Kentucky schools ranked by test score
Latest KSA (K-PREP) year (2024-25). 674 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 48.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Clay City Elementary School Clay City · Powell County | Elementary | 30.0% | -18.4pp |
| 602 | Sebree Elementary School Sebree · Webster County | Elementary | 29.8% | -18.6pp |
| 603 | Klondike Lane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 604 | Millcreek Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 605 | Cartmell Elementary Carrollton · Carroll County | Elementary | 29.0% | -19.4pp |
| 606 | Newport Intermediate School Newport · Newport Independent | Elementary | 28.8% | -19.6pp |
| 607 | Cochrane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 608 | Sanders Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 609 | Smyrna Elementary School Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 610 | Argillite Elementary School Argillite · Greenup County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 611 | Freedom Elementary School Hopkinsville · Christian County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 612 | Okolona Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 613 | Dixie Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 614 | Maupin Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 615 | Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.7% | -20.7pp |
| 616 | R E Stevenson Elementary School Russellville · Russellville Independent | Elementary | 27.7% | -20.7pp |
| 617 | Minors Lane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.3% | -21.1pp |
| 618 | Beaver Creek Elementary School Topmost · Knott County | Elementary | 27.2% | -21.2pp |
| 619 | Auburndale Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 620 | Morganfield Elementary School Morganfield · Union County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 621 | Yates Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 622 | Brooks Elementary School Brooks · Bullitt County | Elementary | 26.7% | -21.7pp |
| 623 | Bedford Elementary School Bedford · Trimble County | Elementary | 26.3% | -22.1pp |
| 624 | Caverna Elementary School Cave City · Caverna Independent | Elementary | 26.3% | -22.1pp |
| 625 | Frayser Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 26.3% | -22.1pp |
| 626 | Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Bowling Green · Bowling Green Independent | Elementary | 26.0% | -22.4pp |
| 627 | Hartstern Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 26.0% | -22.4pp |
| 628 | Howell Elementary School Elsmere · Erlanger-Elsmere Independent | Elementary | 26.0% | -22.4pp |
| 629 | Portland Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 26.0% | -22.4pp |
| 630 | Greenwood Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 25.7% | -22.7pp |
| 631 | Jeffersontown Elementary Jeffersontown · Jefferson County | Elementary | 25.7% | -22.7pp |
| 632 | Longest Elementary Greenville · Muhlenberg County | Elementary | 25.7% | -22.7pp |
| 633 | Campbellsburg Elementary School Campbellsburg · Henry County | Elementary | 25.3% | -23.1pp |
| 634 | Harrison Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 25.0% | -23.4pp |
| 635 | Paris Elementary School Paris · Paris Independent | Elementary | 25.0% | -23.4pp |
| 636 | Watterson Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 25.0% | -23.4pp |
| 637 | Booker T Washington Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 24.7% | -23.7pp |
| 638 | Wilkerson Elementary School Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 24.7% | -23.7pp |
| 639 | Engelhard Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 24.0% | -24.4pp |
| 640 | New Castle Elementary School New Castle · Henry County | Elementary | 24.0% | -24.4pp |
| 641 | Nichols Elementary West Point · Bullitt County | Elementary | 24.0% | -24.4pp |
| 642 | Parker-Bennett-Curry School Bowling Green · Bowling Green Independent | Elementary | 23.3% | -25.1pp |
| 643 | Owsley County Elementary School Booneville · Owsley County | Elementary | 23.0% | -25.4pp |
| 644 | Shelby Academy Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 22.7% | -25.7pp |
| 645 | Cochran Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 22.3% | -26.1pp |
| 646 | Russell Cave Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 22.0% | -26.4pp |
| 647 | Arlington Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 21.7% | -26.7pp |
| 648 | Wellington Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 21.7% | -26.7pp |
| 649 | Cardinal Valley Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 21.3% | -27.1pp |
| 650 | Semple Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 20.7% | -27.7pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the KSA (K-PREP) % Proficient/Distinguished threshold on the latest available KSA (K-PREP) Reading test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Kentucky, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.