Summary:
Zip code 41839 has one elementary school, Jones Fork Elementary School in Knott County, serving pre-K through grade 8 and enrolling 153 students. Its results vary by grade, but the broad picture is strong: in 2025–2026, Jones Fork’s reportable mathematics and reading averages were above the state averages, by 15 and 13 percentage points respectively.
The strongest results were grade 5 mathematics, where 82% were proficient compared with 43% statewide, and grade 4 reading, at 71% versus 50%. Grade 8 Editing and Mechanics also stood out at 62%, 20 points above the state. Jones Fork was above the state in five of six mathematics grades, all three reportable reading grades, both reported social studies grades, and grade 4 science. Its clearest low point was grade 4 mathematics: 38%, five points below the state and 13 below the district. Writing results are suppressed, so the available figures do not show how the school compares in that subject.
Results have shifted sharply in some grades despite the above-state averages: grade 4 mathematics fell 35 points from 73% to 38% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while grade 8 reading fell 31 points from 81% to 50%; grade 7 reading declined 15 points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking improved from 398th of 685 schools in 2023–2024 to 132nd of 684 in 2025–2026, moving from the 42nd to the 81st percentile. As context, Jones Fork’s student-teacher ratio was 12.7 in 2024–2025, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 47% in 2025–2026—24 points above the state rate and one point above the district rate.
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