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Enrollment
827
High
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201001420
Western Hills High School
100 Doctors Dr, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8400 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
394 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 | 238 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 196 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
32.0%
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 32 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Western Hills High School
Western Hills High School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hills High School this school | 827 | 47.6% | 37.0% |
| Bardstown High School Bardstown | 703 | 47.4% | 36.8% |
| Murray High School Murray | 607 | 44.5% | 53.5% |
| West Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
| Scott County High School Georgetown | 1,392 | 49.7% | 43.3% |
| Franklin County High School Frankfort | 990 | 51.7% | 39.5% |
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 Western Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #112 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #162 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #65 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #102 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #140 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #74 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #174 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #62 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
827
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 827 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 48% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 45 | 19.0:1 | 45% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 45.5 | 18.0:1 | 45% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 861 | 46 | 18.7:1 | 45% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 41.1 | 19.7:1 | 41% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 38% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 44 | 17.5:1 | 37% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 15% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 911 | 51 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (811 to 827); teachers up 14% (41.1 to 47).
About Western Hills High School
Western Hills High School is a medium-sized high school in Frankfort, Kentucky, administered by Franklin County. It educates 827 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 48% above the 558 average for high schools in Kentucky.
Western Hills High School falls under Franklin County, which has 14 schools enrolling 6,199 students.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Western Hills High School. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Western Hills High School comes in at 41%.
The teaching staff at Western Hills High School is 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. About 48% of students, or 394, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Franklin County.
allk12 grades Western Hills High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Western Hills High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (37.0%) and its predicted rate (47.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, median household income is about $65,298, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Western Hills High School is among the 19 public schools in Franklin County.
Bondurant Middle School is the public school closest to Western Hills High School, about 0.2 miles away. Western Hills High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Western Hills High School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 37.0% versus a 40.5% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Western Hills High School is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 861 to 827. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.6:1, from 18.7:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Peaks Mill ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other Western Hills High schools
One other US public school is named Western Hills High. Western Hills High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Western Hills High SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 854 students
Nearby schools
- Bondurant Middle School0.2 mi · 600
- Bridgeport Elementary School0.2 mi · 402
- Collins Lane1.5 mi · 509
- Westridge Elementary2.5 mi · 351
- Frankfort High School2.7 mi · 331
- Panther Transition Academy2.7 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Western Hills High SchoolHow large is Western Hills High School?
Western Hills High School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 09-12.
Is Western Hills High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Hills High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Hills High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western Hills High School is approximately 17.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Western Hills High School?
Western Hills High School reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Western Hills High School in?
Western Hills High School is part of Franklin County.
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