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Enrollment
1,272
High
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303001640
West Jessamine High School
2101 Wilmore Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 887-2421 · Jessamine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Kentucky public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
576 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 294 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 342 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 312 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 322 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Jessamine High School
West Jessamine High School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jessamine High School this school | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Scott High School Taylor Mill | 1,017 | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| Scott County High School Georgetown | 1,392 | 49.7% | 43.3% |
| Henderson County High School Henderson | 1,852 | 43.6% | 50.3% |
| Meade County High School Brandenburg | 1,512 | 41.0% | 36.5% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Jessamine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #60 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #69 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #67 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #44 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #151 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #87 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #186 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #66 of 72 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,272
+14 (+1%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,272 | 70.8 | 18.0:1 | 45% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 1,349 | 72.3 | 18.7:1 | 45% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 1,301 | 71.2 | 18.3:1 | 41% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 1,258 | 63 | 20.0:1 | 39% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 1,247 | 57.5 | 21.7:1 | 40% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 60 | 20.6:1 | 42% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 1,020 | 55 | 18.6:1 | 37% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 22% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jessamine High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,247 to 1,272); teachers up 23% (57.5 to 70.8).
About West Jessamine High School
West Jessamine High School is a large high school serving families in Nicholasville, Kentucky. There are 1,272 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 128% larger than the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Jessamine County totals 8,331 students.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at West Jessamine High School. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at West Jessamine High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 70.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.0:1. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Jessamine County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, West Jessamine High School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with West Jessamine High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 48.2%. West Jessamine High School scores 42.5%, 5.7 points below that line.
The school is in Jessamine County, where median household income comes to about $74,576, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jessamine County counts 14 public schools with about 8,331 students.
About 0.5 miles separate West Jessamine High School from the closest public school, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School. West Jessamine High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 48.5%, higher than West Jessamine High School's 42.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,258 in 2020-21, 1,272 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Nicholasville
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School0.5 mi · 542
- West Jessamine Middle School0.5 mi · 887
- Jessamine Early Learning Village1.4 mi · 785
- Brookside Elementary School1.5 mi · 515
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School1.5 mi · 570
- Nicholasville Elementary School2.1 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About West Jessamine High SchoolHow large is West Jessamine High School?
West Jessamine High School enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Jessamine High School serve?
West Jessamine High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does West Jessamine High School have?
West Jessamine High School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Jessamine High School?
Student demographics at West Jessamine High School are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Jessamine High School in?
West Jessamine High School is part of Jessamine County.
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