Summary:
Seven elementary schools in ZIP code 42141 serve PK–5 or PK–6 and enroll 3,256 students; five are in Barren County and two in Glasgow Independent. Results vary by subject and grade, with SchoolDigger’s latest statewide percentiles ranging from 44 to 83. The clearest area-wide strength is grade 5 writing: the schools average 47% proficient, compared with 35% statewide.
Hiseville stands out across several subjects: it has 82% in grade 5 writing—35 points above the area average—plus 53% in social studies and 79% in editing and mechanics. Its grades 3–5 reading average is 63%, compared with 52% across the schools. South Green also has strong shared-grade averages: 51% in grades 4–5 math and 60% in grades 3–5 reading. There is no single leader across grades: Temple Hill leads grade 6 math and reading at 72% and 75%, but has 26% in grade 3 math and 35% in grade 4 science. Eastern has the highest grades 4–5 math average, 59%, but the lowest grades 3–5 reading average, 39%; Red Cross has the lowest shared-grade math average, 31%, despite strong grade 3 and 4 reading results of 70% and 66%.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the schools’ average across matched math and reading results rose about 1 point, with math down 2 points and reading up 5. Hiseville rose 7 points and Temple Hill 6 in their matched averages, while Eastern fell 5. SchoolDigger’s percentile rose 8 points at Temple Hill and fell 9 at Eastern from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 51% at North Jackson to 67% at Hiseville; that measure is context, not an explanation for results.
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