Best Public Schools in Zip Code 40223

Summary:

The 40223 zip code area in Kentucky is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 high school. The standout school in this set is Anchorage Independent Public School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state. In contrast, the other two schools, Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst and Bellewood, perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of their respective school types in Kentucky.

Anchorage Independent Public School is a standout, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 3rd out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year. Its students significantly outperform the state average on KSA test scores across multiple grade levels and subjects, with 76-92% proficient or better in Math and 66-89% in Reading, compared to 37-43% and 41-50% statewide, respectively. The school also has a relatively high socioeconomic status, with only 7.16% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and spends $22,274 per student, well above the state average.

In contrast, Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst and Bellewood struggle, with both schools ranked in the bottom quartile of their respective school types in Kentucky. Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst is ranked 263rd out of 290 Kentucky high schools, with 0-18% of students proficient or better on ACT subjects, compared to 25-44% statewide. Bellewood is ranked in the bottom 10 elementary schools in Kentucky, with 76.92% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)						KSA Reading (2024)				KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)		KSA Social Studies (2024)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)		ACT English (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Reading (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst	Public	6-12	1015 Dorsey Ln	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 271-4577	62	15	4.1	80.6%	43 (69.4%)	14 (22.6%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.2%)	7.2	263^rd of 290 public high schools	9.3%					(n/a)																		9.0	0.0	18.0
Bellewood	Public	K-5	11103 Park Road	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 753-5500	7	3	2.5		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	399	40	10.0	0.8%	350 (87.7%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.8%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.1	2^nd of 687 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	76.0	89.0	90.0	83.0	92.0	82.0	66.0	89.0	88.0	88.0	74.0	63.0	90.0	83.0	86.0	85.0	86.0				$24,459	$216	$606	$821	$18,429	$5,071	$23,500

Cities Near Zip Code 40223

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown	1.1 mi	3	164^th
Louisville	1.58 mi	167	272^nd
Anchorage	1.75 mi	1	1^st
Crestwood	5.24 mi	9	56^th
Jeffersontown	5.26 mi	2	298^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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