Summary:
ZIP code 40205 has one listed elementary school, Hawthorne Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 437 students. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no within-area school comparison. The clearest finding is that Hawthorne’s results were above Kentucky’s in all 10 reported subject-and-grade results in 2025–2026.
Hawthorne’s strongest state-relative result was fifth-grade writing: 67% proficient, compared with 35% statewide, a 32-point advantage. Its smallest advantage was in fifth-grade mathematics, where 55% were proficient versus 43% statewide, still 12 points higher. Reading was especially strong in the upper grades: 75% in grade 4 and 81% in grade 5, compared with 50% and 51% statewide. Attendance also stands out: chronic absenteeism was 8% at the school, versus 24% statewide and 32% in the district. These figures describe strengths relative to the state and district, not a ranking among nearby schools.
Results improved overall between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, with the largest gains in fifth-grade reading, up 24 points from 57% to 81%, and writing, up 20 points from 47% to 67%; fifth-grade mathematics also rose 7 points. Across the 10 listed results, the school’s average rose by 8 points, while the state’s increased by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from 248 of 685 schools (64th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 59 of 684 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026. The student–teacher ratio was 13.8 in 2024–2025, and 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. For context, SchoolDigger ranked Jefferson County 135 of 158 districts (15th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026; district and school rankings measure different units.
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