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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Kentucky

132 public schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. duPont Manual High leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 30.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
132
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Top % Proficient (Reading)
87.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
30.1%
BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1duPont Manual HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,89987.0%
2Anchorage Independent Public SchoolAnchorage, KYAnchorage IndependentElementary39282.3%
3Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary60777.7%
4Norton ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary71677.0%
5Atherton HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,46672.0%
6J. Graham Brown SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyCombined80071.0%
7Bloom ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary53370.7%
8Noe MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle1,15567.7%
9Stopher ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary78166.0%
10Barret Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle57963.7%
11Hawthorne ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary43763.0%
12Norton Commons ElementaryProspect, KYJefferson CountyElementary59862.0%
13Dunn ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary42560.7%
14Lowe ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary60860.0%
15Audubon Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary61059.0%
16Wilder ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary49659.0%
17Field ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary46557.3%
18Tully ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary79156.7%
19Farmer ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary73756.3%
20Hite ElementaryMiddletown, KYJefferson CountyElementary49855.7%
21Bowen ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary72955.3%
22Wheeler ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary62655.0%
23Bates ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary58554.0%
24St Matthews ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary59854.0%
25Echo Trail Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle69754.0%
26Crosby MiddleMiddletown, KYJefferson CountyMiddle80951.7%
27Wilt ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary52251.0%
28Ballard HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh2,14849.0%
29Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle66549.0%
30Brandeis ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary42048.3%
31Highland MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle63947.3%
32Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,76347.0%
33Luhr ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary54446.7%
34Schaffner Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary57345.3%
35Meyzeek MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle84744.7%
36Jefferson County Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle81344.0%
37Eisenhower ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary59242.7%
38Kammerer MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle78142.7%
39Middletown ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary57342.3%
40Lincoln Elementary Performing ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary57842.0%
41Chenoweth ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary56940.3%
42Eastern HighMiddletown, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,79039.0%
43Westport MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle98838.3%
44Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,25638.0%
45Blue Lick ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary50837.7%
46Carter Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary47136.3%
47Medora ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary46036.0%
48Farnsley MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle91935.7%
49Ramsey MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson CountyMiddle1,15135.7%
50Alex R. Kennedy ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyElementary36935.7%
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