Best Public Schools in Zip Code 41311

Zip code 41311 has two schools serving 890 students: Lee County Elementary School (prekindergarten through grade 5, 468 students) and Lee County Middle High School (grades 6–12, 422 students). In 2025–2026, elementary students’ average proficiency was 30% in math and 34% in reading, compared with state averages of 43% and 50%; middle-high students averaged 31% in math and 33% in reading, versus 40% and 48% statewide. The middle-high school also reported a 100% graduation rate, compared with 94% statewide. The clearest overall finding is that reported academic proficiency was generally below state levels, especially in reading, while graduation was a notable positive exception.

Within each school’s grade span, the strongest and weakest results vary considerably. At the elementary school, fifth-grade math matched the state at 43%, while fourth-grade math was 18%, 25 points below the state; fourth-grade reading was also 21 points below. At the middle-high school, tenth-grade math came closest to the state, at 39% versus 40%, while sixth-grade reading was 33% versus 54%, a 21-point gap. Its eighth-grade reading was another low result at 23%, compared with 40% statewide. The middle-high school’s chronic absenteeism was 42%, versus 37% at the elementary school and 24% statewide. Because the schools serve different grades, their test results do not support a fair direct ranking.

Recent score changes were mixed rather than a clear overall improvement: the elementary school’s average gap from the state remained about 12 points in both years, while the middle-high school’s average gap widened by about 1 point. Some results rose sharply, including elementary fifth-grade editing and mechanics (26% to 42%) and middle-high tenth-grade math (23% to 39%); others fell, including elementary fourth-grade math (47% to 18%) and middle-high seventh-grade math (39% to 25%). SchoolDigger placed the middle-high school at the 34th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the elementary school at the 21st percentile; these rankings show relative standing, not a same-grade comparison. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 86% and 87%, respectively. Student-teacher ratios were 16.7 at the elementary school and 14.5 at the middle-high school.