The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Lexington, Kentucky
Across Lexington, Kentucky, 6 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Lafayette High School leads the list at 64.0%, against a median of 51.0% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette High School | Lexington, KY | 64.0% | — |
| 2 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | Lexington, KY | 58.0% | — |
| 3 | Henry Clay High School | Lexington, KY | 54.0% | — |
| 4 | Frederick Douglass High School | Lexington, KY | 48.0% | — |
| 5 | Tates Creek High School | Lexington, KY | 44.0% | — |
| 6 | Bryan Station High School | Lexington, KY | 41.0% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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