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Kentucky: the lowest-performing school districts

139 districts

Kentucky public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 41.8%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Letcher CountyKY92,42938.6%
52Clark CountyKY105,55238.8%
53Owensboro IndependentKY105,03538.8%
54Lewis CountyKY61,94239.1%
55Washington CountyKY41,73039.2%
56Carter CountyKY113,98039.3%
57Cumberland CountyKY31,01139.3%
58Franklin CountyKY146,19939.5%
59Boyd CountyKY82,99440.0%
60Bardstown IndependentKY62,86940.5%
61Rowan CountyKY113,45140.8%
62Mayfield IndependentKY32,06340.9%
63Todd CountyKY71,88640.9%
64McCreary CountyKY52,66841.0%
65Paducah IndependentKY73,10341.2%
66Adair CountyKY52,58541.5%
67Bowling Green IndependentKY104,76541.5%
68LaRue CountyKY62,44841.5%
69Barren CountyKY114,90841.8%
70McLean CountyKY61,38741.8%
71Harlan CountyKY93,31042.2%
72Morgan CountyKY81,76942.2%
73Ashland IndependentKY93,08342.4%
74Hart CountyKY62,32242.4%
75Simpson CountyKY63,08042.5%
76Hopkins CountyKY146,26542.6%
77Crittenden CountyKY31,27242.7%
78Scott CountyKY169,83042.7%
79Berea IndependentKY397142.8%
80Hardin CountyKY2614,58343.0%
81Montgomery CountyKY84,44243.2%
82Glasgow IndependentKY72,51143.3%
83Logan CountyKY73,44343.6%
84Taylor CountyKY52,70443.6%
85Hancock CountyKY51,44943.9%
86Jessamine CountyKY138,33143.9%
87Marshall CountyKY114,30244.0%
88Caldwell CountyKY41,87944.1%
89Rockcastle CountyKY62,79244.2%
90Warren CountyKY3018,55944.2%
91Wolfe CountyKY71,07244.5%
92Carlisle CountyKY373844.8%
93Anderson CountyKY63,63344.9%
94Grayson CountyKY74,03044.9%
95Elizabethtown IndependentKY72,45445.0%
96Hazard IndependentKY31,01645.2%
97Mercer CountyKY62,67445.2%
98Russell IndependentKY52,05345.2%
99Garrard CountyKY52,50345.4%
100Fayette CountyKY7342,13845.5%

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