Summary:
ZIP code 40763 has one listed school, Whitley County East Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6, with 268 students. Its reported test results are consistently above Kentucky’s, making strong performance relative to the state the clearest finding for families.
With no other listed schools in the ZIP code, there is no local top-to-bottom comparison; the school stands out instead against state results. In 2025–2026, its largest reported lead was in fifth-grade reading: 91% proficient, compared with 51% statewide, a 40-point advantage. Its smallest reported lead that year was in fifth-grade writing, at 56% versus 35%, or 21 points. In 2024–2025, its reported leads ranged from 12 points in fifth-grade writing (50% versus 38%) to 47 points in fifth-grade social studies (85% versus 38%). Some latest-year results are suppressed, so these comparisons cover reported results only.
Matched results show mixed changes by subject, while the average lead across the three tests comparable between years edged up: from 22 points in 2024–2025 to 23 points in 2025–2026. Sixth-grade math improved from 64% to 68%, and the school’s lead grew from 23 to 26 points; third-grade reading fell from 77% to 72%, narrowing its lead from 30 to 23 points. Fifth-grade writing rose from 50% to 56%, widening its lead from 12 to 21 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 20th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools, at the 97th percentile with five stars; it was also at the 97th percentile in each of the two prior years. Context figures include a 13.4-to-1 student–teacher ratio and 84% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism is a relative concern: 39% in 2025–2026, compared with 30% in the Whitley County district and 24% statewide.
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