Best Public Schools in London, KY

Summary:

The city of London, Kentucky is home to 15 schools in the Laurel County School District, which includes 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district is ranked 13th out of 160 districts in Kentucky and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out as top performers in the district, including London Elementary School, which is ranked 11th out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools, and Bush Elementary School, ranked 13th. These schools have consistently high test scores, with 70-80% of students proficient or better in math and reading. Cold Hill Elementary School and Sublimity Elementary School also excel, ranking 5th and 5th respectively out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools.

The district's schools serve a predominantly white student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 55.3% at Bush Elementary to 93.48% at McDaniel Learning Center. While the district's middle and high schools generally perform well, the alternative schools, Laurel County Day Treatment and McDaniel Learning Center, have significantly lower test scores and rankings compared to the other high schools, suggesting a need for additional support and resources for these specialized programs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KSA Mathematics (2023)							KSA Reading (2023)							KSA Science (2023)			KSA Writing (2023)			KSA Social Studies (2023)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2023)			ACT English (2023)	ACT Mathematics (2023)	ACT Reading (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th 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
North Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4699	1,300	65	20.0	58.3%	1,228 (94.5%)	12 (0.9%)	30 (2.3%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	73.4	45^th of 276 public high schools	83.7%		64.4	69^th of 271 public high schools	74.5%	24							45.0							62.0			16.0			52.0			41.0			55.0	54.0	44.0	47.0	$11,539	$321	$228	$549	$7,931	$1,537	$9,468
London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Main St	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4679	543	33	16.4	72.2%	492 (90.6%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	95.7	11^th of 687 public elementary schools	98.4%		93	23^rd of 684 public elementary schools	96.6%	12	76.0	70.0	75.0					74.0	74.0	81.0					59.0			70.0			65.0			80.0						$13,036	$767	$332	$1,099	$8,913	$1,413	$10,325
Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1832 E Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4618	528	32	16.5	55.3%	505 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	95.5	13^th of 687 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.5	7^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.0%	6	73.0	67.0	72.0					80.0	69.0	90.0					55.0						83.0			75.0						$11,414	$649	$167	$816	$7,624	$1,349	$8,972
South Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4745	979	52	18.8	69.8%	906 (92.5%)	11 (1.1%)	39 (4.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	81.8	42^nd of 327 public middle schools	87.2%		75.1	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%	10				51.0	49.0	47.0					62.0	58.0	60.0			34.0			73.0			46.0			64.0					$11,128	$733	$279	$1,012	$7,413	$1,161	$8,574
Camp Ground Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Barbourville Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4625	306	18	17.0	72.5%	292 (95.4%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	76.3	107^th of 687 public elementary schools	84.4%		70.1	146^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.7%	39	73.0	56.0	62.0					73.0	58.0	56.0					56.0						44.0			41.0						$12,075	$602	$302	$903	$8,282	$1,431	$9,713
Colony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3656 Somerset Road	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4639	371	20	18.5	71.4%	356 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	79.3	88^th of 687 public elementary schools	87.2%		75.1	114^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.3%	26	80.0	49.0	50.0					70.0	69.0	63.0					49.0			55.0			60.0			48.0						$11,838	$624	$377	$1,001	$7,852	$1,526	$9,378
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1781 McWhorter Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4664	334	16	20.8	66.2%	319 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	89.7	38^th of 687 public elementary schools	94.5%		80.1	86^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.4%	48	61.0	64.0	71.0					72.0	74.0	67.0					46.0			65.0			67.0			69.0						$12,044	$675	$288	$962	$8,056	$1,452	$9,508
South Laurel High School	Public	9-12	201 South Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4727	1,108	49	22.6	65.5%	1,048 (94.6%)	12 (1.1%)	19 (1.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	71.9	50^th of 276 public high schools	81.9%		68.4	54^th of 271 public high schools	80.1%	4							39.0							55.0						48.0			50.0			53.0	50.0	38.0	51.0	$11,298	$162	$245	$407	$7,897	$1,464	$9,360
Sublimity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Sublimity School Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4692	310	16	19.3	66.5%	291 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)								(n/a)										96.0														96.0						$11,806	$332	$307	$639	$8,232	$1,476	$9,708
Cold Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4012 W Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4632	281	17	16.5	64.4%	253 (90.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	96.5	5^th of 687 public elementary schools	99.3%		93.3	19^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.2%	14		84.0						85.0	81.0	84.0					66.0			70.0			64.0			73.0						$11,904	$473	$168	$641	$8,183	$1,621	$9,804
North Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Johnson Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4715	1,003	62	16.1	64.1%	958 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	18 (1.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	82	40^th of 327 public middle schools	87.8%		86.4	23^rd of 320 public middle schools	92.8%	17				58.0	49.0	61.0					68.0	63.0	52.0			33.0			61.0			43.0			60.0					$11,335	$726	$349	$1,076	$7,458	$1,261	$8,719
Laurel County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	65 Marydell Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-6605	68	4	17.0	77.9%	63 (92.6%)	3 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	17.6	230^th of 276 public high schools	16.7%					(n/a)																											25.0	17.0	17.0
Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 Keavy Road	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-5400	424	27	15.7	73.8%	383 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	85.8	60^th of 687 public elementary schools	91.3%		85.2	58^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.5%	2	67.0	60.0	56.0					50.0	62.0	70.0					48.0			73.0			70.0			78.0						$11,820	$518	$284	$802	$8,040	$1,371	$9,411
McDaniel Learning Center	Public	9-12	275 South Laurel Rd.	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4781	46	3	15.3	93.5%	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	249^th of 276 public high schools	9.8%		5.3	254^th of 271 public high schools	6.3%	5																										20.0	18.0	12.0	6.0
Laurel County Schools Center for Innovation	Public	10-12	1100 East Fourth Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-5580	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Laurel County Schools eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	718 N. Main Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 862-4600	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near London

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Bernstadt	5.85 mi	2	8^th
Corbin	7.89 mi	15	58^th
Keavy	9.16 mi	1	7^th
Manchester	14.74 mi	9	64^th
Annville	15.55 mi	2

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.