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Best Public Schools in Lewis County, KY

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At a glance

Schools

1,942

Students

Top rankedTollesboro Elementary School218^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lewis County Middle School up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tollesboro Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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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
Garrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Garrison Elementary	Garrison	41141	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 757-2122	292	21	14.2	68.8%	281 (96.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	39.7	422^nd of 684 public elementary schools	38.3%		58.2	271^st of 685 public elementary schools	60.4%	151	45.0	39.0	40.0	42.0				45.0	36.0	50.0	64.0				32.0			25.0			30.0			43.0			$14,807	$2,976	$12,885
Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Laurel School Rd	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2214	70	5	15.4	80.0%	69 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)										27.0											18.0						$21,053	$1,932	$19,120
Lewis County Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Walter Ave	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-2831	466	29	15.9	69.3%	448 (96.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.9	570^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.7%		36	456^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.4%	114	44.0	20.0	16.0	27.0				41.0	33.0	35.0	53.0				18.0			33.0			14.0			33.0			$14,581	$1,864	$12,717
Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	79 Lions Lane	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	No	(606) 796-2823	568	29	19.8	69.5%	538 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	48	133^rd of 262 public high schools	49.2%		46.4	139^th of 254 public high schools	45.3%	6							37.0							50.0			22.0			59.0			31.0			34.0	$13,356	$981	$12,375
Tollesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2431 W. Ky 10	Tollesboro	41189	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 798-3231	256	19	13.2	73.4%	241 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	64	218^th of 684 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.2	144^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.0%	74	33.0	19.0	37.0	46.0				47.0	69.0	70.0	72.0							77.0			57.0			70.0			$15,355	$1,861	$13,493
Lewis County Middle School	Public	7-8	51 Middle School Ln	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-6228	290	16	18.2	69.7%	283 (97.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	50.9	146^th of 326 public middle schools	55.2%		37.9	200^th of 320 public middle schools	37.5%	54					32.0	35.0						50.0	44.0			19.0			62.0			39.0			57.0		$14,415	$1,901	$12,513
Lewis County Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	79 Lions Ln	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	No	(606) 796-6106	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.

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