Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42325

Summary:

The 42325 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Bremen Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Muhlenberg County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bremen Elementary School faces significant challenges, with lower-than-average test scores compared to the Muhlenberg County and Kentucky state averages, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the lower test scores, the school spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, suggesting that additional resources are being invested in the school. However, the school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 281 out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 348 out of 685 in 2024-2025. Overall, the data suggests that Bremen Elementary School is facing significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Bremen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Main St	Bremen	42325	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 525-6686	369	26	14.1	61.5%	342 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	48	348^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.2%		50.9	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%	16	33.0	47.0	30.0	50.0	55.0	52.0	41.0	33.0	52.0	$15,817	$415	$231	$646	$13,747	$2,813	$16,559

Cities Near Zip Code 42325

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bremen	2.04 mi	1	183^rd
Sacramento	4.72 mi	1	214^th
Central City	7.12 mi	2	278^th
Greenville	9.14 mi	6	239^th
Madisonville	11.79 mi	14	167^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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