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Best Public Schools in Harrison County, KY

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At a glance

Schools

2,982

Students

Districts

Top rankedWestside Elementary School263^rd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Harrison County Middle School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harrison County Middle School 15.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1★

2 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
Harrison County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	327 Webster Ave.	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-5286	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	399	24	16.5	53.1%	372 (93.2%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	20.9	569^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.8%		22.6	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%	15	17.0	31.0	35.0					37.0	30.0	35.0					30.0						23.0			44.0			$14,012	$1,205	$11,830
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	409	22	18.4	55.5%	352 (86.1%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	42.3	403^rd of 684 public elementary schools	41.1%		39.9	434^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.6%	31	40.0	36.0	41.0					42.0	55.0	51.0					30.0			32.0			32.0			54.0			$13,622	$1,102	$11,551
Harrison County High School	Public	9-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7117	881	45	19.3	46.8%	787 (89.3%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	33.4	178^th of 262 public high schools	32.1%		33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%	4							32.0							48.0			16.0			34.0			32.0			36.0	$34,247	$232	$11,718
Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	617	39	15.9	55.8%	537 (87.0%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	46.6	166^th of 326 public middle schools	49.1%		21.2	260^th of 320 public middle schools	18.8%	94				43.0	46.0	37.0					54.0	53.0	39.0			26.0			49.0			36.0			37.0		$13,085	$472	$11,637
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 US Hwy 27 N	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7114	292	18	16.1	61.6%	255 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	27.5	523^rd of 684 public elementary schools	23.5%		40	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%	92	33.0	47.0	44.0					38.0	43.0	42.0					21.0						16.0			26.0			$16,686	$1,761	$13,896
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17.0	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	58	263^rd of 684 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.9	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%	88	46.0	58.0	42.0					48.0	47.0	61.0					36.0			52.0			37.0			58.0			$14,437	$1,548	$11,906
Harrison County Learning Center	Public	6-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-2395	24	3	6.9	83.3%	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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.

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