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Woodford County High School

180 Frankfort St, Versailles, KY 40383 · (859) 879-4630 · Woodford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,223 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of Kentucky public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
1,223
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
512 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 930325%
Grade 1031526%
Grade 1130925%
Grade 1229324%
Ungraded30%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
86070%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
21117%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
716%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
615%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
59849%
Female
62551%

School pathway

Feeds from
Woodford County Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Woodford County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
57.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Woodford County High School

Woodford County High School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodford County High School this school1,22341.9%51.0%
Great Crossing High School
Georgetown
1,67738.6%43.3%
Dixie Heights High School
Fort Mitchell
1,49940.8%44.8%
Shelby County High School
Shelbyville
1,00343.9%26.0%
West Jessamine High School
Nicholasville
1,27245.3%42.5%
Scott County High School
Georgetown
1,39249.7%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 Woodford County High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#19 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#37 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#41 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,223#52 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.8:1#116 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.0%#56 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.9%#197 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#104 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,223
-51 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,023
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,22372.916.8:142% (512)
2023-241,29869.118.8:137% (474)
2022-231,30070.218.5:141% (532)
2020-211,2747217.7:133% (419)
2017-181,27868.818.6:139% (501)
2015-161,2786619.4:135% (448)
2010-111,2306319.5:125% (303)
2000-011,1136118.3:115% (164)
1990-911,0235917.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodford County High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,278 to 1,223); teachers up 6% (68.8 to 72.9).

About Woodford County High School

Woodford County High School is a large high school in Versailles, Kentucky. It reports enrollment of 1,223 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 119% larger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.

The district for Woodford County High School is Woodford County, with 8 schools and 4,064 students.

About 70% of the student body at Woodford County High School is White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Woodford County, the White share is about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.

A staff of 72.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.

Woodford County High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Kentucky public high schools.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodford County High School would be expected to post about 49.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%.

For the population of Woodford County, the median household earns about $83,788 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Woodford County, 8 public schools serve about 4,064 students.

Of the public schools around it, Woodford County High School is closest to Safe Harbor Academy, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Woodford County High School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Woodford County High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Woodford County at a glance

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Population
27,279
Census ACS
Median income
$83,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,064 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodford County High School
District
Woodford County
Address
180 Frankfort St, Versailles, KY 40383
Phone
(859) 879-4630
County
Woodford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,223
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
512 (42%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
210600001404
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Woodford County
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Frequently asked questions

About Woodford County High School
How many students attend Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School enrolls approximately 1,223 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodford County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodford County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Woodford County High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Woodford County High School.
How diverse is Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School reports a student body of 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School is overseen by Woodford County in Woodford County.
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