Schools in Zip Code 73542

ZIP code 73542 has three public schools in the Frederick district, serving prekindergarten through grade 12, with enrollments of 172 to 363 students. The schools’ clearest shared strength is science: all three had 2025–2026 proficiency above the state’s 30% result, though high-school mathematics is a notable weakness.

Frederick Elementary stands out at the top of the reported All Grades results, leading in ELA at 48%, math at 63%, and science at 80%. Its science result was 50 percentage points above the state’s; its ELA and math results were 22 and 38 points above. Frederick Middle is a science standout at 60%, 30 points above the state, and its ELA and math results were also above state All Grades results. Frederick High is the clearest concern in math: its 10% result was 15 points below the state and 25 points below its own prior-year result. In grade 11, its math proficiency was 7 points below the state, while its ELA, science, and U.S. History results were above. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their All Grades results are not grade-matched comparisons.

Results improved in most subjects over the two reported years, but high-school math moved in the opposite direction: it fell 16 points, while high-school ELA, science, and U.S. History rose 9, 17, and 13 points. Middle improved in all three subjects, gaining 13 points in science, and Elementary rose 6 points in ELA, held steady in math, and gained 3 points in science. SchoolDigger’s latest statewide rankings were 93rd percentile for Elementary, 89th for Middle, and 71st for High; all were higher than their 2023–2024 rankings. For additional context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios ranged from 12.5 at High to 16.1 at Elementary, and free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 78% to 81% across the schools. The high school also reported a 90% graduation rate, compared with 78% statewide, and 7% chronic absenteeism, compared with 16% statewide.