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Schools in Zip Code 40403

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At a glance

Schools

4,658

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMadison Southern High School10^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Berea Community High School up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Berea Community Middle School 10.7 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 40403 has nine schools: four elementary, three middle and two high schools, with eight in Madison County and the three Berea Community schools in Berea Independent. In 2025–2026 KSA results, the area includes schools with strong results across subjects as well as schools often below state rates. The widest differences are in middle school: in Grade 8 math, Farristown Middle School scored 67%, compared with 21% at Berea Community Middle School, a 46-point gap; Grade 8 writing showed a 45-point gap. The most important finding for families is that results vary substantially between schools, even at the same grade level.

Madison Southern High School and Farristown stand out for consistently strong results: both were above state rates in every reported 2025–2026 subject, by 6 to 26 points at Madison Southern and 7 to 29 points at Farristown. Madison Southern led the two high schools in four of six subjects, while Berea Community High School led in Grade 11 social studies, 63% to 54%. Among elementary schools, Shannon Johnson Elementary School had top results in several comparisons, including Grade 3 reading at 64% against a 49% state rate. At the other end, Berea Community Elementary was below the state in 8 of 10 reported results, as was Berea Community Middle among middle-school results.

Recent results moved in different directions, but overall the schools’ average change across 80 matched results was a 3-point decline, while state results were nearly unchanged. Berea Community High improved its position relative to the state by 8 points on average, and Madison Southern by 4; Berea Community Elementary’s relative position fell by 8 points. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings placed Madison Southern 10th of 262 high schools and Farristown 27th of 326 middle schools; these are SchoolDigger rankings, separate from the test comparisons. As context, all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for school year 2024–2025, with shares from 45% at Farristown to 69% at Berea Community Elementary. High test results also do not mean attendance is strong: chronic absenteeism was 31% at Madison Southern and 34% at Berea Community High, above the 24% state rate. Results are school-level figures and do not show individual students’ experiences.

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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
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	29.4	503^rd of 684 public elementary schools	26.5%		45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%	123	28.0	27.0	32.0					45.0	44.0	47.0					41.0			13.0			24.0			44.0			$22,274	$1,843	$16,774
Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	309	22	13.9	51.5%	254 (82.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	77.3	40^th of 262 public high schools	84.7%		61.8	73^rd of 254 public high schools	71.3%	33							48.0							65.0			29.0			49.0			63.0			54.0	$22,659	$1,913	$17,089
Berea Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	214	20	10.7	65.9%	176 (82.2%)	8 (3.7%)	15 (7.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	30.6	235^th of 326 public middle schools	27.9%		44.8	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	62				39.0	29.0	21.0					50.0	52.0	33.0			22.0			32.0			32.0			41.0		$24,042	$2,391	$17,995
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	58.5	257^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%	21	43.0	36.0	51.0					53.0	51.0	67.0					27.0			55.0			56.0			50.0			$17,518	$197	$11,215
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	35.2	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%		47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%	111	20.0	34.0	27.0					47.0	49.0	53.0					24.0			40.0			37.0			43.0			$18,915	$378	$12,402
Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	24	17.6	57.1%	395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	54.7	127^th of 326 public middle schools	61.0%		65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%	31				39.0	28.0	40.0					56.0	41.0	60.0			25.0			59.0			57.0			52.0		$18,795	$155	$12,470
Madison Southern High School	Public	9-12	279 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6148	1,224	68	18.0	47.5%	1,102 (90.0%)	19 (1.6%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	91.3	10^th of 262 public high schools	96.2%		86.8	16^th of 254 public high schools	93.7%	6							65.0							75.0			42.0			63.0			54.0			55.0	$18,439	$136	$11,692
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	63.6	221^st of 684 public elementary schools	67.7%		70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%	52	30.0	47.0	56.0					64.0	49.0	67.0					40.0			47.0			45.0			64.0			$18,110	$219	$11,711
Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	86	27^th of 326 public middle schools	91.7%		88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%	7				49.0	54.0	67.0					69.0	70.0	61.0			45.0			77.0			60.0			52.0		$19,239	$201	$13,301
Ignite Academy South	Public	9-12	123 Farristown Industrial Driv	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 40403

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berea	0.62 mi	10	88^th
Richmond	7.86 mi	16	79^th
Mount Vernon	10.1 mi	6	175^th
Paint Lick	10.79 mi	1	98^th
Sandgap	12.53 mi	1	97^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.

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.