Summary:
Zip code 41121 has one elementary school, Argillite Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 5 and has 216 students in Greenup County. With no other local elementary school to compare, the clearest picture comes from Argillite’s grade-level results: in 2025–2026, its reading average was 39%, compared with 50% statewide, and its reported math average was 21%, compared with 43% statewide. Most importantly, math was farther behind the state than reading.
Argillite’s strongest latest result was third-grade reading: 45%, just 4 percentage points below the state’s 49% and above the district’s 32%. Its weakest was fourth-grade math, at 16%—27 points below the state’s 43% and equal to the district. Across the reported grades, the school’s reading average was 11 points below the state, while its math average was 22 points below. Other results show a mixed picture: fifth-grade social studies was 33%, above the district’s 26% but below the state’s 38%; fifth-grade reading was 30%, below the district’s 37%. Third-grade math and fifth-grade writing results were suppressed by the state.
Results improved in some grades and subjects but not across the board. Reading rose 20 points in grade 3 and 13 points in grade 4 from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while grade 5 fell 2 points. Fifth-grade social studies and editing and mechanics moved closer to state results, but fourth-grade math and science fell further behind. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 620th of 685 schools (9th percentile) to 553rd of 684 (19th percentile). In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 12.5 and 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 17%, compared with 24% statewide and 27% in the district. These figures provide context, but the one-school list cannot show how the school compares with other local schools.
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