Best Public Schools in Zip Code 42351

Summary:

The 42351 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is an alternative program). Overall, the schools in this area show a range of performance, with Hancock County High School standing out as the highest-performing school, ranking 41st out of 290 Kentucky high schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hancock County High School boasts a strong 94.7% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average, and outperforms the state and Hancock County averages on several key test score metrics. In contrast, Hancock County Alternative Program has a much lower four-year graduation rate of 50.0%. The other schools, North Hancock Elementary School and Hancock County Middle School, also perform well, though their test scores tend to be closer to or slightly below the state and county averages.

The schools in the 42351 zip code area have similar per-student spending, ranging from $21,091 to $21,882, suggesting that funding is not a significant factor in the performance differences observed. Other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and student demographics, may play a more important role in driving the schools' varying levels of success.

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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 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 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	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
Hancock County High School	Public	9-12	80 State Rt 271 S	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6953	463	31	14.9	44.1%	431 (93.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	76.6	41^st of 290 public high schools	85.9%		72.1	49^th of 276 public high schools	82.2%	8							47.0							57.0					57.0			52.0			56.0	43.0	37.0	43.0	$27,099	$1,587	$1,034	$2,621	$17,712	$10,217	$22,252
Hancock County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 State Rt 271 South	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6712	315	22	14.3	53.7%	292 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	52.9	134^th of 324 public middle schools	58.6%		59	118^th of 327 public middle schools	63.9%	16				52.0	49.0	50.0					45.0	46.0	42.0			17.0		51.0			40.0			45.0					$26,323	$1,919	$1,119	$3,038	$18,239	$12,364	$21,830
North Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Frank Luttrell Rd	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-7900	471	34	13.8	64.5%	427 (90.7%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	37.2	445^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.6	410^th of 687 public elementary schools	40.3%	35	30.0	48.0	45.0					28.0	48.0	33.0					39.0		34.0			29.0			43.0						$24,706	$2,119	$446	$2,565	$17,094	$11,076	$20,660
Hancock County Alternative Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	8080 Hwy 60 W.	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 927-7765	14	2	7.0	78.6%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 42351

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lewisport	5.09 mi	4	125^th
Owensboro	6.04 mi	35	180^th
Hawesville	9.86 mi	1	143^rd
Whitesville	12.48 mi	1	129^th
Cloverport	16.27 mi	2

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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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