Schools in Zip Code 73439

Zip code 73439 has three public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Kingston Elementary School (PK–5, 601 students), Kingston Middle School (grades 6–8, 271 students), and Kingston High School (grades 9–12, 362 students). The clearest overall pattern is that strengths differ by subject: High leads in ELA, while Elementary and Middle lead in science.

Kingston High School stands out in 2025–26 all-grades ELA, with 61% proficient versus 24% at Middle and 23% at Elementary; High was 35 percentage points above the state’s 26%. In science, Kingston Middle School led at 48%, just ahead of Elementary at 46%, while High was lowest at 23%. Middle’s science result was 18 points above the state’s 30%. Kingston Elementary School led in math at 33%, compared with 25% at High and 21% at Middle. High’s grade 11 ELA result was 61% versus 36% statewide; Elementary grade 5 science was 46% versus 35% statewide.

Results changed substantially in some subjects: High’s all-grades ELA rose 14 points, from 47% to 61%, and Middle’s science rose 29 points, from 19% to 48%. Elementary moved down in ELA, math, and science, by 6, 7, and 3 points respectively, though its grade 5 science remains a bright spot. SchoolDigger’s latest statewide rankings place High at the 82nd percentile, Middle at the 61st, and Elementary at the 55th; Middle rose 20 percentile points from the prior year, while Elementary fell 17. Chronic absenteeism was below the state’s 16% at all three schools, from 4% at Elementary to 8% at High. In 2024–25, student–teacher ratios ranged from 12.3 at High to 17.1 at Elementary; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 75% at Elementary, 78% at High, and 82% at Middle. These different grade spans make all-grades comparisons useful for a broad overview, not direct like-for-like judgments.