Kentucky schools ranked by test score
Latest KSA (K-PREP) year (2024-25). 1,122 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 48.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School Lexington · Fayette County | Middle | 71.3% | +22.9pp |
| 52 | Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School Prospect · Oldham County | Elementary | 71.3% | +22.9pp |
| 53 | Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 71.3% | +22.9pp |
| 54 | New Haven Elementary School Union · Boone County | Elementary | 71.3% | +22.9pp |
| 55 | Grant's Lick Elementary School Alexandria · Campbell County | Elementary | 71.0% | +22.6pp |
| 56 | Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah · McCracken County | Elementary | 71.0% | +22.6pp |
| 57 | J. Graham Brown School Louisville · Jefferson County | Combined | 71.0% | +22.6pp |
| 58 | Lyon County Middle School Eddyville · Lyon County | Middle | 71.0% | +22.6pp |
| 59 | Bloom Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 70.7% | +22.3pp |
| 60 | Perryville Elementary School Perryville · Boyle County | Elementary | 70.7% | +22.3pp |
| 61 | East Bernstadt Elementary School East Bernstadt · East Bernstadt Independent | Elementary | 70.5% | +22.1pp |
| 62 | Wellington Elementary Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 70.3% | +21.9pp |
| 63 | Corbin Primary Corbin · Corbin Independent | Elementary | 70.0% | +21.6pp |
| 64 | Madison Southern High School Berea · Madison County | High | 70.0% | +21.6pp |
| 65 | Niagara Elementary School Henderson · Henderson County | Elementary | 69.7% | +21.3pp |
| 66 | North Oldham Middle School Goshen · Oldham County | Middle | 69.7% | +21.3pp |
| 67 | Scott County Middle School Georgetown · Scott County | Middle | 69.7% | +21.3pp |
| 68 | Thornwilde Elementary School Hebron · Boone County | Elementary | 69.7% | +21.3pp |
| 69 | Nancy Elementary School Nancy · Pulaski County | Elementary | 69.3% | +20.9pp |
| 70 | Taylor Mill Elementary School Covington · Kenton County | Elementary | 69.3% | +20.9pp |
| 71 | Fancy Farm Elementary School Fancy Farm · Graves County | Elementary | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 72 | Heath Elementary School West Paducah · McCracken County | Elementary | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 73 | Johnson Central High School Paintsville · Johnson County | High | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 74 | McCracken County High School Paducah · McCracken County | High | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 75 | Reidland Elementary School Paducah · McCracken County | Elementary | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 76 | Stonewall Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 69.0% | +20.6pp |
| 77 | Alvaton Elementary Alvaton · Warren County | Elementary | 68.8% | +20.4pp |
| 78 | Buckner Elementary School Buckner · Oldham County | Elementary | 68.7% | +20.3pp |
| 79 | Colony Elementary School London · Laurel County | Elementary | 68.7% | +20.3pp |
| 80 | Hazel Green Elementary School East Bernstadt · Laurel County | Elementary | 68.5% | +20.1pp |
| 81 | Millard School Pikeville · Pike County | Elementary | 68.5% | +20.1pp |
| 82 | Rich Pond Elementary Bowling Green · Warren County | Elementary | 68.5% | +20.1pp |
| 83 | Viper Elementary School Viper · Perry County | Elementary | 68.4% | +20.0pp |
| 84 | Farristown Middle School Berea · Madison County | Middle | 68.3% | +19.9pp |
| 85 | South Livingston Elementary School Smithland · Livingston County | Elementary | 68.3% | +19.9pp |
| 86 | Tollesboro Elementary School Tollesboro · Lewis County | Elementary | 68.3% | +19.9pp |
| 87 | Walton-Verona Middle School Walton · Walton-Verona Independent | Middle | 68.3% | +19.9pp |
| 88 | Cairo Elementary School Henderson · Henderson County | Elementary | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 89 | Charles H. Kelly Elementary School Burlington · Boone County | Elementary | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 90 | Meadowthorpe Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 91 | Pikeville Elementary School Pikeville · Pikeville Independent | Elementary | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 92 | Porter Elementary School Hagerhill · Johnson County | Elementary | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 93 | South Oldham High School Crestwood · Oldham County | High | 68.0% | +19.6pp |
| 94 | Beechwood Elementary School Fort Mitchell · Beechwood Independent | Elementary | 67.8% | +19.4pp |
| 95 | Whitley Central Intermediate School Williamsburg · Whitley County | Elementary | 67.8% | +19.4pp |
| 96 | Locust Grove Elementary School Crestwood · Oldham County | Elementary | 67.7% | +19.3pp |
| 97 | Noe Middle Louisville · Jefferson County | Middle | 67.7% | +19.3pp |
| 98 | Pleasant View Elementary School Williamsburg · Whitley County | Elementary | 67.7% | +19.3pp |
| 99 | Southwest Calloway Elementary School Murray · Calloway County | Elementary | 67.7% | +19.3pp |
| 100 | Boonesborough Elementary Richmond · Madison County | Elementary | 67.3% | +18.9pp |
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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.