Kentucky schools ranked by test score
Latest KSA (K-PREP) year (2024-25). 214 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 48.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | duPont Manual High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 87.0% | +38.6pp |
| 2 | North Oldham High School Goshen · Oldham County | High | 75.0% | +26.6pp |
| 3 | Highlands High School Fort Thomas · Fort Thomas Independent | High | 73.0% | +24.6pp |
| 4 | Pikeville High School Pikeville · Pikeville Independent | High | 73.0% | +24.6pp |
| 5 | Atherton High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 72.0% | +23.6pp |
| 6 | Madison Southern High School Berea · Madison County | High | 70.0% | +21.6pp |
| 7 | Johnson Central High School Paintsville · Johnson County | High | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 8 | McCracken County High School Paducah · McCracken County | High | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 9 | South Oldham High School Crestwood · Oldham County | High | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 10 | Leslie County High School Hyden · Leslie County | High | 67.0% | +18.6pp |
| 11 | Beechwood High School Fort Mitchell · Beechwood Independent | High | 66.7% | +18.3pp |
| 12 | Corbin High School Corbin · Corbin Independent | High | 66.0% | +17.6pp |
| 13 | Oldham County High School La Grange · Oldham County | High | 66.0% | +17.6pp |
| 14 | South Warren High School Bowling Green · Warren County | High | 65.0% | +16.6pp |
| 15 | Elizabethtown High School Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Independent | High | 64.0% | +15.6pp |
| 16 | Lafayette High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 64.0% | +15.6pp |
| 17 | Apollo High School Owensboro · Daviess County | High | 62.0% | +13.6pp |
| 18 | Boyle County High School Danville · Boyle County | High | 62.0% | +13.6pp |
| 19 | Henderson County High School Henderson · Henderson County | High | 61.0% | +12.6pp |
| 20 | Pulaski County High School Somerset · Pulaski County | High | 61.0% | +12.6pp |
| 21 | South Laurel High School London · Laurel County | High | 61.0% | +12.6pp |
| 22 | Berea Community High School Berea · Berea Independent | High | 60.0% | +11.6pp |
| 23 | Caldwell County High School Princeton · Caldwell County | High | 60.0% | +11.6pp |
| 24 | Ohio County High School Hartford · Ohio County | High | 60.0% | +11.6pp |
| 25 | Dixie Heights High School Fort Mitchell · Kenton County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 26 | Hart County High School Munfordville · Hart County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 27 | John Hardin High School Elizabethtown · Hardin County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 28 | Lyon County High School Eddyville · Lyon County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 29 | Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg · Mercer County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 30 | Todd County Central High School Elkton · Todd County | High | 59.0% | +10.6pp |
| 31 | Adair County High School Columbia · Adair County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 32 | Bell County High School Pineville · Bell County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 33 | Crittenden County High School Marion · Crittenden County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 34 | Great Crossing High School Georgetown · Scott County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 35 | Hazard High School Hazard · Hazard Independent | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 36 | Murray High School Murray · Murray Independent | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 37 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 38 | Spencer County High School Taylorsville · Spencer County | High | 58.0% | +9.6pp |
| 39 | Madison Central High School Richmond · Madison County | High | 57.0% | +8.6pp |
| 40 | Somerset High School Somerset · Somerset Independent | High | 57.0% | +8.6pp |
| 41 | Woodford County High School Versailles · Woodford County | High | 57.0% | +8.6pp |
| 42 | Clay County High School Manchester · Clay County | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 43 | Conner High School Hebron · Boone County | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 44 | Greenwood High School Bowling Green · Warren County | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 45 | Jackson County High School McKee · Jackson County | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 46 | Middlesboro High School Middlesboro · Middlesboro Independent | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 47 | Rockcastle County High School Mount Vernon · Rockcastle County | High | 56.0% | +7.6pp |
| 48 | Ballard Memorial High School Barlow · Ballard County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 49 | Campbell County High School Alexandria · Campbell County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 50 | Knott County Central High School Hindman · Knott County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
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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.