Summary:
Zip code 40815 has one listed school, Cawood Elementary School, which serves 209 students in PK–8 in Harlan County. Its reported results cover several grades and subjects, with school-level results not available for every comparison. The clearest overall finding is that Cawood was above Kentucky in seven of eight reported 2025–2026 results, averaging 22 points higher across those comparisons.
Within Cawood’s reported results, Grade 6 mathematics stands out at 82% proficient, 40 points above the state and 30 points above the district. Grade 5 reading was also strong at 78%, 27 points above the state. The clearest low result was Grade 5 mathematics: 30% proficient, 13 points below Kentucky and 9 below the district. These different outcomes show that the school’s strong overall comparisons do not apply equally to every grade and subject. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 40%, compared with 24% statewide and 46% in the district—16 points above the state, but 7 below the district.
Recent results show a striking improvement in Grade 8 writing, but declines in two other matched results. Writing rose 36 points, from 39% in 2024–2025 to 75% in 2025–2026, while the state result dipped from 49% to 48%; Cawood moved from 10 points below the state to 27 points above. Grade 8 mathematics fell 9 points, and Grade 5 social studies fell 10 points. SchoolDigger gave Cawood 4 stars and ranked it 90th of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 87th percentile in 2025–2026, following the 67th percentile the previous year. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 13:1 in 2024–2025, and 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. The available results do not include a reported school-level science score.
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