Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40844

Summary:

The 40844 zip code in Kentucky is home to a single standout public elementary school, Stinnett Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 334 students. Stinnett Elementary is part of the Leslie County School District, which is ranked 14th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stinnett Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past three years, with a current ranking of 101 out of 685 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally above the county and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. Additionally, the school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.1% for the 2024-2025 school year.

While Stinnett Elementary School has a high percentage of students (74.25%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,389 for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3, suggesting adequate funding and resources. The school's one area of concern is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which may require further investigation and targeted interventions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Stinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12975 Hwy 421	Hoskinston	40844	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 374-3641	314	23	13.8	68.8%	313 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	101^st of 685 public elementary schools	85.3%		76.4	112^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.6%	11	84.0	55.0	49.0	54.0	58.0	87.0	58.0	54.0	54.0	57.0	64.0	54.0	$18,389	$1,826	$780	$2,600	$10,079	$2,811	$13,318

Cities Near Zip Code 40844

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hoskinston	1.21 mi	1	43^rd
Hyden	4.78 mi	3	27^th
Yeaddiss	8.63 mi	1	178^th
Wooton	8.78 mi	1	6^th
Oneida	12.44 mi	2	134^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.

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