Best Public Schools in Zip Code 41605

Zip code 41605 has two Floyd County schools: Betsy Layne Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 638 students, while Betsy Layne High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 387; SchoolDigger ranks the Floyd County district 108th of 158, in the 32nd percentile, with two stars. The most important concern across both schools is chronic absenteeism: 37% at the elementary school and 44% at the high school, compared with 24% statewide.

Betsy Layne High School stands out for several results above state rates, but also has a pronounced writing shortfall: grade 10 reading was 55% proficient versus 49% statewide, grade 11 social studies was 39% versus 37%, and editing and mechanics was 43% versus 40%; writing was 31% versus 47%. At Betsy Layne Elementary School, grade 8 writing was a bright spot at 62% versus 48% statewide, while grade 4 math was 22% versus 43% and grade 7 reading was 31% versus 50%. Across grades 3–8, elementary math averaged 31% proficient versus 42% statewide, and reading averaged 37% versus 49%. SchoolDigger gives the high school two stars and ranks it 148th of 262 (44th percentile); it gives the elementary school one star and ranks it 521st of 684 (24th percentile). Because the schools serve different grades, their test scores are not a like-for-like comparison.

Results have moved closer to state rates overall, particularly at the high school: its average gap across six subjects improved from 9 points below state rates in 2024–2025 to 3 points below in 2025–2026, and all six subject scores increased. The elementary school’s average gap across matched subjects narrowed from 11 points to 9 points below state rates, although its average math result rose from 27% to 31% while reading edged down from 37% to 37%. The high school also reported a 98% graduation rate, above the state’s 94%. For context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 84% of elementary enrollment and 75% of high school enrollment; student–teacher ratios were 15.6 and 16.9, respectively. These figures describe school circumstances, not explanations for results.