Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSTOWN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210594002308
Williamstown Sr. High
300 Helton Street, Williamstown, KY 41097 · (859) 824-4421 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+Beats 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
11.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
101 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 28% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Williamstown Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Williamstown Sr. High
Williamstown Sr. High's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Sr. High this school | 200 | 50.5% | 38.3% |
| Berea Community High School Berea | 309 | 51.5% | 44.3% |
| Carlisle County High School Bardwell | 184 | 54.3% | 40.3% |
| Lyon County High School Eddyville | 292 | 45.5% | 42.3% |
| Ballard Memorial High School Barlow | 276 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| Livingston Central High School Smithland | 339 | 51.9% | 43.3% |
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 Williamstown Sr. High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #100 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #122 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #155 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #217 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #5 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #120 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #163 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #45 of 139 |
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
200
-64 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 51% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 17.2 | 12.5:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 17.1 | 13.3:1 | 46% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 14.4 | 15.8:1 | 47% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 13 | 18.4:1 | 61% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamstown Sr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (227 to 200); teachers up 18% (14.4 to 17).
About Williamstown Sr. High
Williamstown Sr. High operates as a very small high school in Williamstown, Kentucky. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 200 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.
Williamstown Independent has 4 schools and 859 students, and Williamstown Sr. High is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Williamstown Sr. High is White, at 86%. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
The school had 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is 4.8 students per teacher. The school reported 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Grant County is 16 points.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Williamstown Sr. High outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.3% at Williamstown Sr. High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.3%.
For the population of Grant County, the median household earns about $69,178 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Williamstown Sr. High shares Grant County with 9 other public schools.
Williamstown Sr. High is less than a tenth of a mile from Williamstown Head Start Preschool, its nearest public school. Williamstown Sr. High has 7 other public schools within five miles. Williamstown Sr. High's average proficiency of 38.3% compares with 32.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 24%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,418
Census ACS
Median income
$69,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamstown Independent
- Williamstown ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Williamstown Jr. HighMiddle · 172 students
- Williamstown Head Start PreschoolElementary · 90 students
Other schools in Williamstown
- Williamstown ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Mason-Corinth ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Williamstown Jr. HighMiddle · 172 students
- Williamstown Head Start PreschoolElementary · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Williamstown Head Start Preschool0.0 mi · 90
- Williamstown Jr. High0.0 mi · 172
- Williamstown Elementary0.0 mi · 397
- Grant County Middle School1.6 mi · 699
- Dry Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 400
- Mason-Corinth Elementary3.5 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Williamstown Sr. HighHow many students attend Williamstown Sr. High?
Williamstown Sr. High enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 09-12.
Is Williamstown Sr. High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williamstown Sr. High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Williamstown Sr. High?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Williamstown Sr. High.
How diverse is Williamstown Sr. High?
Williamstown Sr. High reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Williamstown Sr. High?
Williamstown Sr. High is overseen by Williamstown Independent in Grant County.
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