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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 210526002482

Great Crossing High School

120 Betsy Way, Georgetown, KY 40324 · (502) 867-6662 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,677 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Kentucky public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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
1,677
High
DISTRICT 1,051 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
648 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 945627%
Grade 1042025%
Grade 1142826%
Grade 1236922%
Ungraded40%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
1,22573%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
25415%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
905%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
171%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
915%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
83150%
Female
84650%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Great Crossing High School

Great Crossing High School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Great Crossing High School this school1,67738.6%43.3%
Woodford County High School
Versailles
1,22341.9%51.0%
Dixie Heights High School
Fort Mitchell
1,49940.8%44.8%
Central Hardin High School
Cecilia
1,83138.9%41.8%
Henderson County High School
Henderson
1,85243.6%50.3%
Meade County High School
Brandenburg
1,51241.0%36.5%
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 Great Crossing High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#56 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#67 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#37 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,677#21 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.8:1#209 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.8%#62 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.6%#211 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
1,677
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,67780.820.8:139% (648)
2023-241,70083.520.4:141% (700)
2022-231,79077.823.0:143% (768)
2020-211,6647223.1:139% (648)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Crossing High School.

About Great Crossing High School

Great Crossing High School is a high-enrollment high school with an address in Georgetown, Kentucky. It teaches 1,677 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.

Great Crossing High School is among 16 schools run by Scott County, which serves 9,830 students.

More than half of enrollment at Great Crossing High School is White: 73%. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Scott County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.

The school had 80.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Scott County is 11 points.

On the allk12 Grade, Great Crossing High School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Kentucky public high schools.

Great Crossing High School is 7.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.3% versus 50.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.

For Scott County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $85,158 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Scott County number 18, with about 9,863 students.

Western Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Great Crossing High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.8%; Great Crossing High School's is 43.3%, ranking 3rd of 6.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,664 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,677. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.1:1 in 2020-21, and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Great Crossing High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Scott County at a glance

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Population
59,536
Census ACS
Median income
$85,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,863 students

Quick facts

School name
Great Crossing High School
District
Scott County
Address
120 Betsy Way, Georgetown, KY 40324
Phone
(502) 867-6662
County
Scott County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,677
Teachers (FTE)
81
Student–teacher ratio
20.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
648 (39%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
210526002482
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Great Crossing High School
What is the total enrollment at Great Crossing High School?
Great Crossing High School enrolls approximately 1,677 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Great Crossing High School serve?
Great Crossing High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Crossing High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Crossing High School is approximately 20.8:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Crossing High School?
At Great Crossing High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Great Crossing High School public or private?
Great Crossing High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County.
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