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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42633

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At a glance

Schools

3,058

Students

Districts

Top rankedWayne County High School179^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Wayne County High School up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bell Elementary School 15.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 42633 has eight schools: three elementary schools, one middle school and four high schools. Comparable proficiency results are available for Wayne County High School, Monticello Elementary School and Wayne County Middle School; other schools either do not have results for the grades they serve or have state-suppressed figures. The clearest overall finding is that every reported proficiency result is below its matching state rate: the average gap is about 6 points at Wayne County High, 15 points at Monticello Elementary and 16 points at Wayne County Middle.

Wayne County High stands out for results closest to state proficiency levels: its writing rate is 46%, compared with 47% statewide, and its reading rate is 46% versus 49%. It also has a strong completion record: its graduation rate rounds to 100%, about 5 points above the state, while its dropout rate rounds to 0%, about 1 point below. The largest reported shortfalls are at Monticello Elementary, where 5th-grade writing is 9% versus 35% statewide, and Wayne County Middle, where 8th-grade math and social studies are each 18% versus 39%. Strong graduation results do not tell the whole story: Wayne County High’s chronic absenteeism is 32%, compared with 24% statewide.

Recent results show a clear difference in direction: Wayne County High’s average gap with the state narrowed by about 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Monticello Elementary’s widened by about 6 points and Wayne County Middle’s by about 2. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 percentile rankings also differ: Wayne County High is at 32, Monticello Elementary at 14 and Wayne County Middle at 6. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 73% at Wayne County High, 75% at Wayne County Middle and 81% at Monticello Elementary; their student-teacher ratios were 19.3, 16.1 and 15.7, respectively. These figures describe different school contexts, but do not explain the differences in results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayne County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	38 Academic Ave	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 348-8424	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	2 Kenny Davis Blvd	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(606) 348-5575	895	46	19.3	72.6%	742 (82.9%)	12 (1.3%)	120 (13.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	33.4	179^th of 262 public high schools	31.7%		18.7	212^th of 254 public high schools	16.5%	33							32.0							46.0			16.0			46.0			28.0			32.0	$14,391	$1,264	$11,878
Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center	Public	8-12	9000 Hwy 1546	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(606) 348-1482	30	4	7.5	—	9 (30.0%)	18 (60.0%)	3 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$20,216	$1,758	$17,323
Walker Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1080 South Main Street	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-4251	358	21	16.8	78.8%	297 (83.0%)	5 (1.4%)	42 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)								(n/a)																											$15,541	$1,490	$12,725
Bell Elementary School	Public	1-2	278 Kenny Davis Blvd.	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-8150	432	29	15.1	83.8%	367 (85.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)																											$25,703	$1,780	$14,450
Wayne County Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Champion Drive	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-6691	646	40	16.1	74.8%	561 (86.8%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	12.1	305^th of 326 public middle schools	6.4%		15.3	286^th of 320 public middle schools	10.6%	19				26.0	24.0	18.0					40.0	36.0	27.0			16.0			30.0			18.0			23.0		$14,715	$1,538	$11,892
Otter Creek Academy	Public	6-12	1442 Old Bethel Church Rd	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(606) 343-0203	7	4	1.7	—	6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$33,313	$2,142	$30,036
Monticello Elementary School	Public	3-5	160 Cave St	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 340-3900	664	42	15.7	80.6%	576 (86.7%)	9 (1.4%)	61 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	18.4	590^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.7%		27.7	518^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.4%	72	21.0	32.0	36.0					32.0	30.0	38.0					29.0			9.0			30.0			30.0			$15,221	$2,071	$11,834
Wayne County Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1025 South Main Street	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 348-8484	26	3	8.6	84.6%	20 (76.9%)	1 (3.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)																											$17,724	$579	$16,009

Cities Near Zip Code 42633

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monticello	0.53 mi	9	296^th
Jamestown	15.5 mi	1	107^th
Nancy	17.24 mi	1	39^th
Somerset	17.6 mi	16	46^th
Albany	18.11 mi	5	267^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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