Summary:
Zip code 41774 has one listed school, Viper Elementary School, a PK–8 school serving 282 students in Perry County. Because it is the only school in the list, parents cannot compare it with another local school here. The clearest overall strength is reading: in 2025–2026, the school averaged 67% across its reported grades, compared with 48% statewide—a 19-point advantage.
Within the school, reading is the standout, especially in grades 3–5: fourth-grade reading was 79% versus 50% statewide, the largest advantage at 29 points, and third- and fifth-grade reading were also more than 25 points above the state. Fourth-grade science was another strong result, at 57% versus 40%. Across 17 reported subject-and-grade comparisons, Viper was above Kentucky in 13, averaging 11 points higher. The clearest weak spot is eighth-grade social studies, at 26% versus 39%, or 13 points below the state; fifth-grade social studies was also below, and the subject averaged 9 points below Kentucky.
Results and SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking have improved overall, though not in every area. The ranking rose from 236 of 685 schools in 2023–2024 to 104 of 684 in 2025–2026, while the reported percentile moved from 66 to 85. Math across grades 4–8 also improved: the school average rose from 46% to 55% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, widening its advantage over Kentucky from 4 to 14 points. An exception is eighth-grade social studies, which fell from 55% to 26% while the state remained at 39%. Context measures include 81% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 and a 15.1:1 student–teacher ratio that year; chronic absenteeism was 24.1%, compared with 23.5% statewide, in 2025–2026.
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