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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Larry A. Ryle High School Union · Boone County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 52 | Paul G. Blazer High School Ashland · Ashland Independent | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 53 | Rowan County Senior High School Morehead · Rowan County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 54 | Russell High School Russell · Russell Independent | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 55 | Southwestern High School Somerset · Pulaski County | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 56 | Walton-Verona High School Walton · Walton-Verona Independent | High | 55.0% | +6.6pp |
| 57 | Central Hardin High School Cecilia · Hardin County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 58 | Floyd Central High School Eastern · Floyd County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 59 | Henry Clay High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 60 | Letcher County Central High School Whitesburg · Letcher County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 61 | Scott County High School Georgetown · Scott County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 62 | Whitley County High School Williamsburg · Whitley County | High | 54.0% | +5.6pp |
| 63 | Paintsville High School Paintsville · Paintsville Independent | High | 53.3% | +4.9pp |
| 64 | Calloway County High School Murray · Calloway County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 65 | Green County High School Greensburg · Green County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 66 | Morgan County High School West Liberty · Morgan County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 67 | Taylor County High School Campbellsville · Taylor County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 68 | West Jessamine High School Nicholasville · Jessamine County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 69 | Western Hills High School Frankfort · Franklin County | High | 53.0% | +4.6pp |
| 70 | Phelps High School Phelps · Pike County | High | 52.5% | +4.1pp |
| 71 | Edmonson County High School Brownsville · Edmonson County | High | 52.0% | +3.6pp |
| 72 | North Laurel High School London · Laurel County | High | 52.0% | +3.6pp |
| 73 | Paducah Tilghman High School Paducah · Paducah Independent | High | 52.0% | +3.6pp |
| 74 | Shelby Valley High School Pikeville · Pike County | High | 52.0% | +3.6pp |
| 75 | West Carter County High School Olive Hill · Carter County | High | 52.0% | +3.6pp |
| 76 | Harlan High School Harlan · Harlan Independent | High | 51.4% | +3.0pp |
| 77 | Bourbon County High School Paris · Bourbon County | High | 51.0% | +2.6pp |
| 78 | Carlisle County High School Bardwell · Carlisle County | High | 51.0% | +2.6pp |
| 79 | Franklin County High School Frankfort · Franklin County | High | 51.0% | +2.6pp |
| 80 | Muhlenberg County High School Greenville · Muhlenberg County | High | 51.0% | +2.6pp |
| 81 | Danville High School Danville · Danville Independent | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 82 | East Ridge High School Lick Creek · Pike County | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 83 | Fulton County High School Hickman · Fulton County | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 84 | Hancock County High School Lewisport · Hancock County | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 85 | Mayfield High School Mayfield · Mayfield Independent | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 86 | Simon Kenton High School Independence · Kenton County | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 87 | Wolfe County High School Campton · Wolfe County | High | 50.0% | +1.6pp |
| 88 | Allen County-Scottsville High School Scottsville · Allen County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 89 | Ballard High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 90 | Boyd County High School Ashland · Boyd County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 91 | Grayson County High School Leitchfield · Grayson County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 92 | LaRue County High School Hodgenville · LaRue County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 93 | Lewis County High School Vanceburg · Lewis County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 94 | Logan County High School Russellville · Logan County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 95 | Montgomery County High School Mount Sterling · Montgomery County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 96 | North Hardin High School Radcliff · Hardin County | High | 49.0% | +0.6pp |
| 97 | Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg · Anderson County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 98 | Bath County High School Owingsville · Bath County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 99 | Belfry High School Belfry · Pike County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 100 | Daviess County High School Owensboro · Daviess County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
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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.