Summary:
Ludlow Independent has two schools in Ludlow, Kentucky: Mary A. Goetz Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 6, and Ludlow High School serves grades 7–12; together they enroll 831 students. Since the schools test different grades, their scores are best compared with state results rather than directly with each other. The clearest overall strength is writing, not broad outperformance: the latest writing results average 56% proficient, compared with 43% statewide, while the overall average across reported tests is about the same as the state’s.
Ludlow High School stands out for its SchoolDigger ranking and 11th-grade writing: its writing result is 80%, versus 47% statewide, a 33-point advantage. Mary A. Goetz Elementary School’s clearest latest strength is 5th-grade editing and mechanics, at 65% versus 48% statewide, a 17-point advantage. Results are not strong across the board: Ludlow High’s 8th-grade reading is 29% versus 40% statewide, and its 7th-grade mathematics is 30% versus 39%. In the latest tests, Goetz is above state results in 5 of 12 reported results; Ludlow High is above in 7 of 14, equal in one, and below in six.
Results improved relative to the state across tests available in both years: the average school-versus-state gap moved from 5 points below in 2024–2025 to 1 point below in 2025–2026, though individual results varied. SchoolDigger’s rankings also rose over the three years shown: Goetz climbed from the 31st to the 44th percentile, while Ludlow High rose from the 79th to the 85th, with a dip in between. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 64% at Goetz and 66% at Ludlow High; student-teacher ratios were 14.4 and 13.8, respectively. These are useful context for families, not explanations for test results.
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