Summary:
Zip code 42544 has one listed school, Nancy Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 299 students. The latest results show that its math and reading averages across grades 3–5 were each about 14 points above Kentucky’s averages. Most importantly, performance varied sharply by subject and grade: grade 5 social studies was 37 points above the state, while grade 3 math matched it.
Nancy is both the top and bottom school in this list because it is the only one; there is no school-to-school comparison. Its standout result was grade 5 social studies, at 75%, compared with 55% in Pulaski County and 38% statewide. Grade 5 math was also strong: 73%, 11 points above the district and 30 above the state. At the lower end, grade 3 math was 43%, equal to Kentucky but 10 points below the district; grade 4 science was 41%, 4 points below the district and 1 above the state.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: average math fell 4 points to 57% and reading fell 6 points to 64%, narrowing the school’s state advantage in both subjects. Grade 5 math rose 14 points to 73%, while grade 3 math fell 16 points to 43%; grade 5 social studies increased 8 points to 75%, and writing stayed at 49%. SchoolDigger ranked Nancy 127th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools, at the 81st percentile, in 2025–2026, compared with 85th of 685 and the 88th percentile the prior year. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.3, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; chronic absenteeism was 22% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 25% and the state’s 24%. These figures describe the school but do not explain its test results.
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