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Schools in Nelson County, KY

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Schools

8,320

Students

Districts

Top rankedBardstown High School92^nd of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

New Haven School up 121 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Haven School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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17 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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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
Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	56.8	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.8	249^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.6%	34	41.0	42.0	52.0					43.0	50.0	62.0					31.0			55.0			43.0			60.0			$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748
Bardstown High School	Public	9-12	400 N 5th St	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8802	703	39	18.1	47.4%	458 (65.1%)	84 (11.9%)	64 (9.1%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.8%)	57.1	92^nd of 254 public high schools	63.8%		63.4	91^st of 290 public high schools	68.6%	1							40.0							42.0			22.0			57.0			43.0			45.0	$20,776	$183	$191	$375	$11,465	$2,726	$14,192
Bardstown Middle School	Public	6-8	410 N 5th St	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8803	591	35	16.7	52.5%	373 (63.1%)	62 (10.5%)	65 (11.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.6%)	44.5	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%		52.3	139^th of 324 public middle schools	57.1%	37				41.0	30.0	37.0					54.0	45.0	43.0			28.0			47.0			41.0			57.0		$19,444	$367	$92	$458	$11,018	$1,909	$12,929
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)																											$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333
Bardstown Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	980 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8804	263	10	26.3	54.8%	166 (63.1%)	33 (12.5%)	16 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Bardstown Alternative School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1345 Templin Av	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 331-8829	31	5	6.8	87.1%	18 (58.1%)	3 (9.7%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.8%)								(n/a)
Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Arnold Ln	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7201	296	17	17.4	48.6%	280 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	25.3	250^th of 320 public middle schools	21.9%		20.7	268^th of 324 public middle schools	17.3%	18				30.0	35.0	25.0					41.0	39.0	27.0			25.0			43.0			35.0			45.0		$15,661	$1,139	$260	$1,400	$9,782	$2,690	$12,473
Boston School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	251	17	14.7	55.0%	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	30.7	500^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.0%		30.8	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%	8	40.0	46.0	24.0					50.0	37.0	34.0					37.0			24.0			24.0			32.0			$16,452	$1,997	$291	$2,289	$9,605	$2,501	$12,106
Coxs Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5635 Louisville Rd	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7050	474	36	13.1	47.5%	420 (88.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	44.8	382^nd of 685 public elementary schools	44.2%		37.2	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%	61	49.0	36.0	41.0					47.0	56.0	52.0					24.0			22.0			41.0			49.0			$15,770	$1,817	$303	$2,120	$9,378	$2,476	$11,861
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0					27.0	45.0	33.0					43.0			21.0			23.0			20.0			$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Wildcat Ln	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7040	594	31	19.1	48.7%	537 (90.4%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	19.5	269^th of 320 public middle schools	15.9%		17.8	281^st of 324 public middle schools	13.3%	12				30.0	24.0	27.0					42.0	32.0	30.0			22.0			41.0			28.0			42.0		$15,243	$1,038	$252	$1,290	$9,176	$2,989	$12,165
Nelson County High School	Public	9-12	1070 Bloomfield Rd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7010	756	47	16.1	51.9%	670 (88.6%)	14 (1.9%)	42 (5.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	38.8	170^th of 254 public high schools	33.1%		34.4	190^th of 290 public high schools	34.5%	20							38.0							45.0						40.0			32.0			34.0	$15,983	$1,059	$323	$1,383	$9,430	$3,324	$12,754
New Haven School	Public	PK, KG-5	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	162	15	10.8	74.1%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	25	535^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.9%		7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%	121		41.0	25.0					30.0	50.0	31.0					18.0						34.0			34.0			$19,269	$2,203	$985	$3,189	$10,396	$2,679	$13,076
Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 Arnold Lane	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7211	225	18	12.5	78.2%	208 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	33.2	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.3	528^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.9%	51	53.0	40.0	23.0					47.0	51.0	30.0					29.0						28.0			26.0			$19,910	$2,453	$510	$2,962	$12,083	$3,072	$15,159
The Academy at Horizons	Public, Alternative	K-12	304 Wildcat Lane	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 349-7045	38	8	4.7	86.8%	31 (81.6%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Nelson County Early Learning Center	Public	PK	1200 Cardinal Dr	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 350-3914	150	4	39.4	50.0%	127 (84.7%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Thomas Nelson High School	Public	9-12	150 Generals Blvd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-4650	629	33	19.3	43.9%	591 (94.0%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	42.1	162^nd of 254 public high schools	36.2%		39	179^th of 290 public high schools	38.3%	17							36.0							47.0			26.0			31.0			31.0			40.0	$16,340	$1,174	$240	$1,415	$9,521	$3,322	$12,849
The Up Center	Public	6-12	1060 Bloomfield Rd.	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 348-9096	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heartland Youth Village	Public, Virtual	6-12	1013 Granite Drive	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(502) 849-3440	15	2	7.5	20.0%	13 (86.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)																									30.0
St Ann School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-7	7500 Howardstown Rd	Howardstown	40051	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 286-3181	18	3	6.0		15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Catherine Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	413 N 1st St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 549-3680	64	5	12.2		55 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Gregory Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	350 Samuels Loop	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 348-9583	215	12	15.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Joseph School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	320 W Stephen Foster Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 348-5994	418	24	15.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Joseph Montessori Childrens Center	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	300 W John Fitch Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 203-3510	37	1	7.0		7 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bluegrass Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	2580 Springfield Rd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 348-3900	69	9	6.1		54 (78.3%)	3 (4.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nelson County Baptist School	Private, Baptist	K-12	55 Lutheran Church Rd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(937) 239-0027	70	8	8.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Our Lady Of The Rosary	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	972a Bloomfield Rd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 348-1338	82	0	260.0		57 (69.5%)	5 (6.1%)	10 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bethlehem High School/Diocese	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	309 W Stephen Foster Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 348-8594	300	23	13.9		275 (91.7%)	7 (2.3%)	7 (2.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Unitas Honor Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	5-10	112 S Elm Grove Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 264-7683																			(n/a)

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