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The highest-performing public K-12 schools in reading in Kentucky

Across Kentucky, 13 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. J. Graham Brown School leads the list at 71.0%, against a median of 48.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
13
Kentucky
Top % Proficient (Reading)
71.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
48.9%
BEST IN READING · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1J. Graham Brown SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyCombined80071.0%
2Barbourville City SchoolBarbourville, KYBarbourville IndependentCombined75561.8%
3Burgin Independent SchoolBurgin, KYBurgin IndependentCombined52558.3%
4Pineville Independent SchoolPineville, KYPineville IndependentCombined53156.0%
5Cordia SchoolHazard, KYKnott CountyCombined18554.5%
6Cloverport Independent SchoolCloverport, KYCloverport IndependentCombined27350.2%
7Buckhorn SchoolBuckhorn, KYPerry CountyCombined32048.9%
8Robertson County SchoolMount Olivet, KYRobertson CountyCombined45343.3%
9Jenkins Independent SchoolJenkins, KYJenkins IndependentCombined45341.6%
10Williamsburg City SchoolWilliamsburg, KYWilliamsburg IndependentCombined83341.6%
11Jackson City SchoolJackson, KYJackson IndependentCombined37138.7%
12Augusta Independent SchoolAugusta, KYAugusta IndependentCombined33436.3%
13Fulton Independent SchoolFulton, KYFulton IndependentCombined29334.5%
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