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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, KY

At a glance

Schools

7,075

Students

Districts

Top rankedWestridge Elementary200^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Peaks Mill Elementary up 171 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westridge Elementary 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)			KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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
Second Street School	Public	K-8	506 W 2nd St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8658	565	42	13.5	49.0%	383 (67.8%)	84 (14.9%)	34 (6.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	30.6	502^nd of 685 public elementary schools	26.7%		33.8	465^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.1%	37	32.0	38.0	36.0	36.0	49.0	46.0		44.0	38.0	47.0	46.0	58.0	37.0		36.0	32.0		17.0	51.0		32.0	40.0		32.0	46.0		$13,921	$1,025	$311	$1,336	$10,239	$2,325	$12,585
Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	328 Shelby St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8655	331	23	14.2	42.0%	252 (76.1%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.1	184^th of 254 public high schools	27.6%		43.9	156^th of 290 public high schools	46.2%	28							35.0							37.0						34.0			27.0			41.0	$17,825	$782	$266	$1,048	$12,412	$4,342	$16,777
Panther Transition Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	328 Shelby Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 875-8655	17	1	17.0	82.4%	9 (52.9%)	3 (17.6%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)
Bondurant Middle School	Public	6-8	Bondurant Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8440	600	40	15.0	55.2%	454 (75.7%)	35 (5.8%)	55 (9.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.3%)	25.4	249^th of 320 public middle schools	22.2%		31.4	231^st of 324 public middle schools	28.7%	18				36.0	32.0	25.0					49.0	38.0	37.0			19.0			42.0			29.0			41.0		$15,937	$918	$834	$1,752	$11,611	$2,574	$14,184
Collins Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Cougar Lane	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8410	509	38	13.3	53.0%	351 (69.0%)	18 (3.5%)	68 (13.4%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.0%)	48.4	347^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.3%		33.4	469^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.5%	122	39.0	54.0	31.0					39.0	47.0	54.0					47.0			37.0			41.0			45.0			$16,047	$1,683	$1,190	$2,874	$10,841	$2,333	$13,174
Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6740	725	44	16.4	59.2%	452 (62.3%)	88 (12.1%)	101 (13.9%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	34.2	217^th of 320 public middle schools	32.2%		26.6	246^th of 324 public middle schools	24.1%	29				33.0	42.0	29.0					44.0	46.0	38.0			28.0			36.0			41.0			44.0		$15,209	$803	$799	$1,602	$10,926	$2,681	$13,608
Elkhorn Elementary School	Public	1-5	928 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6730	409	29	14.2	71.1%	216 (52.8%)	71 (17.4%)	78 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	33.2	479^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.1%		26.8	523^rd of 685 public elementary schools	23.6%	44	49.0	41.0	37.0					48.0	30.0	31.0					33.0						30.0			31.0			$15,814	$1,795	$697	$2,495	$10,748	$2,573	$13,321
Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6750	990	54	18.2	51.7%	631 (63.7%)	136 (13.7%)	125 (12.6%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.3%)	57.3	89^th of 254 public high schools	65.0%		49.3	143^rd of 290 public high schools	50.7%	54							48.0							51.0			20.0			49.0			39.0			43.0	$15,456	$658	$799	$1,457	$11,103	$2,896	$13,999
Hearn Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Copperleaf Blvd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6760	476	32	14.8	59.9%	287 (60.3%)	61 (12.8%)	70 (14.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	32.9	481^st of 685 public elementary schools	29.8%		27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%	39	54.0	36.0	28.0					44.0	45.0	39.0					27.0			15.0			38.0			34.0			$15,608	$1,380	$633	$2,013	$11,105	$2,491	$13,596
Peaks Mill Elementary	Public	1-5	100 Peaks Mill Rd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8450	453	31	14.6	57.6%	341 (75.3%)	31 (6.8%)	43 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	56.6	285^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.4%		35.5	456^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.4%	171	37.0	45.0	53.0					40.0	47.0	58.0					37.0			55.0			42.0			64.0			$16,708	$1,732	$700	$2,438	$11,734	$2,536	$14,270
Western Hills High School	Public	9-12	100 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8400	827	47	17.5	47.6%	623 (75.3%)	47 (5.7%)	80 (9.7%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.5%)	55.6	98^th of 254 public high schools	61.4%		51.2	134^th of 290 public high schools	53.8%	36							32.0							53.0			23.0			53.0			40.0			43.0	$1,529	$701	$758	$1,459	$10,772	$3,052	$13,824
The Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	400 Democrat Drive	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6720	38	7	5.4	94.7%	29 (76.3%)	4 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Westridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Oak Ridge Drive	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8420	351	29	12.1	66.7%	286 (81.5%)	12 (3.4%)	21 (6.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	66.9	200^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.8%		52.7	318^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.6%	118	61.0	60.0	54.0					63.0	60.0	42.0					42.0			27.0			46.0			66.0			$18,487	$1,909	$710	$2,619	$13,196	$2,672	$15,868
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8430	402	32	12.5	65.4%	289 (71.9%)	21 (5.2%)	33 (8.2%)	17 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	44.3	389^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.2%		41.7	402^nd of 685 public elementary schools	41.3%	13	50.0	53.0	42.0					38.0	49.0	54.0					29.0			32.0			30.0			42.0			$17,033	$1,967	$831	$2,798	$11,572	$2,663	$14,235
Franklin County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	1106 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6790	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Early Learning Village	Public	PK-K	200 Laralan Ave	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 352-2585	360	23	15.6	66.1%	207 (57.5%)	49 (13.6%)	55 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)								(n/a)																											$16,785	$2,078	$715	$2,794	$11,518	$2,474	$13,992
William Cofield High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1106 East Main Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6790	22	2	11.0	59.1%	17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)

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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.