Summary:
Zip code 42050 has three Fulton County Elementary (prekindergarten–grade 5), Fulton County Middle School (grades 6–8), and Fulton County High School (grades 9–12). The strongest shared concern is proficiency: in 2025–26, 21 of 24 reported school results were below Kentucky’s result for the same grade and subject, and the average gap was 10 points below the state.
Fulton County High School stands out in 11th-grade writing, where 66% were proficient compared with 47% statewide, a 19-point advantage; its graduation rate was 98%, versus 94% statewide. Fulton County Middle School also had a writing strength: 63% of eighth graders were proficient, 15 points above the state. However, its sixth-grade reading result was the lowest relative result reported, at 22% compared with 54% statewide. Fulton County Elementary was 3 points above the state in fourth-grade science, but fifth-grade math and writing were each 26 points below. SchoolDigger ranks the high school highest of the three at 172 of 262 schools (34th percentile, 2 stars); the elementary school is at the 24th percentile and the middle school at the 17th, both with 1 star.
Recent results moved in different directions: comparable elementary results rose an average of 4 points, while middle-school results fell 4 points and high-school results fell 6 points. There were notable gains as well as declines: middle-school eighth-grade writing rose 26 points, while sixth-grade reading fell 26; high-school 11th-grade writing rose 12 points, while 10th-grade math fell 20. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratios were 13.9 at the elementary school, 17.5 at the middle school, and 11.2 at the high school. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 75% at the elementary school, 72% at the middle school, and 64% at the high school; these figures provide context, not an explanation for achievement differences.
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