Best Public Schools in Hillsboro, KY

Summary:

Hillsboro, Kentucky has only one school, Hillsboro Elementary School, which serves grades K-5. The school is part of the Fleming County school district, which is ranked 120 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsboro Elementary School has seen a decline in its performance in recent years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating in 2023-2024, before improving slightly to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. The school's test scores are consistently below the county and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, indicating academic struggles. Additionally, the school has a high poverty level, with over 63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and an elevated chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in 2024-2025.

Despite the school's academic challenges, Hillsboro Elementary spends $13,786 per student, which is higher than the state average. This raises questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation. Overall, the data suggests that Hillsboro Elementary School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students, and further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)		KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	7348 Hillsboro Rd	Hillsboro	41049	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 876-2251	224	16	13.9	58.9%	212 (94.6%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	38.8	442^nd of 685 public elementary schools	35.5%		25.4	532^nd of 685 public elementary schools	22.3%	90	39.0	27.0	36.0	52.0	51.0	45.0	38.0	19.0	$13,786	$1,277	$717	$1,994	$8,374	$3,418	$11,792

Cities Near Hillsboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flemingsburg	10.22 mi	3	228^th
Owingsville	10.6 mi	5	207^th
Morehead	12.16 mi	11	208^th
Ewing	12.35 mi	1	291^st
Clearfield	15.65 mi	1	268^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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