Kentucky schools ranked by test score
Latest KSA (K-PREP) year (2024-25). 178 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 33.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | duPont Manual High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 61.0% | +27.8pp |
| 2 | Beechwood High School Fort Mitchell · Beechwood Independent | High | 48.5% | +15.3pp |
| 3 | Highlands High School Fort Thomas · Fort Thomas Independent | High | 42.0% | +8.8pp |
| 4 | North Oldham High School Goshen · Oldham County | High | 42.0% | +8.8pp |
| 5 | Oldham County High School La Grange · Oldham County | High | 42.0% | +8.8pp |
| 6 | Lafayette High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 41.0% | +7.8pp |
| 7 | Leslie County High School Hyden · Leslie County | High | 41.0% | +7.8pp |
| 8 | Pikeville High School Pikeville · Pikeville Independent | High | 41.0% | +7.8pp |
| 9 | Atherton High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 40.0% | +6.8pp |
| 10 | Corbin High School Corbin · Corbin Independent | High | 39.0% | +5.8pp |
| 11 | Madison Southern High School Berea · Madison County | High | 39.0% | +5.8pp |
| 12 | Henry Clay High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 37.0% | +3.8pp |
| 13 | Murray High School Murray · Murray Independent | High | 37.0% | +3.8pp |
| 14 | Calloway County High School Murray · Calloway County | High | 36.0% | +2.8pp |
| 15 | Cumberland County High School Burkesville · Cumberland County | High | 36.0% | +2.8pp |
| 16 | Boyle County High School Danville · Boyle County | High | 35.0% | +1.8pp |
| 17 | McCracken County High School Paducah · McCracken County | High | 35.0% | +1.8pp |
| 18 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington · Fayette County | High | 35.0% | +1.8pp |
| 19 | Woodford County High School Versailles · Woodford County | High | 34.0% | +0.8pp |
| 20 | Owsley County High School Booneville · Owsley County | High | 33.5% | +0.3pp |
| 21 | Bell County High School Pineville · Bell County | High | 33.0% | -0.2pp |
| 22 | Pulaski County High School Somerset · Pulaski County | High | 33.0% | -0.2pp |
| 23 | Ballard Memorial High School Barlow · Ballard County | High | 32.0% | -1.2pp |
| 24 | Johnson Central High School Paintsville · Johnson County | High | 32.0% | -1.2pp |
| 25 | Madison Central High School Richmond · Madison County | High | 32.0% | -1.2pp |
| 26 | Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg · Mercer County | High | 32.0% | -1.2pp |
| 27 | Ballard High Louisville · Jefferson County | High | 31.0% | -2.2pp |
| 28 | Harlan High School Harlan · Harlan Independent | High | 31.0% | -2.2pp |
| 29 | Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School Dawson Spgs · Dawson Springs Independent | High | 30.0% | -3.2pp |
| 30 | Greenwood High School Bowling Green · Warren County | High | 30.0% | -3.2pp |
| 31 | Madisonville North Hopkins High School Madisonville · Hopkins County | High | 30.0% | -3.2pp |
| 32 | Russell High School Russell · Russell Independent | High | 30.0% | -3.2pp |
| 33 | Whitley County High School Williamsburg · Whitley County | High | 30.0% | -3.2pp |
| 34 | Bowling Green High School Bowling Green · Bowling Green Independent | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 35 | Campbell County High School Alexandria · Campbell County | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 36 | Henderson County High School Henderson · Henderson County | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 37 | John Hardin High School Elizabethtown · Hardin County | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 38 | Middlesboro High School Middlesboro · Middlesboro Independent | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 39 | Somerset High School Somerset · Somerset Independent | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 40 | South Oldham High School Crestwood · Oldham County | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 41 | South Warren High School Bowling Green · Warren County | High | 29.0% | -4.2pp |
| 42 | Breckinridge County High School Harned · Breckinridge County | High | 28.0% | -5.2pp |
| 43 | Livingston Central High School Smithland · Livingston County | High | 28.0% | -5.2pp |
| 44 | Taylor County High School Campbellsville · Taylor County | High | 28.0% | -5.2pp |
| 45 | Walton-Verona High School Walton · Walton-Verona Independent | High | 28.0% | -5.2pp |
| 46 | Garrard County High School Lancaster · Garrard County | High | 27.0% | -6.2pp |
| 47 | Ohio County High School Hartford · Ohio County | High | 27.0% | -6.2pp |
| 48 | South Laurel High School London · Laurel County | High | 27.0% | -6.2pp |
| 49 | Barren County High School Glasgow · Barren County | High | 26.0% | -7.2pp |
| 50 | Elizabethtown High School Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Independent | High | 26.0% | -7.2pp |
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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) Science 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.