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Best Schools · Kentucky · Highest proficiency

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
301Dixon Elementary SchoolDixonWebster CountyElementary44.2%28550.0%
302Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolHazardHazard IndependentElementary57.8%45750.0%
303Simpson Elementary SchoolFranklinSimpson CountyElementary66.6%73150.0%
304Foley Middle SchoolBereaMadison CountyMiddle57.1%42950.0%
305River Ridge Elementary SchoolVilla HillsKenton CountyElementary55.0%88949.9%
306Joe Harrison CarterTompkinsvilleMonroe CountyElementary66.2%26049.9%
307Wheeler ElementaryLouisvilleJefferson CountyElementary45.0%62649.9%
308James Madison Middle SchoolMadisonvilleHopkins CountyMiddle44.0%46649.8%
309Mapleton Elementary SchoolMount SterlingMontgomery CountyElementary62.4%52449.8%
310Audubon Traditional ElementaryLouisvilleJefferson CountyElementary46.2%61049.8%
311Henry Clay High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh41.7%1,93949.8%
312Wyan-Pine Grove ElementaryLondonLaurel CountyElementary70.1%38849.7%
313Lone Oak Intermediate SchoolPaducahMcCracken CountyElementary51.3%43749.7%
314Spencer County High SchoolTaylorsvilleSpencer CountyHigh37.7%98649.7%
315White Hall Elementary SchoolRichmondMadison CountyElementary55.2%36449.6%
316White's Tower Elementary SchoolIndependenceKenton CountyElementary42.4%67549.5%
317Feds Creek Elementary SchoolFedscreekPike CountyElementary93.4%13649.5%
318Flaherty Primary SchoolEkronMeade CountyElementary60.0%40349.5%
319Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh40.6%1,82849.5%
320Mercer County Senior High SchoolHarrodsburgMercer CountyHigh56.4%74849.5%
321Auburn Elementary SchoolAuburnLogan CountyElementary47.8%76049.5%
322Northern Elementary SchoolButlerPendleton CountyElementary58.7%50149.4%
323Cecilia Valley Elementary SchoolCeciliaHardin CountyElementary49.0%49049.3%
324Audubon Elementary SchoolOwensboroDaviess CountyElementary63.2%40849.2%
325Hager Elementary SchoolAshlandAshland IndependentElementary57.3%34449.0%
326Sharpe Elementary SchoolBentonMarshall CountyElementary54.7%27649.0%
327Somerset High SchoolSomersetSomerset IndependentHigh55.9%52649.0%
328Ballard Memorial High SchoolBarlowBallard CountyHigh54.0%27649.0%
329Eubank Elementary SchoolEubankPulaski CountyElementary84.0%31949.0%
330Olmstead Elementary SchoolOlmsteadLogan CountyElementary45.0%39849.0%
331Hustonville Elementary SchoolHustonvilleLincoln CountyElementary78.1%43949.0%
332Russell County Middle SchoolRussell SpringsRussell CountyMiddle68.1%65248.9%
333South Hancock Elementary SchoolHawesvilleHancock CountyElementary51.2%21348.8%
334Centerfield Elementary SchoolCrestwoodOldham CountyElementary33.5%51948.8%
335Deer Park Elementary SchoolOwensboroDaviess CountyElementary63.1%48048.8%
336Elizabethtown High SchoolElizabethtownElizabethtown IndependentHigh36.6%75748.8%
337Buckhorn SchoolBuckhornPerry CountyCombined80.9%32048.7%
338Glenn R Marshall Elementary SchoolRichmondMadison CountyElementary67.7%48048.7%
339Lyon County Elementary SchoolEddyvilleLyon CountyElementary50.7%48548.5%
340Hayes Lewis Elementary SchoolYeaddissLeslie CountyElementary60.8%12548.5%
341Foust Elementary SchoolOwensboroOwensboro IndependentElementary89.0%40048.5%
342Greenwood High SchoolBowling GreenWarren CountyHigh48.7%1,45148.5%
343Graves County Middle SchoolMayfieldGraves CountyMiddle52.2%55648.5%
344Farmer ElementaryLouisvilleJefferson CountyElementary44.9%73748.4%
345Red Cross Elementary SchoolGlasgowBarren CountyElementary59.5%67948.4%
346Sand Gap Elementary SchoolSandgapJackson CountyElementary81.1%28648.3%
347South Laurel High SchoolLondonLaurel CountyHigh66.1%1,11948.3%
348Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolMount WashingtonBullitt CountyElementary25.4%66148.2%
349Right Fork School CenterStoney ForkBell CountyElementary91.4%15248.2%
350Owensboro Innovation Middle SchoolOwensboroOwensboro IndependentMiddle59.5%31148.1%
Page 7 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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