Summary:
Zip code 41175 has one elementary school, Mckell Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 465 students. Its most important current finding is that proficiency is generally well below state results: across nine reported grade-and-subject results, Mckell averaged 26% proficient, compared with 44% statewide, an 18-point gap.
No school-to-school leaders or trailing schools can be identified in this ZIP code, but Mckell’s results vary by subject. Its strongest state comparison is fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics, where it matches the state at 48%. The largest gaps are fourth-grade Math, at 17% versus 43% statewide (26 points lower), and fifth-grade Social Studies, at 15% versus 38% (23 points lower). Compared with Greenup County, Mckell averaged 26% across the nine results versus 30% for the district, though it was ahead in fourth-grade Math by 1 point and fourth-grade Science by 4 points.
Results declined overall across the same nine measures, but not in every subject: Mckell’s average fell from 33% in 2024–2025 to 26% in 2025–2026, while the state average edged up from 44% to 44%, widening Mckell’s average gap by 7 points. Fourth-grade Reading rose 7 points and Science rose 12, while seven results fell; fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics dropped from 65%—18 points above the state—to 48%, matching the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking also fell from the 29th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025–2026. Context measures include a 14:1 student-teacher ratio and 64% eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 24.3% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 27% and above the state’s 23.5%. These figures describe one school and do not establish what explains its results.
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