Best Public Schools in Elkton, KY

Elkton has four schools in the Todd County district: elementary, middle, and high school options, including a small alternative high school. Enrollment ranges from 29 students at Horizons High School to 500 at Todd County Central High School. The test-score picture is strongest at North Todd Elementary School and weakest at Todd County Middle School: North Todd was above state results in seven of its 10 reported comparisons, while Todd County Middle was below in all 10.

North Todd stands out, especially in grade 5: its math proficiency was 69%, 26 points above the state and 12 points above the district; it also beat the state by 20 points in social studies and 19 in writing. Across its 10 results, North Todd averaged 8 points above state results. Todd County Middle averaged 11 points below the state, with gaps ranging from 3 to 20 points; its grade-8 writing result was 28%, versus 48% statewide. Todd County Central had a more mixed profile, averaging 3 points above the state across six results: it was above in four subjects, tied in social studies, and below in writing. Its grade-10 math was 50%, compared with 40% statewide. Horizons’ test scores are suppressed, so its performance cannot be compared.

Results improved overall relative to the state, but not at every school. Todd County Middle’s scores rose by an average of 4 points from the prior year across the same 10 comparisons, and its average gap to the state improved by 5 points; it nevertheless remained below the state in every result. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings place North Todd at the 68th percentile and Todd County Central at the 67th, compared with the middle school at the 17th; North Todd’s ranking fell from the 72nd percentile the prior year, while Todd County Central’s rose from the 57th. In 2024–2025, the schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates of 64% at North Todd, about 55% at each of the middle and high schools, and 86% at Horizons. Student-teacher ratios at the three larger schools were close, from 14.9 to 15.5.