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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Cravens Elementary School Owensboro · Owensboro Independent | Elementary | 31.0% | -17.4pp |
| 1002 | Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown · Jefferson County | High | 31.0% | -17.4pp |
| 1003 | Williamstown Elementary Williamstown · Williamstown Independent | Elementary | 31.0% | -17.4pp |
| 1004 | Jennings Creek Elementary Bowling Green · Warren County | Elementary | 30.8% | -17.6pp |
| 1005 | Northern Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 30.7% | -17.7pp |
| 1006 | Winburn Middle School Lexington · Fayette County | Middle | 30.7% | -17.7pp |
| 1007 | Foster Traditional Academy Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 30.5% | -17.9pp |
| 1008 | Lee County Elementary School Beattyville · Lee County | Elementary | 30.3% | -18.1pp |
| 1009 | West Irvine Elementary Irvine · Estill County | Elementary | 30.3% | -18.1pp |
| 1010 | Clay City Elementary School Clay City · Powell County | Elementary | 30.0% | -18.4pp |
| 1011 | Henry F. Moss Middle School Bowling Green · Warren County | Middle | 30.0% | -18.4pp |
| 1012 | Hopkins County Central High School Madisonville · Hopkins County | High | 30.0% | -18.4pp |
| 1013 | Sebree Elementary School Sebree · Webster County | Elementary | 29.8% | -18.6pp |
| 1014 | Carrithers Middle Louisville · Jefferson County | Middle | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 1015 | Klondike Lane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 1016 | Millcreek Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 1017 | Newburg Middle Louisville · Jefferson County | Middle | 29.7% | -18.7pp |
| 1018 | Holmes Middle School Covington · Covington Independent | Middle | 29.3% | -19.1pp |
| 1019 | Butler County High School Morgantown · Butler County | High | 29.0% | -19.4pp |
| 1020 | Cartmell Elementary Carrollton · Carroll County | Elementary | 29.0% | -19.4pp |
| 1021 | Newport High School Newport · Newport Independent | High | 29.0% | -19.4pp |
| 1022 | Maurice Bowling Middle School Owenton · Owen County | Middle | 28.8% | -19.6pp |
| 1023 | Newport Intermediate School Newport · Newport Independent | Elementary | 28.8% | -19.6pp |
| 1024 | Cochrane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 1025 | Sanders Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 1026 | Smyrna Elementary School Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.7% | -19.7pp |
| 1027 | Argillite Elementary School Argillite · Greenup County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 1028 | Freedom Elementary School Hopkinsville · Christian County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 1029 | Okolona Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.3% | -20.1pp |
| 1030 | Dixie Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1031 | Fairdale High Fairdale · Jefferson County | High | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1032 | Maupin Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1033 | Paris High School Paris · Paris Independent | High | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1034 | Paris Middle School Paris · Paris Independent | Middle | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1035 | Zoneton Middle School Shepherdsville · Bullitt County | Middle | 28.0% | -20.4pp |
| 1036 | Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.7% | -20.7pp |
| 1037 | Elliott County Middle School Sandy Hook · Elliott County | Middle | 27.7% | -20.7pp |
| 1038 | R E Stevenson Elementary School Russellville · Russellville Independent | Elementary | 27.7% | -20.7pp |
| 1039 | Carroll County Middle School Carrollton · Carroll County | Middle | 27.5% | -20.9pp |
| 1040 | Kentucky Virtual Academy Cloverport · Cloverport Independent | Combined | 27.4% | -21.0pp |
| 1041 | Minors Lane Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.3% | -21.1pp |
| 1042 | Powell County Middle School Stanton · Powell County | Middle | 27.3% | -21.1pp |
| 1043 | Beaver Creek Elementary School Topmost · Knott County | Elementary | 27.2% | -21.2pp |
| 1044 | Auburndale Elementary Louisville · Jefferson County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 1045 | Morganfield Elementary School Morganfield · Union County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 1046 | Powell County High School Stanton · Powell County | High | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 1047 | Yates Elementary School Lexington · Fayette County | Elementary | 27.0% | -21.4pp |
| 1048 | Brooks Elementary School Brooks · Bullitt County | Elementary | 26.7% | -21.7pp |
| 1049 | Union County Middle School Morganfield · Union County | Middle | 26.7% | -21.7pp |
| 1050 | Bedford Elementary School Bedford · Trimble County | Elementary | 26.3% | -22.1pp |
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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.