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Caverna High School

2276 S Dixie St., Horse Cave, KY 42749 · (270) 773-2828 · Hart County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Kentucky public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools

Enrollment
209
High
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
155 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 94321%
Grade 104923%
Grade 116431%
Grade 125325%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
13565%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
168%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
3718%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Two+
199%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10450%
Female
10550%

School pathway

Feeds from
Caverna Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Caverna Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
39.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Caverna High School

Caverna High School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Caverna High School this school20974.2%26.0%
Middlesboro High School
Middlesboro
33774.8%43.3%
Paris High School
Paris
26779.4%24.3%
Fulton County High School
Hickman
17464.4%41.3%
Cumberland County High School
Burkesville
29074.5%41.5%
Campbellsville High School
Campbellsville
37063.5%41.0%
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Caverna High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#187 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#147 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#164 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
209#216 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#15 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.7%#52 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.2%#31 of 230
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
209
+24 (+13%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520916.612.6:174% (155)
2023-2421317.812.0:171% (151)
2022-2320816.212.9:178% (162)
2020-211851611.6:174% (136)
2017-1819514.113.9:188% (172)
2015-162151415.4:173% (157)
2010-112221713.1:168% (152)
2000-013832913.2:145% (171)
1990-914332914.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caverna High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (195 to 209); teachers up 18% (14.1 to 16.6).

About Caverna High School

Federal records list Caverna High School as a high school in Horse Cave, Kentucky. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 209 students. That compares with an average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.

Besides Caverna High School, Caverna Independent runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 654 students.

Of every 100 students at Caverna High School, about 65 are White. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among all residents of Hart County, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.

There are 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hart County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.

Among Kentucky public high schools, Caverna High School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Caverna High School is 11.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.0% actual, 37.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.

In Hart County, home to about 19,603 people, median household income comes to about $52,285, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hart County's 8 public schools enroll about 2,646 students and include Caverna High School.

The closest school to Caverna High School is Caverna Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Caverna High School is behind the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.

Caverna High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 209 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Hart County at a glance

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Population
19,603
Census ACS
Median income
$52,285
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,646 students

Quick facts

School name
Caverna High School
District
Caverna Independent
Address
2276 S Dixie St., Horse Cave, KY 42749
Phone
(270) 773-2828
County
Hart County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
209
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
155 (74%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
210111000214
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Caverna High School
How many students attend Caverna High School?
Caverna High School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 09-12.
Is Caverna High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caverna High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Caverna High School have?
Caverna High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Caverna High School?
Caverna High School reports a student body of 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Caverna High School?
Caverna High School is overseen by Caverna Independent in Hart County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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