Summary:
Zip code 40310 has one listed school, Burgin Independent School, an alternative school serving prekindergarten through grade 12 with 525 students. With no other listed local school, families cannot compare schools within the zip code. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by grade: in 2025–2026, third-grade mathematics proficiency was 74%, while eighth-grade mathematics and reading proficiency were each 25%.
Burgin Independent School stands out above Kentucky in selected grades, but not consistently across grades or subjects. Its simple average was 48% in mathematics for grades 3–8, 7 percentage points above the state, and 55% in reading for grades 3–10, 6 points above the state. The strongest individual comparison was third-grade math, 74% versus 43% statewide, a 31-point lead; third-grade reading was also higher, 64% versus 49%, a 15-point lead. The clearest shortfalls were eighth-grade reading, 25% versus 40% statewide, and eighth-grade math, 25% versus 39%; fifth-grade writing was 23% versus 35%. Eleventh-grade writing was a bright spot at 62% versus 47%. SchoolDigger rank and star ratings are not provided, and current science results are suppressed.
Results changed unevenly over time. For grades 3–8, the math average fell from 52% in 2024–2025 to 48% in 2025–2026, while the state average slipped from 42% to 42%; the school’s advantage narrowed from 10 points to 7. In reading for those same grades, the school average declined from 58% to 56%, while the state average rose from 48% to 49%, narrowing the lead from 10 points to 7. Writing improved relative to the state: the average gap for grades 5 and 11 shifted from 7 points below the state to 2 points above, although fifth-grade writing remained weaker than 11th-grade writing. Other context includes a 14.8 student–teacher ratio and 48% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, graduation was 98% versus 94% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 13% versus 24%.
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