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Best Public Schools in Campbell County, KY

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Schools

11,168

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHighlands High School3^rd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Grandview Elementary School up 161 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southgate Public School 9 students per teacher

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Campbell County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	909 Camel Crossing	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-4101	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13.0	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	25.6	202^nd of 262 public high schools	22.9%		35.2	178^th of 254 public high schools	29.9%	24				34.0	31.0		30.0				53.0	35.0	32.0	30.0			14.0		36.0	43.0		32.0	25.0			36.0	$30,203	$4,034	$20,073
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Grandview Avenue	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-4355	251	19	13.2	60.6%	202 (80.5%)	5 (2.0%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	50.8	334^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.2%		31.1	495^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.7%	161	61.0	47.0	45.0					48.0	34.0	48.0					38.0			42.0			42.0			45.0			$59,766	$3,866	$21,054
Grant's Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13290 Alexandria Pike	Butler	41006	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-2129	326	19	16.9	44.5%	289 (88.7%)	7 (2.1%)	11 (3.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	79.1	113^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.5%		81.1	95^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.1%	18	71.0	66.0	67.0					73.0	72.0	60.0					53.0			40.0			48.0			46.0			$17,871	$1,001	$16,870
Campbell County High School	Public	9-12	909 Camel Crossing	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-4161	1,519	85	17.9	40.4%	1,359 (89.5%)	30 (2.0%)	41 (2.7%)	22 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.3%)	77	41^st of 262 public high schools	84.4%		72.8	48^th of 254 public high schools	81.1%	7							51.0							59.0			32.0			53.0			49.0			53.0	$15,282	$805	$14,477
Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	57.9	113^th of 326 public middle schools	65.3%		54.9	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%	20				55.0	47.0	54.0					55.0	46.0	42.0			26.0			54.0			43.0			44.0		$15,064	$870	$14,194
John W. Reiley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10631 Alexandria Pike	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 635-2118	530	35	15.0	45.3%	483 (91.1%)	7 (1.3%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	78.4	117^th of 684 public elementary schools	82.9%		86.1	66^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.4%	51	55.0	70.0	58.0					62.0	79.0	72.0					74.0			34.0			48.0			49.0			$15,653	$749	$14,903
Donald E. Cline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5586 E Alexandria Dr	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 781-4544	398	24	16.3	33.7%	329 (82.7%)	14 (3.5%)	17 (4.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	92.2	25^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.3%		89.3	46^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.3%	21	81.0	68.0	64.0					85.0	73.0	78.0								61.0			57.0			66.0			$16,751	$936	$15,815
Alexandria Educational Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	51 Orchard Ln	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 635-9113	46	5	9.2	69.6%	39 (84.8%)	1 (2.2%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																											$27,068	$1,309	$25,760
Campbell Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Grandview Rd	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 448-4780	661	45	14.6	42.7%	615 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	77.7	121^st of 684 public elementary schools	82.3%		73.5	149^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.2%	28	61.0	69.0	62.0					68.0	77.0	65.0					56.0			25.0			46.0			55.0			$16,397	$1,147	$15,250
Crossroads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Crossroads Boulevard	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-9174	587	40	14.5	60.5%	491 (83.6%)	26 (4.4%)	19 (3.2%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	48.7	348^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.1%		42.1	411^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.0%	63	55.0	53.0	41.0					44.0	54.0	45.0					40.0			35.0			35.0			37.0			$16,853	$1,504	$15,349
Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	19.9	215^th of 262 public high schools	17.9%		45.5	145^th of 254 public high schools	42.9%	70					24.0	25.0	31.0					39.0	28.0	41.0		13.0			31.0	22.0		30.0	24.0		26.0	25.0	$34,852	$2,144	$17,701
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Fifth Ave	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7492	453	33	13.7	85.0%	355 (78.4%)	14 (3.1%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	30.9	492^nd of 684 public elementary schools	28.1%		36.7	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%	38	47.0	24.0	24.0	40.0				38.0	48.0	31.0	50.0				26.0			41.0			22.0			47.0			$34,560	$1,936	$17,618
Regional School Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	5516 East Alexandria Pike	Cold Spring	41076	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-4225	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,019	58	17.4	7.7%	900 (88.3%)	14 (1.4%)	38 (3.7%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	98.2	3^rd of 262 public high schools	98.9%		96.8	3^rd of 254 public high schools	98.8%								71.0							77.0			50.0			79.0			64.0			70.0	$30,084	$291	$14,617
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 N Ft Thomas Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-2444	425	28	15.1	5.9%	396 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	94.7	10^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%	7	58.0	66.0	70.0					78.0	78.0	89.0					60.0			77.0			82.0			87.0			$16,355	$199	$13,813
Moyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Highland Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-1180	565	33	17.1	8.1%	483 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	32 (5.7%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	92	29^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.8%		91.3	32^nd of 685 public elementary schools	95.3%	3	55.0	69.0	75.0					76.0	75.0	85.0					64.0			52.0			69.0			78.0			$16,552	$182	$13,976
Woodfill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 Alexandria Pk	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0506	444	28	15.8	14.2%	394 (88.7%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	91.2	35^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.9%		90.8	39^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.3%	4	63.0	61.0	69.0					76.0	70.0	77.0					54.0			60.0			68.0			80.0			$16,373	$811	$13,804
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	2350 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-5222	717	46	15.6	10.9%	641 (89.4%)	14 (2.0%)	23 (3.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	93.9	11^th of 326 public middle schools	96.6%		82.7	32^nd of 320 public middle schools	90.0%	21				70.0	59.0	70.0					79.0	64.0	67.0			45.0			81.0			69.0			72.0		$15,383	$357	$12,594
Newport Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1102 York St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3011	369	33	11.1	87.0%	150 (40.7%)	69 (18.7%)	85 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)								(n/a)																											$26,753	$2,298	$24,732
Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	374	38	9.7	88.2%	161 (43.0%)	79 (21.1%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	7.2	657^th of 684 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.3	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	26.0	19.0	10.0	29.0				24.0	23.0	15.0	43.0				10.0			6.0						19.0			$24,101	$2,763	$21,814
Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	521	50	10.3	83.3%	205 (39.3%)	117 (22.5%)	120 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.2%)	13.9	226^th of 262 public high schools	13.7%		15.9	217^th of 254 public high schools	14.6%	9					12.0	33.0	19.0					18.0	32.0	35.0					31.0	34.0		28.0	18.0		28.0	25.0	$25,589	$2,583	$23,333
Newport Regional School	Public	6-12	590 Columbia Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 292-6476	26	3	8.6	96.2%	12 (46.2%)	8 (30.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Newport School of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	30 West 8th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-3001	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							8.0			13.0
Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	180	20	9.0	76.1%	124 (68.9%)	32 (17.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	56.5	274^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.9%		51.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%	49	73.0	36.0	42.0			60.0		59.0	55.0	62.0	63.0	56.0	40.0		41.0			12.0			42.0	40.0		46.0	40.0		$27,809	$2,844	$23,830

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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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