Schools in Zip Code 41522

Zip code 41522 has one listed school, Elkhorn City Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 409 students. In 2025–26, its average proficiency in reported grades was 23 points above Kentucky in math and 24 points above the state in reading; it also exceeded Pike County by 12 points in math and 9 in reading. The clearest overall finding is that the school performed well above state averages in most reported results, with grade 6 reading as an important exception.

There is no second local school to rank against it, but some grade-level results stand out. Fifth-grade social studies was the strongest comparison: 87% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, a 49-point lead; eighth-grade writing was 81% versus 48%, a 33-point lead. The main exception was sixth-grade reading, where 50% were proficient compared with 54% statewide, 4 points lower. Results also vary within subjects: reading ranged from 90% in grade 5 to 50% in grade 6, while math ranged from 82% in grade 5 to 43% in grade 7.

Math and reading moved further ahead of the state on comparable grades, though the improvement was not consistent across every grade. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the school’s comparable-grade math average rose from 54% to 68%, while its state lead widened from 12 to 27 points; its reading average rose from 61% to 73%, widening its lead from 13 to 24 points. Sixth-grade reading went the other way, falling 10 points, from 60% to 50%, as the state result rose 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also improved: from 226th of 685 schools and 3 stars in 2023–24, to 140th of 685 and 4 stars in 2024–25, then 54th of 684 and 5 stars in 2025–26. As context, the school had a 13.1 student–teacher ratio and 80.9% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; those figures do not establish why results are high or low.