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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | East Jessamine High School Nicholasville · Jessamine County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 102 | Frederick Douglass High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 103 | Glasgow High School Glasgow · Glasgow Independent | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 104 | Greenup County High School Greenup · Greenup County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 105 | McCreary Central High School Stearns · McCreary County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 106 | Meade County High School Brandenburg · Meade County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 107 | Randall K. Cooper High School Union · Boone County | High | 48.0% | -0.4pp |
| 108 | Betsy Layne High School Stanville · Floyd County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 109 | George Rogers Clark High School Winchester · Clark County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 110 | Graves County High School Mayfield · Graves County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 111 | Livingston Central High School Smithland · Livingston County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 112 | Louisville Male High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 113 | Madisonville North Hopkins High School Madisonville · Hopkins County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 114 | McLean County High School Calhoun · McLean County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 115 | Pike County Central High School Pikeville · Pike County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 116 | Thomas Nelson High School Bardstown · Nelson County | High | 47.0% | -1.4pp |
| 117 | Bowling Green High School Bowling Green · Bowling Green Independent | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 118 | Hopkinsville High School Hopkinsville · Christian County | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 119 | Metcalfe County High School Edmonton · Metcalfe County | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 120 | Scott High School Taylor Mill · Kenton County | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 121 | Union County High School Morganfield · Union County | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 122 | Warren East High School Bowling Green · Warren County | High | 46.0% | -2.4pp |
| 123 | Bracken County High School Brooksville · Bracken County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 124 | Cumberland County High School Burkesville · Cumberland County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 125 | Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School Dawson Spgs · Dawson Springs Independent | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 126 | Fleming County High School Flemingsburg · Fleming County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 127 | Knox Central High School Barbourville · Knox County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 128 | Marion County High School Lebanon · Marion County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 129 | Monroe Co High Tompkinsville · Monroe County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 130 | Nelson County High School Bardstown · Nelson County | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 131 | Raceland-Worthington High School Raceland · Raceland-Worthington Independent | High | 45.0% | -3.4pp |
| 132 | Hickman County High School Clinton · Hickman County | High | 44.7% | -3.7pp |
| 133 | Boone County High School Florence · Boone County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 134 | Campbellsville High School Campbellsville · Campbellsville Independent | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 135 | East Carter County High School Grayson · Carter County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 136 | Garrard County High School Lancaster · Garrard County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 137 | Harrison County High School Cynthiana · Harrison County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 138 | Mason County High School Maysville · Mason County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 139 | Pendleton County High School Falmouth · Pendleton County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 140 | Russell County High School Russell Springs · Russell County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 141 | Tates Creek High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 44.0% | -4.4pp |
| 142 | Estill County High School Irvine · Estill County | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 143 | Henry County High School New Castle · Henry County | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 144 | Lloyd High School Erlanger · Erlanger-Elsmere Independent | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 145 | Martin County High School Inez · Martin County | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 146 | Prestonsburg High School Prestonsburg · Floyd County | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 147 | Washington County High School Springfield · Washington County | High | 43.0% | -5.4pp |
| 148 | Eminence High School Eminence · Eminence Independent | High | 42.5% | -5.9pp |
| 149 | Bardstown High School Bardstown · Bardstown Independent | High | 42.0% | -6.4pp |
| 150 | Barren County High School Glasgow · Barren County | High | 42.0% | -6.4pp |
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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.