Summary:
Zip code 42001 has nine schools: five elementary, two middle, one high school and one alternative school; the available test results cover eight schools, since the alternative school’s proficiency figures are suppressed. Results vary sharply across the area rather than pointing to one consistent profile: the biggest grade-matched spread is 51 percentage points in third-grade math. The clearest overall contrast is between strong results at several elementary schools and McNabb Elementary School, which is below the state in all 10 reported results.
Lone Oak Elementary School leads the available third-grade results, with 77% proficient in math and 84% in reading—34 and 35 points above state results. Concord Elementary School is above the state in all 10 reported results, while Clark Elementary School is at or above state level in all 10. By contrast, McNabb’s fifth-grade math is 19% versus 43% statewide, and its fifth-grade social studies is 18% versus 38%. Among middle schools, Reidland Middle School is above the state in eight of 10 results, while Paducah Middle School is above in five. McCracken County High School is above state results in all six tested subjects, including by 19 points in tenth-grade reading.
Compared with the prior year, the average school-to-state gap improved by about 3 points across 51 matched results, but changes differed by school: Clark, Concord and Reidland gained ground, while McCracken County High lost ground across its six matched results. SchoolDigger’s rankings also moved in different directions: Clark rose from the 85th to the 88th percentile, while Reidland fell from the 81st to the 67th. Income figures are context, not a simple guide to results: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 91% at McNabb and 60% at Lone Oak Elementary, even though Lone Oak had the area’s highest reported third-grade scores. McNabb’s student-teacher ratio was 11.9:1.
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