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Best Public Schools in Pendleton 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

2,456

Students

Districts

Top rankedGrant's Lick Elementary School95^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grant's Lick Elementary School up 88 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southern Elementary School 14.8 students per teacher

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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
Grant's Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13290 Alexandria Pike	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-2129	326	19	16.9	44.5%	289 (88.7%)	7 (2.1%)	11 (3.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	81.1	95^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.1%		68.3	183^rd of 685 public elementary schools	73.3%	88	76.0	59.0	65.0					79.0	63.0	71.0					37.0			57.0			55.0			53.0			$17,961	$854	$486	$1,340	$13,232	$3,388	$16,621
Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Hwy 177 E	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7341	501	32	15.9	58.7%	476 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	63.7	225^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.2%		55.7	286^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.2%	61	49.0	57.0	57.0					42.0	61.0	57.0					40.0			40.0			41.0			61.0			$19,497	$563	$837	$1,400	$10,402	$2,322	$12,724
Pendleton County High School	Public	9-12	2359 Hwy 27 N	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-3355	667	35	19.0	57.3%	638 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	22.3	201^st of 254 public high schools	20.9%		33.1	194^th of 290 public high schools	33.1%	7							30.0							44.0			9.0			33.0			25.0			28.0	$19,010	$712	$661	$1,373	$9,045	$3,023	$12,070
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Fairgrounds Rd	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-6981	542	37	14.8	63.7%	507 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	26.2	527^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.3	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%	37	23.0	37.0	40.0					31.0	44.0	30.0					34.0			33.0			25.0			33.0			$19,189	$668	$822	$1,491	$10,183	$2,155	$12,338
Phillip Sharp Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Wright Rd	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7000	420	26	16.1	56.2%	403 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	19.2	270^th of 320 public middle schools	15.6%		22.1	262^nd of 324 public middle schools	19.1%	8				32.0	27.0	25.0					46.0	44.0	27.0			19.0			32.0			28.0			35.0		$18,874	$605	$827	$1,432	$9,366	$2,479	$11,845

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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.