Summary:
The 40409 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Brodhead Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Rockcastle County school district, which is ranked 58 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Brodhead Elementary School is a standout institution, consistently outperforming the Rockcastle County and Kentucky averages in various subject areas, including mathematics, reading, science, social studies, and editing and mechanics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 39% to 88% across different grade levels and subjects, with particularly strong performance in 5th-grade reading (84% proficient or better) and social studies (88% proficient or better). The school's test scores have remained strong over the past two years, with consistent improvements or maintenance of high proficiency rates.
Despite having a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 67.91% free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate in the 2023-2024 school year, Brodhead Elementary School has maintained a favorable learning environment with a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 to 1. The school's performance history, with a 5-star rating in 2023-2024 and a 4-star rating in 2024-2025, demonstrates its ability to provide a quality education to its students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is an area that may require attention and intervention.
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