Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40324

Summary:

The 40324 zip code area of Georgetown, Kentucky is home to 15 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area generally perform better than the state averages, with a few standout institutions like Scott County Middle School and Eastern Elementary School ranking among the top schools in the state.

While the district as a whole performs well, there is significant variation in the performance of individual schools. Scott County Middle School ranks among the top 19 middle schools in Kentucky and has consistently high proficiency rates across various subjects. Similarly, Eastern Elementary School and Northern Elementary School are standout performers, ranking in the top 205 and 298 elementary schools in the state, respectively.

The data also reveals disparities in resource allocation and student demographics across the schools. The per-student spending ranges from $19,886 at Great Crossing High School to $24,305 at Southern Elementary School, and the free and reduced-price lunch rates vary significantly, from 32.01% at Eastern Elementary to 68.13% at Garth Elementary. Addressing these disparities and ensuring equitable access to high-quality education should be a priority for the Scott County school district.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)			KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Western Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 Frankfort Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1393	623	41	15.1		450 (72.2%)	17 (2.7%)	118 (18.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	63.4	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.9	234^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.8%	7	44.0	55.0	40.0					48.0	62.0	61.0					39.0			69.0			39.0			55.0			$21,522	$545	$308	$853	$9,908	$1,610	$12,371
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0		453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%		69.9	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%	39	53.0	42.0	58.0					61.0	57.0	65.0					44.0			55.0			41.0			40.0			$20,907	$519	$276	$795	$9,330	$1,702	$11,826
Garth Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-1170	381	29	12.9	70.9%	273 (71.7%)	33 (8.7%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	52.3	320^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.3%		30.6	496^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.6%	176	49.0	44.0	42.0					48.0	58.0	47.0					40.0						34.0			49.0			$24,032	$1,386	$322	$1,708	$10,978	$2,040	$14,727
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	730 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3805	555	40	13.9	55.1%	352 (63.4%)	62 (11.2%)	93 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	44.7	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%		32.7	226^th of 324 public middle schools	30.2%	52				32.0	37.0	38.0					55.0	50.0	44.0			25.0			56.0			40.0			49.0		$22,326	$870	$299	$1,169	$10,064	$1,939	$13,171
Scott County High School	Public	9-12	1080 Cardinal Dr	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-4131	1,392	70	19.8	49.7%	1,035 (74.4%)	113 (8.1%)	150 (10.8%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.5%)	66.7	58^th of 254 public high schools	77.2%		60.6	98^th of 290 public high schools	66.2%	40							47.0							54.0			22.0			52.0			50.0			46.0	$20,543	$298	$307	$605	$8,696	$2,142	$11,443
Scott County Middle School	Public	6-8	1036 Cardinal Drive	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-7202	837	49	17.1	53.2%	711 (84.9%)	20 (2.4%)	72 (8.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	89.1	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		83.4	30^th of 324 public middle schools	90.7%	11				53.0	55.0	63.0					72.0	69.0	68.0			43.0			80.0			64.0			72.0		$20,253	$317	$340	$657	$8,819	$1,658	$11,133
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Fairfax Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-0772	462	34	13.6	67.5%	302 (65.4%)	58 (12.6%)	46 (10.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	21.4	565^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.5%		25.3	533^rd of 685 public elementary schools	22.2%	32	26.0	19.0	36.0					28.0	33.0	47.0					20.0			31.0			27.0			37.0			$24,305	$1,321	$437	$1,758	$11,096	$2,210	$15,064
Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	414	29	14.1	58.0%	350 (84.5%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	54.7	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%		66.5	199^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.9%	99	35.0	59.0	44.0					40.0	58.0	61.0					44.0			36.0			39.0			47.0			$22,665	$625	$314	$939	$10,695	$1,941	$13,574
Anne Mason Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	390	32	12.3	48.5%	255 (65.4%)	41 (10.5%)	40 (10.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	47.5	357^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.9%		24.1	542^nd of 685 public elementary schools	20.9%	185	40.0	27.0	50.0					41.0	45.0	70.0					29.0			50.0			41.0			43.0			$23,838	$934	$281	$1,215	$11,519	$1,916	$14,649
Royal Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-2390	719	47	15.1	42.6%	502 (69.8%)	74 (10.3%)	81 (11.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.5%)	60.3	115^th of 320 public middle schools	64.1%		61.1	106^th of 324 public middle schools	67.3%	9				47.0	44.0	42.0					60.0	65.0	45.0			34.0			62.0			38.0			51.0		$21,554	$418	$290	$707	$9,805	$1,908	$12,420
Elkhorn Crossing School	Public	9-12	2001 Frankfort Road	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-4920	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lemons Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 School House Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 867-6700	540	39	13.9	41.3%	376 (69.6%)	37 (6.9%)	85 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	24.9	536^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.5	498^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.3%	38	34.0	24.0	26.0					38.0	40.0	43.0					21.0			39.0			20.0			41.0			$22,771	$1,020	$291	$1,311	$10,407	$1,895	$13,613
Phoenix Horizon Community	Public, Virtual	6-12	1076 Cardinal Lane	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 863-4057	83	11	7.5	79.5%	57 (68.7%)	13 (15.7%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	6.6	238^th of 254 public high schools	6.3%		11.6	244^th of 290 public high schools	15.9%	6														29.0												11.0
Great Crossing High School	Public	9-12	120 Betsy Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 867-6662	1,677	81	20.7	38.6%	1,225 (73.0%)	90 (5.4%)	254 (15.1%)	17 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.4%)	61.5	74^th of 254 public high schools	70.9%		70.3	67^th of 290 public high schools	76.9%	7							48.0							58.0			24.0			41.0			43.0			44.0	$19,886	$343	$331	$675	$7,940	$2,170	$10,785
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Main Street Extended	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	574	39	14.7	57.3%	362 (63.1%)	65 (11.3%)	95 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	27.8	517^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.5%		28.9	510^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.5%	7	25.0	33.0	22.0					38.0	48.0	45.0					29.0			35.0			30.0			35.0			$21,829	$868	$284	$1,152	$9,924	$1,669	$12,744

Cities Near Zip Code 40324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Georgetown	0.82 mi	16	173^rd
Lexington	4.26 mi	83	164^th
Stamping Ground	7.2 mi	1	75^th
Midway	7.79 mi	1	174^th
Frankfort	13.67 mi	19	204^th

See the top KY Kentucky cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.