Summary:
Schools in zip code 41840 consist of one school, Fleming Neon Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 131 students. Its 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism rate was 56%, compared with 45% in Letcher County and 24% statewide, an important attendance concern for families to weigh. Most importantly, Fleming Neon’s proficiency rates were above Kentucky’s in all nine reported subject-and-grade comparisons.
The school’s clearest standout is eighth-grade Editing and Mechanics: 79% were proficient, 37 percentage points above Kentucky’s 42%. Eighth-grade Reading was also strong at 68%, 28 points above the state, and eighth-grade Social Studies reached 62%, 23 points above. The lowest reported result was seventh-grade Math at 41%, still 2 points above the state’s 39%; seventh-grade Science was suppressed. Because this is the only school listed, there are no local school-to-school leaders or comparisons.
Results improved overall, but not in every grade: across nine comparable results, Fleming Neon’s average rose from 50% in 2024–2025 to 58% in 2025–2026, while the state average fell by 1 point; the school’s average advantage widened by 9 points. Eighth-grade Math increased 25 points and Reading 23, while seventh-grade Math fell 24 points and Reading fell 11. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 119th of 324 schools (63rd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 57th of 326 (83rd percentile) in 2025–2026, and its rating rose from 3 to 4 stars. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 14.7 in 2024–2025, and 58% were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.
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