writing and editing and mechanics each led by 3 points, while grade 10 reading was 1 point below. On average, the middle school was 2 points above its matching state results and the high school was 1 point above. SchoolDigger ranked the middle school at the 60th statewide percentile and the high school at the 58th in 2025–2026.

The middle school’s results improved substantially relative to the state, while the high school’s position changed little. The middle school’s average rose 6 points between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, moving from 5 points below the state average to 2 points above; grade 8 reading rose from 31% to 45%, while editing and mechanics fell from 41% to 36%. The high school average dipped by less than 1 point, and its advantage over the state narrowed from 2 points to 1. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from the middle school’s 33rd percentile to its 60th, while the high school’s fell from the 65th to the 58th. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligibility was 61% at the middle school and 54% at the high school; student-teacher ratios were 15.6 and 19.0, respectively. The high school also had a 99% graduation rate, but chronic absenteeism was 45%, compared with 24% statewide; middle school absenteeism was 30%.