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Enrollment
568
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS COUNTY·NCES 210339000910
Lewis County High School
79 Lions Lane, Vanceburg, KY 41179 · (606) 796-2823 · Lewis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
395 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 47% · US 70%
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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lewis County High School
Lewis County High School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County High School this school | 568 | 69.5% | 33.5% |
| Breathitt County High School Jackson | 669 | 69.5% | 32.1% |
| Martin County High School Inez | 519 | 67.4% | 28.5% |
| Leslie County High School Hyden | 455 | 68.1% | 60.0% |
| Jackson County High School McKee | 536 | 65.9% | 41.3% |
| Bell County High School Pineville | 622 | 72.8% | 47.3% |
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 Lewis County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #141 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #163 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #94 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #146 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #200 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #179 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #46 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #24 of 139 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
568
-113 (-17%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 28.7 | 19.8:1 | 70% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 28.5 | 21.1:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 32.5 | 19.1:1 | 76% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 73% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 31.1 | 21.5:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 66% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 66% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 34 | 20.9:1 | 57% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (670 to 568); teachers down 8% (31.1 to 28.7).
About Lewis County High School
Lewis County High School is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in Vanceburg, Kentucky. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 568 students.
Lewis County High School is one school in a 6-school district, Lewis County, which enrolls 1,942 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lewis County High School is White, at 95%. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. Among Lewis County residents, the White share is about 97%. The diversity index for Lewis County High School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Lewis County High School totals 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Federal data show 70% of students (395) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lewis County is similar, at 70%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Lewis County High School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Lewis County High School are 5.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.5% actual, 39.2% predicted).
Looking at the county, Lewis County, median household income comes to about $46,838, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,942 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Lewis County Middle School, is the closest to Lewis County High School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Lewis County High School. On proficiency, Lewis County High School is behind the 46.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Lewis County High School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 113 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Lewis County High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,965
Census ACS
Median income
$46,838
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,942 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis County
- Lewis County Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Garrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Lewis County Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Tollesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
- Lewis County Career & Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Vanceburg
- Lewis County Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lewis County Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
- Lewis County Career & Technical CenterHigh
Other Lewis County High schools
One other US public school is named Lewis County High. Lewis County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lewis County High SchoolWeston, WV · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis County Middle School0.2 mi · 290
- Lewis County Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- Garrison Elementary School9.4 mi · 292
- Laurel Elementary School11.6 mi · 70
- Tollesboro Elementary School11.8 mi · 256
- Manchester High School14.7 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis County High School?
Lewis County High School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lewis County High School serve?
Lewis County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewis County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewis County High School is approximately 19.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lewis County High School?
Student demographics at Lewis County High School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis County High School?
Lewis County High School is overseen by Lewis County in Lewis County.
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