Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42461

Summary:

The 42461 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Uniontown Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with 204 students. The school is part of the Union County school district, which is ranked 149 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Uniontown Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is consistently below the state and county averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics were 32% for 3rd grade and 26% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 43% for both grades. The school's performance in Reading, Social Studies, and Editing and Mechanics was also below the state and county averages. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's challenges, as it has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (62.75% in the 2023-2024 school year). Despite the higher per-student spending of $15,714 in the 2023-2024 school year, the academic performance data suggests that these resources may not be effectively translating into improved student outcomes. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in the 2023-2024 school year indicates that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help improve student performance and attendance at Uniontown Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)		KSA Reading (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 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 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
Uniontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Walnut St	Uniontown	42461	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 822-4462	199	16	12.8	61.8%	177 (88.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	23.3	547^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.1%		14.4	608^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.2%	61	32.0	26.0	46.0	29.0	40.0	29.0	26.0	$15,714	$792	$692	$1,484	$11,521	$2,709	$14,230

Cities Near Zip Code 42461

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Corydon	6.14 mi	1	135^th
Uniontown	6.55 mi	1	289^th
Henderson	8.89 mi	13	124^th
Morganfield	9.02 mi	6	304^th
Sturgis	18.3 mi	1	237^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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