Best Public Schools in Louisa, KY

Louisa has five listed schools serving 2,138 students, from early elementary grades through high school: Louisa West Elementary School, Louisa East Elementary School, Fallsburg Elementary School, Louisa Middle School, and Lawrence County High School. Results in 2025–26 vary sharply by grade and subject, rather than showing one consistent picture across the area: same-grade differences reached 41 points in grade 8 math and 36 points in grade 5 social studies, while grade 3 reading scores were just 3 points apart. That unevenness is the most important finding for families comparing schools.

Fallsburg Elementary School stands out for several high results: it scored 69% in grade 8 math, compared with 28% at Louisa Middle School, and 72% in grade 5 social studies, compared with 36% at Louisa East Elementary School. But Fallsburg was not high across the board: its grade 6 math score was 24%, 18 points below the state. East’s clearest low point was grade 5 math at 17%, compared with 43% statewide and 50% at Fallsburg. Middle also varies by grade: grade 6 math and reading were above state results, while grade 7 reading was 33%, 17 points below the state’s 50%. Lawrence County High School was below the state in all six reported subject-grade results.

Changes over time are mixed: High School scores rose in five comparable subjects, including reading from 36% to 44%, while East grade 5 writing fell from 66% to 34%; Fallsburg grade 5 social studies rose from 32% to 72%, but its grade 6 math fell from 52% to 24%. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings place Fallsburg at the 68th percentile with 3 stars; East at the 37th, Middle at the 34th, and High at the 32nd, each with 2 stars. As context, all five schools reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–25, ranging from 57% at High to 67% at Fallsburg; student-teacher ratios ranged from 9:1 at Fallsburg to 17.1:1 at East. High School’s graduation rate was 97% versus 94% statewide, a positive result alongside its below-state proficiency scores. Louisa West has no reported proficiency scores.