Summary:
Zip code 40737 has one listed school, Keavy Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade with 292 students, so there is no school-to-school comparison within the zip code. The most important finding is that Keavy exceeded Kentucky proficiency levels on 9 of its 10 listed 2025–2026 tests, though fourth-grade math was a clear exception.
Keavy’s strongest results relative to the state were fifth-grade writing and social studies: 73% were proficient in each, respectively 38 and 35 percentage points above Kentucky. Reading was also above the state at all three tested grades, with results from 63% to 79%. The weakest result was fourth-grade math: 42%, one point below the state’s 43% and 19 points below Laurel County’s 61%. Compared with the district, Keavy was higher on 6 of 10 tests and lower on 4, so its strong state results do not mean it led the district in every area.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: fourth-grade math fell 36 points, from 78% to 42%, while fifth-grade social studies rose 12 points, from 61% to 73%, and fifth-grade reading rose 6 points. Across the eight tests available in both years, Keavy’s average fell from 66% to 62%; its average lead over the state narrowed from 22 points to 17. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved down, from 13th of 685 schools (98th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 75th of 684 (89th percentile) in 2025–2026; rankings are not the same measure as test scores. Other context: the student-teacher ratio was 14.6 in 2024–2025, and 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 21%, below the district’s 31% and the state’s 24%.
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