Schools in Zip Code 74062

Zip code 74062 has two Ripley schools, serving PK–8 and grades 9–12, with 460 students combined. The clearest area-wide pattern is that results vary by subject: in 2025–2026, the schools’ average reported All Grades proficiency was 40% in science, 10 points above the state average, and 30% in ELA I, 4 points above; math averaged 21%, 4 points below the state. The most important takeaway is that science is a relative strength across the area, while math is not.

Ripley Elementary stands out in the reported All Grades math and science results, with 33% proficient in math and 53% in science, compared with 9% and 27% at Ripley High. Elementary also exceeded state results in those subjects: 33% versus 25% in math and 53% versus 30% in science. High led in ELA I, at 32% versus 28% at Elementary, and its 11th-grade science result was 6 points above the state. High’s 11th-grade ELA I, math, and U.S. History results were 4, 8, and 6 points below the state, respectively. These all-grades comparisons cover different grade spans, so grade-matched results offer a fairer comparison where available.

Recent trends favor Elementary: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its All Grades ELA I, math, and science results rose 4, 5, and 7 points. High’s ELA I fell 9 points and math fell 6, while science slipped 1 point and U.S. History rose 6. SchoolDigger gives Elementary a 58th-percentile ranking and 3 stars, and High a 52nd-percentile ranking and 3 stars; High’s percentile fell 6 points from the prior year, while Elementary’s rose 12. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible was 68% at Elementary and 63% at High; student-teacher ratios were 13.3 and 14.3. Both schools had lower chronic absenteeism than the state in 2025–2026, and High’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 91%, compared with 78% statewide.