Schools in Zip Code 42553

ZIP code 42553 has one listed school, Science Hill Elementary School, serving pre-K through grade 8, so families have no within-ZIP school comparison. In 2025–2026, 16 of the school’s 19 reported grade-and-subject results were above the matching Kentucky results; across those comparisons, it averaged 57% proficient versus 44% statewide, a 13-percentage-point advantage. The most important takeaway is that results are generally stronger than the state’s, but that overall picture hides some notable grade-level weaknesses.

The clearest strengths were in grade 7: mathematics was 80% proficient versus 39% statewide, and reading was 82% versus 50%. Grade 5 was the sharpest concern: reading was 31% versus 51% statewide, a 20-point shortfall, while social studies was 24% versus 38%, a 14-point shortfall. Grade 5 editing and mechanics was also below the state, at 43% versus 48%. Math was above the state in every reported grade from 3 through 8, averaging 61% versus 42%; reading averaged 61% versus 49%, but varied more by grade. Because this is the only listed school, it cannot be ranked as a local leader or trailer.

Recent results show a slight overall widening of the school’s advantage over the state, alongside large changes in individual grades. Across 19 comparable results, the average margin rose from 12.7 percentage points in 2024–2025 to 13.4 in 2025–2026; grade 7 math jumped from 55% to 80%, while grade 5 reading fell from 55% to 31%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 202nd of 684 Kentucky schools in 2025–2026, at the 70th percentile with four stars; its rank improved 15 places compared with 2023–2024, though it slipped 11 places from the prior year. The school had a 16:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 24%.