Summary:
The 42160 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Park City Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with 351 students. The school is part of the Barren County School District, which is ranked 67 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Park City Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is generally below the Barren County district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade math, only 18% of Park City students were proficient or better, compared to 38% in Barren County and 43% statewide. The school's highest performance was in 6th grade math, where 45% of students were proficient or better, still below the Barren County (56%) and state (41%) averages. Reading scores were also below district and state averages, with the highest proficiency rate being 35% in 5th grade, compared to 47% in Barren County and 50% statewide.
The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year is concerning and likely contributing to the academic struggles. Additionally, Park City Elementary School had a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 75.21% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school had a relatively high per-student spending of $18,263 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of resources but rather the effective utilization of those resources.
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