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Best Public Schools in Knox County, KY

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kentucky Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

3,526

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedG R Hampton Elementary School4^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dewitt Elementary School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dewitt Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

2★

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

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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
Barbourville City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 School St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Barbourville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 546-3129	755	44	17.1	68.6%	716 (94.8%)	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)								(n/a)	62.0	54.0		61.0	38.0	33.0	62.0	66.0	62.0		69.0	62.0	44.0	68.0	40.0	41.0	21.0	70.0	42.0	56.0	61.0	38.0	60.0	78.0	58.0	44.0	$15,093	$1,441	$950	$2,391	$7,925	$3,213	$11,138
Barbourville Learning Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	140 School Street	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Barbourville Independent	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(606) 546-3120	2	1	2.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Knox County Learning Academy	Public	6-12	135 Wall St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(606) 645-2848	52	8	6.4	88.5%	47 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	120	13	9.5	88.3%	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.5	31^st of 685 public elementary schools	95.5%		77.6	107^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.4%	76			80.0					75.0	76.0															60.0			$18,517	$3,331	$847	$4,178	$11,292	$3,046	$14,339
Flat Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Kentucky 3085	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2836	163	16	9.9	89.6%	161 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71	163^rd of 685 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.2	128^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.3%	35	57.0	52.0	54.0					46.0	68.0	63.0					44.0			71.0			50.0			42.0			$16,870	$2,263	$854	$3,117	$11,217	$2,537	$13,753
Girdler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5452 N Ky 11	Girdler	40943	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2838	267	21	12.9	86.9%	259 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.3	388^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.4%		43.9	378^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.8%	10	45.0	43.0	23.0					49.0	63.0	35.0											35.0			48.0			$16,138	$2,829	$694	$3,522	$10,140	$2,476	$12,616
G R Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Ky 3441	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2840	244	18	13.8	70.1%	240 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	96.7	4^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.4%		90.6	30^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.6%	26		80.0	73.0					78.0	80.0												77.0			73.0			$16,591	$2,797	$744	$3,541	$10,996	$2,055	$13,050
Knox Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Way	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2843	720	52	13.7	74.6%	691 (96.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	43	157^th of 254 public high schools	38.2%		37.3	185^th of 290 public high schools	36.2%	28							46.0							45.0			15.0			40.0			37.0			37.0	$16,281	$2,596	$1,064	$3,660	$9,288	$3,333	$12,621
Jesse D Lay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 N Allison Ave	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2849	325	26	12.6	56.9%	307 (94.5%)	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	70.5	168^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.5%		73.7	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%	38	79.0	35.0	46.0					71.0	48.0	63.0					40.0			65.0			63.0			54.0			$15,247	$2,587	$742	$3,330	$10,018	$1,899	$11,917
Knox Appalachian School	Public	5-12	1909 Ky Hwy 3439	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(606) 645-2842	32	3	10.6	90.6%	27 (84.4%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Knox County Middle School	Public	6-8	311 N Main St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 545-5267	522	43	12.1	76.8%	501 (96.0%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	78	46^th of 320 public middle schools	85.6%		72.9	64^th of 324 public middle schools	80.2%	18				51.0	60.0	41.0					62.0	70.0	52.0			43.0			79.0			52.0			60.0		$16,657	$2,498	$1,112	$3,610	$10,804	$2,244	$13,047
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 KY 3439d	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2832	313	25	12.3	86.3%	287 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.5	76^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.4	72^nd of 685 public elementary schools	89.5%	4	78.0	58.0	69.0					75.0	67.0	59.0					44.0			53.0			73.0			63.0			$15,846	$2,759	$716	$3,475	$10,267	$2,103	$12,370
Knox Inspire Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Daniel Boone Drive	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 645-2830	11	1	11.0	72.7%	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Knox County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	210 Wall Street	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2856	0	8	.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.

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.