Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42455

Summary:

The 42455 zip code has only one school, Sebree Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 with 379 students. The school is part of the Webster County school district, which is ranked 116 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sebree Elementary School is struggling academically, with consistently low test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas, significantly underperforming the Webster County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 5th grade mathematics, the school had a 14% proficiency rate, compared to 34% for Webster County and 43% for Kentucky. In 3rd grade reading, the school had a 23% proficiency rate, compared to 32% for Webster County and 47% for Kentucky. The school's statewide ranking has also been declining over the past few years, dropping from 608 out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 627 out of 685 in 2024-2025.

Additionally, Sebree Elementary School faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% and a high free/reduced lunch rate of 75.2%, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. Despite the relatively high spending per student ($12,246) and low student-teacher ratio (17.5), the school's academic performance suggests that resource allocation may not be effectively addressing the needs of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Writing (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 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Writing 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
Sebree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 N State St	Sebree	42455	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 835-7891	408	21	19.8	75.2%	177 (43.4%)	3 (0.7%)	224 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.2	627^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.7	631^st of 685 public elementary schools	7.9%	4	14.0	23.0	30.0	27.0	39.0	30.0	26.0	$12,246	$1,343	$730	$2,073	$8,249	$1,924	$10,173

Cities Near Zip Code 42455

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sebree	0.15 mi	1	311^th
Henderson	8.86 mi	13	124^th
Dixon	12.45 mi	4	212^th
Hanson	13.54 mi	1	13^th
Corydon	13.81 mi	1	135^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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