The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Lone Oak Intermediate School
Lone Oak Intermediate School serves fourth and fifth graders in Paducah, Kentucky, as part of the McCracken County school district. It is a regular public school with an enrollment that makes it a mid-sized intermediate school for this grade band. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a typical share for the area and signals a school community with a mix of economic backgrounds.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, and Asian students, plus a modest number of students who identify as two or more races. The school serves only two grade levels, so there is no graduation rate to report and no high school course pathways such as Advanced Placement or career and technical education. The academic picture comes entirely from state assessments in the tested grades.
In reading, more than six in ten fourth graders scored at the proficient level or above, and the fifth-grade reading results were in a similar range. Those are solid outcomes for an intermediate school. Math proficiency was lower: slightly more than four in ten fourth graders and roughly the same share of fifth graders met the bar. Science results for fourth graders were in a similar range as math. Fifth graders also took a social studies assessment, and about four in ten scored proficient or above. Across all subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint compared to other districts in McCracken County.
A parent may want to look into the math results further with the school to understand what support is in place. The gap between reading and math is not unusual statewide, but it is large enough to ask about. The school does not report chronic absenteeism data or staffing ratios in the available records, so those dimensions of the school environment are not part of this picture.
Paducah itself is a river city with a mix of industry, healthcare, and education as economic anchors. It is also a UNESCO Creative City for crafts and folk art, and the downtown historic district hosts the National Quilt Museum and an annual quilt show. Major employers include hospital systems, Walmart, and the Paducah Board of Education. The city has seen some population growth in recent decades, and recent industrial development includes a large laser enrichment facility at the former uranium plant site. Housing values in the area are modest relative to national benchmarks, and the estimated monthly mortgage cost is below the national median, which makes this a more affordable market for families.
The school's location in Paducah means families live in a mid-sized western Kentucky city with a walkable downtown arts district and a riverfront. The district itself had no notable recent changes reported in the available research.
For a family considering Lone Oak Intermediate, the main takeaway is that this is a school with solid reading outcomes and more mixed results in math and science. The student body is economically diverse. The setting is a city with cultural amenities and a stable employment base. The school does not extend into high school, so the feeder pattern into McCracken County's secondary schools is the next piece a family would want to explore.
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