The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Earlington Elementary School
Earlington Elementary School is closed. The state’s education directory lists its operational status as “Closed,” and it is no longer serving students. This profile covers what the school was in its final year of operation, but any family looking at this address today should understand that the building is not active.
When it was open, Earlington Elementary served a middle-school grade band, which in this context means grades three through five. The school was a regular public school within the Hopkins County district. It sat on Championship Drive in the small town of Earlington, a community that was once a coal-mining boomtown and is now described in publicly available sources as a “sleepy town” serving as a local residential and service center along the US 41 corridor. The town has experienced a long population decline, more than halving over the past century, and that trajectory continued in recent years.
In the 2022-23 school year, state assessment results were available for reading, math, science, and social studies. In math, proficiency rates were above the midpoint among tested students at each grade level, with third graders showing a stronger result than fourth. In reading, proficiency was lower across the board, with roughly half of students meeting the bar in fourth grade and just under half in third. Science was tested only in fourth grade, and the proficiency rate there was the weakest of any subject, a soft spot a parent may want to ask the district about. Social studies, tested only in fifth grade, landed not far from the midpoint. These were the school’s only available academic performance metrics. No state testing data exists for earlier or later years in the available data, and the school’s closure means there will be no future results to track.
Because Earlington Elementary has closed, there is no current enrollment, student demographic, or staff information to report. The data for those fields is absent. The school’s Title I status and its civil rights discipline or access data are also not available in the provided record. A parent who wants to understand what became of the students who would have attended Earlington Elementary would need to contact the Hopkins County district office for the current attendance zone boundaries and school assignments.
Housing context in Earlington reflects the town’s economic conditions. Home values are well below the state benchmark, and the local market showed a decline in the most recent period. The national median household income is roughly four times the estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical local home, suggesting that housing is relatively affordable by national standards, though the town’s own income levels are low. The local unemployment rate tracks close to the national figure.
The town itself is car-dependent, with most residents driving alone to work. Civic life centers on City Hall at West Main Street, and recreational anchors include Earlington City Park and Lake as well as a nearby ATV park. There are no major new housing developments noted in public sources, which is consistent with the population decline.
For any family reading this now, the key fact is that Earlington Elementary no longer operates. The district's current elementary school options for this area would be the relevant next question, and the Hopkins County school system would have the answer.
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