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Best Public Schools in Clark County, KY

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At a glance

Schools

5,052

Students

Districts

Top rankedGeorge Rogers Clark High School92^nd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Shearer Elementary School up 63 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

William G. Conkwright Elementary 11.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 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
Clark County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	2478 Boonesboro Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 744-1250	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
George Rogers Clark High School	Public	9-12	2745 New Boonesboro Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-6111	1,578	88	18.0	53.4%	1,228 (77.8%)	103 (6.5%)	158 (10.0%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (4.6%)	58.3	92^nd of 262 public high schools	64.9%		54.8	107^th of 254 public high schools	57.9%	15							40.0							47.0			26.0			48.0			43.0			48.0	$16,489	$873	$14,307
Cardinal Innovation Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	350 Marty Jackson Way	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(859) 744-4618	19	11	1.7	78.9%	14 (73.7%)	1 (5.3%)	3 (15.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					18.0		16.0				23.0	29.0		27.0								17.0			25.0	25.0	$59,433	$812	$27,202
Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School	Public	5-6	1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5190	767	46	16.6	64.3%	618 (80.6%)	34 (4.4%)	76 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)			41.0	46.0						45.0	55.0							32.0			33.0			34.0			$15,172	$731	$13,132
William G. Conkwright Elementary	Public	K-4	360 Mt. Sterling Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8900	499	43	11.7	72.3%	390 (78.2%)	43 (8.6%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	20.9	571^st of 684 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.5	586^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.5%	15	34.0							46.0	23.0						22.0												$18,050	$1,219	$15,522
Strode Station Elementary School	Public	K-4	1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-3915	542	41	13.2	59.4%	377 (69.6%)	30 (5.5%)	85 (15.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	34.7	467^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.2	468^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.7%	1	40.0	42.0						36.0	42.0						36.0												$17,168	$1,086	$14,719
Shearer Elementary School	Public	K-4	244 East Broadway	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-4978	413	29	14.4	69.7%	327 (79.2%)	13 (3.1%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	49.3	344^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.7%		42.3	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	63	45.0	41.0						53.0	48.0						39.0												$17,035	$991	$14,735
Robert D. Campbell Junior High	Public	7-8	620 Boone Ave.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5200	753	52	14.5	60.4%	572 (76.0%)	42 (5.6%)	80 (10.6%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	47	161^st of 326 public middle schools	50.6%		41.8	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%	26					39.0	40.0						44.0	38.0			23.0			48.0			39.0			53.0		$16,054	$1,086	$13,659
Willis H. Justice Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 Mt. Sterling Rd	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8800	481	37	13.1	66.7%	388 (80.7%)	11 (2.3%)	50 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	36.8	445^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.9%		39.3	437^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.2%	8	38.0	38.0						47.0	44.0						34.0												$17,755	$1,206	$15,242

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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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