Summary:
The 41124 zip code has only one school, Blaine Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 with 154 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County school district, which is ranked 97 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Blaine Elementary School has a 1.1% dropout rate, which is lower than the state average, but a 25.0% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 24% of 8th-grade students proficient in math compared to 32% for the district and 40% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (83.77%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population.
Despite spending approximately $32,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, Blaine Elementary School's academic performance remains below average. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve educational outcomes, and that other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may play a more significant role in student success.
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