Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42328

Summary:

The 42328 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Western Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Ohio County School District, which is ranked 38 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Elementary School has shown improvement in recent years, moving from a 1-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 3-star rating in the two most recent school years. The school's mathematics and reading proficiency rates are generally above the state and county averages, indicating strong performance in these core academic areas. However, the school's proficiency rates in science, writing, and social studies are below the state and county averages, suggesting room for improvement in these subjects.

With a high poverty rate, as indicated by 78.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Western Elementary School faces unique challenges. However, the school's relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% and favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.6 are positive factors that may contribute to student engagement and personalized attention. Overall, Western Elementary School appears to be a school with both strengths and areas for improvement, serving a high-poverty population within the Ohio County School District.

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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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th 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
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%		58.8	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	47	50.0	57.0	58.0	67.0	50.0	57.0	54.0	73.0	32.0	31.0	35.0	65.0	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393

Cities Near Zip Code 42328

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centertown	4.13 mi	1	84^th
Hartford	5.41 mi	6	77^th
Beaver Dam	6.6 mi	2	131^st
Livermore	9.32 mi	1	253^rd
Central City	9.75 mi	2	278^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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