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Kentucky public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Kentucky public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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KENTUCKY · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
651Poage Elementary SchoolAshlandAshland IndependentElementary56.3%30439.0%
652Pike County Central High SchoolPikevillePike CountyHigh52.4%56139.0%
653Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolHodgenvilleLaRue CountyElementary61.0%48238.9%
654Northside Elementary SchoolCynthianaHarrison CountyElementary61.6%29238.8%
655Schaffner Traditional ElementaryLouisvilleJefferson CountyElementary58.8%57338.8%
656Simon Kenton High SchoolIndependenceKenton CountyHigh38.6%1,89338.8%
657Randall K. Cooper High SchoolUnionBoone CountyHigh30.5%1,49038.8%
658Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh46.2%1,77038.8%
659Cumberland County Elementary SchoolBurkesvilleCumberland CountyElementary76.0%50138.7%
660Olive Hill Elementary SchoolOlive HillCarter CountyElementary66.7%36038.5%
661Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolMc DanielsBreckinridge CountyElementary65.9%23238.5%
662Allen Elementary SchoolAllenFloyd CountyElementary83.1%46238.5%
663Louisa East Elementary SchoolLouisaLawrence CountyElementary59.6%51238.5%
664Breckinridge County High SchoolHarnedBreckinridge CountyHigh53.9%87538.5%
665Mckell Middle SchoolSouth ShoreGreenup CountyMiddle58.0%33838.5%
666T C Cherry Elementary SchoolBowling GreenBowling Green IndependentElementary75.4%43138.5%
667Robert D. Campbell Jr. HighWinchesterClark CountyMiddle60.4%75338.5%
668Ockerman Middle SchoolFlorenceBoone CountyMiddle42.0%67438.5%
669Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolCrab OrchardLincoln CountyElementary86.8%26638.4%
670Williamstown Sr. HighWilliamstownWilliamstown IndependentHigh50.5%20038.3%
671Grandview Elementary SchoolBellevueBellevue IndependentElementary60.6%25138.3%
672Nelson County High SchoolBardstownNelson CountyHigh51.9%75638.3%
673Bath County High SchoolOwingsvilleBath CountyHigh73.2%60438.3%
674Campbellsville Elementary SchoolCampbellsvilleCampbellsville IndependentElementary68.9%69538.3%
675Hearn ElementaryFrankfortFranklin CountyElementary59.9%47638.2%
676Butler County Middle SchoolMorgantownButler CountyMiddle59.4%46138.2%
677Miles Elementary SchoolErlangerErlanger-Elsmere IndependentElementary90.3%27838.2%
678Morgan County Middle SchoolWest LibertyMorgan CountyMiddle66.2%36138.1%
679South Marshall MiddleBentonMarshall CountyMiddle60.9%43238.1%
680West Broadway Elementary SchoolMadisonvilleHopkins CountyElementary60.7%48638.1%
681Crossroads Elementary SchoolOwingsvilleBath CountyElementary80.4%39738.1%
682Grayson County High SchoolLeitchfieldGrayson CountyHigh54.7%1,18038.0%
683Luhr ElementaryLouisvilleJefferson CountyElementary62.7%54438.0%
684Hancock County Middle SchoolLewisportHancock CountyMiddle46.4%30838.0%
685Metcalfe County Elementary SchoolEdmontonMetcalfe CountyElementary76.4%64837.9%
686Florence Elementary SchoolFlorenceBoone CountyElementary58.5%61037.9%
687Strode Station Elementary SchoolWinchesterClark CountyElementary59.4%54237.8%
688Montgomery County High SchoolMount SterlingMontgomery CountyHigh51.4%1,34537.8%
689Russell County High SchoolRussell SpringsRussell CountyHigh64.4%85937.8%
690Breckinridge County Middle SchoolHarnedBreckinridge CountyMiddle60.7%53237.7%
691Memorial Elementary SchoolHardyvilleHart CountyElementary71.0%33537.7%
692Stanton Elementary SchoolStantonPowell CountyElementary67.1%32237.7%
693Cumberland County Middle SchoolBurkesvilleCumberland CountyMiddle79.1%22037.7%
694Mt. Vernon ElementaryMount VernonRockcastle CountyElementary66.5%59737.7%
695William Wells Brown ElementaryLexingtonFayette CountyElementary86.0%30037.7%
696Owingsville Elementary SchoolOwingsvilleBath CountyElementary74.2%53537.6%
697Ashland Middle SchoolAshlandAshland IndependentMiddle59.2%67137.5%
698Green County Middle SchoolGreensburgGreen CountyMiddle63.7%36637.5%
699Allen County-Scottsville High SchoolScottsvilleAllen CountyHigh55.2%90637.5%
700Monroe Co MiddleTompkinsvilleMonroe CountyMiddle69.7%39937.5%
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