Schools in Zip Code 41601

Zip code 41601 has one listed school, Allen Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through eighth grade with 462 students. Its 2025–2026 results vary considerably by grade and subject, so a single schoolwide score would miss important differences. The clearest overall takeaway is that Allen was below Kentucky in 16 of its 18 reported grade-and-subject comparisons.

Within Allen, fifth-grade writing is the strongest standout: 51% of students were proficient, 16 percentage points above Kentucky’s 35% and 23 points above Floyd County’s 28%. Fourth-grade reading was also above both comparisons, at 53% versus 50% statewide and 46% districtwide. The weakest results were in eighth grade: reading and editing and mechanics were each 27 points below the state (13% versus 40%, and 15% versus 42%), while social studies was 26 points below (13% versus 39%).

Results over time are mixed, with the biggest setbacks concentrated in eighth grade. Across 16 grade-and-subject comparisons available in both years, Allen’s average gap relative to the state worsened by 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; eighth-grade reading’s gap fell by 48 points, while fourth-grade reading improved by 13 points relative to the state. SchoolDigger ranks Allen 473rd of 684 schools, in the 31st percentile with 2 stars—an improvement from 486th, 29th percentile and 1 star the prior year, but below its 2023–2024 standing of 446th and 35th percentile. For context, in 2024–2025 the school had a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 26%, compared with 24% statewide and 35% districtwide.