Summary:
The 40873 zip code area has only one elementary school, Wallins Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-8. The school is located in the Harlan County school district and has consistently performed below the district and state averages on academic assessments.
Wallins Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, placing in the bottom 25% of Kentucky elementary schools in both the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. The school's performance on state assessments, such as the Kentucky Student Assessment (KSA), lags behind the Harlan County and Kentucky state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 18% (7th grade) to 43% (8th grade), compared to the Harlan County average of 36-49% and the Kentucky state average of 40-43%.
The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 83.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25% in the 2024-2025 school year, which may contribute to the low academic performance. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $21,698 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance remains below average, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.
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