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Best High Schools in Zip Code 42003

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Top rankedPaducah Tilghman High School152^nd of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Summary:

The 42003 zip code area has only one high school, Paducah Tilghman High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Paducah Independent school district and has an enrollment of 840 students.

Paducah Tilghman High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 93.5% and a dropout rate of 1.1% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages across various subject areas, with proficiency rates lower than the district and state in most cases. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also quite high at 25.0% in 2024-2025, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance.

The school serves a student population with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 59.05% in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively low-income student demographic. Despite the relatively high spending per student of $25,473 in 2023-2024, the academic performance data suggests that these resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.7 in 2023-2024 is within a reasonable range, suggesting that the school has an adequate number of teachers to support the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Paducah Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	500 South 25th Street	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 443-6592	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paducah Tilghman High School	Public	9-12	2400 Washington St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5650	860	57	15.2	57.6%	339 (39.4%)	354 (41.2%)	64 (7.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (11.3%)	44.1	152^nd of 254 public high schools	40.2%		31.7	199^th of 290 public high schools	31.4%	47	43.0	52.0	18.0	31.0	36.0	39.0	$25,473	$2,484	$1,452	$3,937	$16,086	$5,450	$21,536

Cities Near Zip Code 42003

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paducah	1.17 mi	20	119^th
Benton	7.73 mi	10	189^th
Symsonia	8.83 mi	1	14^th
West Paducah	11.82 mi	3	29^th
Smithland	11.87 mi	2	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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