Summary:
Zip code 41749 has two schools in Leslie County: Mountain View Elementary, serving PK–8, and Leslie County High School, serving grades 9–12. Both schools generally exceed Kentucky proficiency results, but performance varies by grade and subject, and chronic absenteeism is high—especially at the high school. The clearest takeaway is that strong test results overall do not mean every subject is equally strong or that students are attending regularly.
Leslie County High School stands out for consistent results: it exceeded the state in all six reported 2025–2026 subject results, with an average advantage of 18 points. Its largest lead was 26 points in social studies, and its smallest was 7 points in writing. Mountain View Elementary was above the state in 15 of 20 results, even with the state in one, and below it in four; its average advantage was 8 points. Its strongest result was fourth-grade science, at 74% proficient versus 40% statewide, while eighth-grade writing was 22 points below the state. Because the schools serve different grades, these results do not support a direct school-to-school ranking.
Results moved closer to the state overall in the latest year: the high school’s average advantage fell from 22 points to 18, while Mountain View’s fell from 13 to 7 across tests reported in both years. Writing was a notable exception to the generally positive picture: Mountain View’s fifth-grade writing shifted from 34 points above the state to 2 below, and eighth-grade writing fell from 5 points below to 22 below. SchoolDigger gives the high school five stars and a 95th-percentile rank in 2025–2026; Mountain View has four stars and a 70th-percentile rank. Student–teacher ratios are similar, at 15.2:1 and 15.1:1, and 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares round to 68% at both schools. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 54% at the high school and 36% at Mountain View, compared with 24% statewide.
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