Summary:
The 42343 school list contains one school, Fordsville Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 245 students. With no other school listed, comparisons are to Kentucky and, where available, Ohio County. In 2025–2026, the school was above the state in most reported grade-and-subject results, but results varied by grade and subject; its clearest strength was fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics, at 74% proficient versus 48% statewide.
Fordsville Elementary School’s strongest comparisons with the state were fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics, 26 percentage points higher, and fourth-grade math, 25 points higher. It also led in fourth-grade science by 14 points, fifth-grade Writing by 13 points, and fifth- and sixth-grade math by 13 and 14 points. The clearest relative weak spot was fifth-grade Social Studies: 30% proficient, 8 points below the state. Third-grade Reading was also below the state, at 45% versus 49%. Reading varied substantially by grade, from 45% in grade 3 to 72% in grade 6.
Across nine grade-and-subject results available in both years, the school’s average fell 4 points, from 60% to 56%, while its lead over the state narrowed from 15 points to 11. Reading was mixed: grade 3 fell 8 points, grade 4 fell 20, and grade 5 fell 5, while grade 6 rose 14. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from 227 of 685 schools (67th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 119 of 685 (83rd percentile) the next year, then slipped to 168 of 684 (75th percentile) in 2025–2026. The student-teacher ratio was 15.5 in 2024–2025, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 23%, close to Kentucky’s 24% and below the district’s 27%.
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