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Best Public Schools in Meade County, KY

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Schools

4,921

Students

Districts

Top rankedPayneville Elementary School183^rd of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Payneville Elementary School up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Payneville Elementary School 15.8 students per teacher

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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
Meade County College and Career Center	Public	8-12	110 Greer Street	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-3955	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stuart Pepper Middle School	Public	7-8	1085 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7530	702	36	19.4	40.0%	607 (86.5%)	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	43.9	185^th of 326 public middle schools	43.3%		50.8	147^th of 320 public middle schools	54.1%	38					39.0	35.0						54.0	38.0			24.0			42.0			37.0			44.0		$12,950	$66	$11,133
Ekron Elementary School	Public	K-6	2500 Hayesville Rd	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7570	365	21	17.4	54.2%	309 (84.7%)	11 (3.0%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	66.2	197^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.2%		78.5	118^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.8%	79	47.0	49.0	63.0	71.0				41.0	47.0	54.0	82.0							59.0			34.0			59.0			$14,205	$1,053	$11,401
Flaherty Elementary School	Public	4-6	2615 Flaherty Rd	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7565	299	18	16.5	51.2%	251 (83.9%)	8 (2.7%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)								(n/a)		40.0	28.0	47.0					49.0	45.0	56.0				37.0			19.0			18.0			40.0			$13,944	$773	$11,421
Barry Hahn Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	750 Broadway	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7545	807	44	18.5	42.1%	719 (89.1%)	7 (0.9%)	40 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)								(n/a)	64.0							70.0																			$13,432	$673	$11,009
Meade County High School	Public	9-12	938 Old State Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7515	1,512	71	21.3	41.0%	1,281 (84.7%)	26 (1.7%)	101 (6.7%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.2%)	49.4	124^th of 262 public high schools	52.7%		55.5	100^th of 254 public high schools	60.6%	24							33.0							48.0			21.0			55.0			35.0			43.0	$13,640	$408	$11,481
Payneville Elementary School	Public	K-6	520 Rhodelia Rd	Payneville	40157	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7550	265	17	15.8	49.8%	247 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	68.6	183^rd of 684 public elementary schools	73.2%		58.8	266^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.2%	83	54.0	48.0	60.0	61.0				57.0	43.0	60.0	74.0				30.0			51.0			49.0			66.0			$15,212	$764	$12,698
David T. Wilson Elementary	Public	4-6	1075 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7540	529	28	18.6	40.6%	452 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.0%)								(n/a)		51.0	48.0	60.0					52.0	52.0	68.0				40.0			55.0			42.0			57.0			$12,350	$682	$9,917
James R. Allen High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	918 Old State Road	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 422-7516	39	2	19.5	74.4%	30 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)												30.0															$9,574	$3,454	$4,370
Flaherty Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2635 Flaherty Rd.	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7575	403	25	16.1	60.0%	339 (84.1%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)								(n/a)	51.0							52.0																			$13,758	$798	$11,210

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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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