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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42437

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At a glance

Schools

1,454

Students

Top rankedUnion County High School188^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Union County High School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Morganfield Elementary School 10.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 42437 has four schools serving grades K–12: Morganfield Elementary School (K–5), Union County Middle School (6–8), Union County High School (9–12), and Union County Learning Academy (6–12). The clearest academic concern is the sizable state proficiency gaps in several elementary and middle-school results: Morganfield fifth-grade reading was 18%, compared with 51% statewide, and middle-school seventh-grade math and reading were 13% and 24%, compared with 39% and 50%. The largest reported gap is Morganfield fifth-grade reading, 33 points below the state.

Union County High School has the strongest reported state-relative proficiency results overall, though most are still below state levels: its tenth-grade math and reading were 34% and 39%, 6 and 10 points below the state, while eleventh-grade editing and mechanics matched the state at 40%. Morganfield Elementary has the sharpest reported academic gaps, including fifth-grade math at 13% versus 43% statewide. Union County Middle also fell short in most reported results, by 11 to 26 points, although eighth-grade editing and mechanics matched the state. Learning Academy stands out for chronic absenteeism: 64%, versus 24% statewide and 23% districtwide. Its current proficiency results are suppressed, so a same-grade proficiency ranking across all four schools is not possible.

Recent results are mixed: Union County High improved 19 points in eleventh-grade editing and mechanics and 12 in social studies, but tenth-grade reading fell 7 points. At Union County Middle, seventh-grade math fell 13 points; at Morganfield, fifth-grade math fell 16 points. SchoolDigger’s rank history also shows Morganfield declining from the 14th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 5th in 2025–2026; Union County High was at the 28th percentile after rising from 20th the prior year, while the middle school moved from 10th to 7th. Staffing and income figures offer context, not explanations: 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios ranged from 10.3 at Morganfield to 35.5 at Learning Academy. All four reported the free/reduced lunch eligible measure in 2024–2025, ranging from 52% at Union County High to 76% at Morganfield.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	328	32	10.3	75.9%	232 (70.7%)	51 (15.5%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	8.1	651^st of 684 public elementary schools	4.8%		14.5	611^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.8%	40		29.0	13.0						29.0	18.0					21.0									22.0			$17,245	$1,243	$16,002
Union County High School	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-1454	642	39	16.6	52.2%	548 (85.4%)	31 (4.8%)	16 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	30.4	188^th of 262 public high schools	28.2%		21.7	203^rd of 254 public high schools	20.1%	15							34.0							39.0						27.0			28.0			40.0	$15,138	$422	$14,716
Union County Middle School	Public	6-8	4465 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-0224	413	27	15.5	62.2%	352 (85.2%)	25 (6.1%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	12.4	303^rd of 326 public middle schools	7.1%		11.3	302^nd of 320 public middle schools	5.6%	1				16.0	13.0	20.0					32.0	24.0	21.0			14.0			29.0			28.0			42.0		$16,535	$1,282	$15,250
Union County Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 389-3553	71	2	35.5	69.0%	64 (90.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								(n/a)
Union County Area Vocational Educational Center	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60 W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-3120	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 42437

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morganfield	2.25 mi	6	304^th
Sturgis	8.01 mi	1	233^rd
Uniontown	8.93 mi	1	307^th
Clay	12.79 mi	1	210^th
Corydon	13.48 mi	1	220^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.