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Best Public Schools in McLean County, KY

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At a glance

Schools

1,387

Students

Top rankedCalhoun Elementary School95^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary up 157 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Livermore Elementary School 12.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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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
Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Main St	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 273-3264	290	18	16.4	45.5%	269 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	81.6	95^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.1%		80.5	98^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.7%	3	64.0	55.0	66.0					73.0	55.0	66.0					45.0			61.0			47.0			87.0			$18,983	$1,838	$12,809
Livermore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Eighth St	Livermore	42352	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 278-2522	232	19	12.4	66.8%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	38.1	431^st of 684 public elementary schools	37.0%		34.3	467^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.8%	36	39.0	29.0	27.0					33.0	46.0	54.0					34.0			46.0			38.0			46.0			$21,102	$1,984	$14,780
McLean County High School	Public	9-12	1859 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5278	427	28	15.4	44.5%	381 (89.2%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (5.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	79.2	36^th of 262 public high schools	86.3%		38.6	171^st of 254 public high schools	32.7%	135							49.0							60.0			29.0			73.0			49.0			49.0	$19,744	$1,221	$14,194
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	60.2	244^th of 684 public elementary schools	64.3%		42.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%	157	56.0		44.0					50.0		61.0								50.0			33.0			50.0			$21,016	$1,631	$15,044
McLean County Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5191	321	24	13.4	48.6%	295 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	63.3	90^th of 326 public middle schools	72.4%		69.2	86^th of 320 public middle schools	73.1%	4				51.0	59.0	46.0					76.0	64.0	33.0			39.0			60.0			33.0			32.0		$18,835	$925	$13,580
McLean County Alternative Center	Public	9-12	310 West 7th Street	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5257	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)																											$40,256	$690	$35,236

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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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