Summary:
Zip code 42544 has one listed elementary school, Nancy Elementary School, serving students in prekindergarten through grade 5; it enrolls 299 students. With only one school in the list, families can compare its results with state and district figures, but not with another school in the ZIP code. Most importantly, Nancy scored above the state in 10 of 11 reported grade-and-subject results for 2025–2026, tying the state in the remaining result.
Nancy’s clearest strength is fifth-grade social studies, with 75% proficient versus 38% statewide and 55% in the Pulaski County district—a 37-point state advantage and 20 points over the district. Fifth-grade math was also strong at 73%, compared with 43% statewide, a 30-point edge. Results were less pronounced in fourth-grade science: 41% were proficient, just 1 point above the state’s 40%; third-grade math matched the state at 43%. These differences show that the strongest results are concentrated in particular grades and subjects, rather than being uniform across the school.
Results changed unevenly over time: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math fell 16 points in grade 3 and 11 points in grade 4, but rose 14 points in grade 5; reading declined in all three grades, while fifth-grade social studies rose 8 points and editing and mechanics rose 9. SchoolDigger ranked Nancy 127th of 684 Kentucky schools in 2025–2026 (81st percentile), compared with 85th of 685 the year before (88th percentile) and 181st of 685 in 2023–2024 (74th percentile); SchoolDigger gives the district 4 stars and ranks it 19th of 158. For context, Nancy’s student–teacher ratio was 14.3:1 in 2024–2025, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. Chronic absenteeism was 22% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 25% and the state’s 24%.
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