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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 41740

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School

204

Students

Top rankedEmmalena Elementary School342^nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Summary:

The 41740 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Emmalena Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. Located within the Knott County school district, Emmalena Elementary has maintained a relatively stable 3-star performance rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years, ranking 342 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Emmalena Elementary School generally performs above the Knott County and Kentucky state averages in both mathematics and reading, with some exceptions in specific grade levels. The school has a low dropout rate of 1.1% but a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which may be an area of concern. The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 80.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the challenges, Emmalena Elementary School appears to be a relatively well-performing school within the Knott County district, with adequate funding as evidenced by its per-student spending of $17,013 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's strengths in mathematics and reading, as well as its stable performance rating, suggest that it is providing a solid educational foundation for its students, though the high chronic absenteeism rate may be an area that requires additional attention and support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Emmalena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8343 W Hwy 550	Emmalena	41740	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 251-3651	204	19	11.0	80.4%	202 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	49	342^nd of 685 public elementary schools	50.1%		64.6	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%	124	53.0	30.0	30.0	40.0	50.0	63.0	70.0	47.0	33.0	42.0	33.0	46.0	48.0	50.0	37.0	50.0	$17,013	$1,439	$1,117	$2,556	$11,842	$2,616	$14,458

Cities Near Zip Code 41740

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Emmalena	0.91 mi	1	179^th
Hazard	4.05 mi	11	92^nd
Hindman	4.06 mi	3	169^th
Ary	5.38 mi	1	11^th
Littcarr	8.67 mi	1	141^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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