Summary:
Zip code 41520 has one listed school, Dorton Elementary School, serving pre-K through grade 8, so there is no local school-to-school comparison. Its 2025–26 results were above Kentucky averages in all six reported subject summaries: the strongest were grade 4 science (70% versus 40% statewide) and editing and mechanics (69% versus 45%). However, averages in math and reading were below those for Pike County. The most important finding is that results are uneven: the school has notable strengths, but grade 7 math and comparisons with the district point to areas of concern.
Dorton is both the top and bottom school in the zip code by default; there are no other listed schools to rank against it. Its SchoolDigger standing is strong statewide: 72nd of 684 schools, at the 89th percentile and rated 4 stars for 2025–26. Subject results show where strengths and gaps lie. Grade 5 math reached 63%, 20 points above the state, while grade 7 math was 23%, 16 points below. Reading also varied by grade: grade 5 was 67%, 16 points above the state, while grade 7 was 41%, 9 points below. Across reported grades, math averaged 45% versus 52% for the district, and reading averaged 50% versus 62%.
Results improved against the state overall, though not in every subject. For the same 14 subject-and-grade results, the school’s average rose from 51% in 2024–25 to 53% in 2025–26, while the state average fell from 44% to 43%; the advantage grew from 7 to 10 points. Editing and mechanics rose from an average of 57% to 69%, while math slipped from 47% to 45%. SchoolDigger’s rank improved from 126th in 2024–25 to 72nd in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism remains a concern: 39% of students were chronically absent, compared with 35% in Pike County and 24% statewide. The school enrolls 263 students, had a student–teacher ratio of 13.1 in 2024–25, and reported 71% free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–25.
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