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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Kentucky

211 public high schools in Kentucky appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Iroquois High leads the list at 8.0%, against a median of 37.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

211

Kentucky

Best % Proficient

8.0%

Median % Proficient

37.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · KENTUCKY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Iroquois High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	77.5%	1,301	8.0%
2	Doss High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	70.0%	1,235	8.3%
3	The Academy @ Shawnee	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	85.4%	1,051	10.4%
4	Pleasure Ridge Park High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	69.7%	1,777	15.5%
5	Southern High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	64.8%	1,725	16.5%
6	Valley High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	68.5%	850	16.7%
7	Marion C. Moore School	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	67.7%	1,892	17.8%
8	Seneca High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	67.8%	1,255	20.3%
9	Carroll County High School	Carrollton, KY	Carroll County	High	51.0%	578	21.8%
10	Hopkins County Central High School	Madisonville, KY	Hopkins County	High	56.6%	861	21.8%
11	Trimble County JR/SR High School	Bedford, KY	Trimble County	High	51.2%	541	22.1%
12	Butler Traditional High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	65.3%	1,290	23.0%
13	Fairdale High	Fairdale, KY	Jefferson County	High	65.6%	1,405	23.0%
14	Warren Central High School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	High	75.0%	1,070	23.0%
15	Fern Creek High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	58.5%	1,525	23.5%
16	Gallatin County High School	Warsaw, KY	Gallatin County	High	74.5%	424	23.8%
17	Holmes High School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	High	83.6%	855	24.0%
18	Waggener High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	65.7%	888	24.0%
19	Newport High School	Newport, KY	Newport Independent	High	83.3%	521	24.0%
20	Paris High School	Paris, KY	Paris Independent	High	79.4%	267	24.3%
21	Bullitt Central High School	Shepherdsville, KY	Bullitt County	High	57.2%	1,293	25.3%
22	Powell County High School	Stanton, KY	Powell County	High	61.6%	580	25.5%
23	Jeffersontown High	Jeffersontown, KY	Jefferson County	High	65.7%	1,196	25.7%
24	Caverna High School	Horse Cave, KY	Caverna Independent	High	74.2%	209	26.0%
25	Shelby County High School	Shelbyville, KY	Shelby County	High	43.9%	1,003	26.0%
26	Butler County High School	Morgantown, KY	Butler County	High	50.3%	662	26.3%
27	Wayne County High School	Monticello, KY	Wayne County	High	72.6%	895	26.3%
28	Central High Magnet Career Academy	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	67.4%	1,256	26.5%
29	Union County High School	Morganfield, KY	Union County	High	52.2%	642	26.5%
30	Lawrence County High School	Louisa, KY	Lawrence County	High	57.3%	757	26.7%
31	North Bullitt High School	Shepherdsville, KY	Bullitt County	High	55.2%	1,178	27.0%
32	Elliott County High School	Sandy Hook, KY	Elliott County	High	64.2%	293	27.0%
33	Pendleton County High School	Falmouth, KY	Pendleton County	High	57.3%	667	27.0%
34	Webster County High School	Dixon, KY	Webster County	High	55.2%	660	27.5%
35	Lloyd High School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	High	87.1%	711	27.8%
36	Fairview High School	Ashland, KY	Fairview Independent	High	90.7%	257	27.9%
37	Magoffin County High School	Salyersville, KY	Magoffin County	High	65.8%	538	28.0%
38	Menifee County High School	Frenchburg, KY	Menifee County	High	71.5%	376	28.2%
39	Martin County High School	Inez, KY	Martin County	High	67.4%	519	28.5%
40	Christian County High School	Hopkinsville, KY	Christian County	High	65.1%	1,153	28.8%
41	Prestonsburg High School	Prestonsburg, KY	Floyd County	High	65.0%	508	28.8%
42	Owen County High School	Owenton, KY	Owen County	High	55.9%	531	28.8%
43	Lee County Middle High School	Beattyville, KY	Lee County	High	87.0%	422	28.8%
44	Grant County High School	Dry Ridge, KY	Grant County	High	64.9%	1,016	29.0%
45	Dayton High School	Dayton, KY	Dayton Independent	High	85.8%	358	29.2%
46	Trigg County High School	Cadiz, KY	Trigg County	High	51.7%	590	29.8%
47	Betsy Layne High School	Stanville, KY	Floyd County	High	74.9%	387	30.0%
48	Bryan Station High School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	High	61.7%	2,030	30.5%
49	Perry County Central High School	Hazard, KY	Perry County	High	66.7%	819	30.8%
50	Floyd Central High School	Eastern, KY	Floyd County	High	74.7%	534	31.3%

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