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Best Public Schools in Pulaski County, KY

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Schools

9,989

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedOak Hill Elementary School17^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Nancy Elementary School up 96 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Somerset High School 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (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	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
Pulaski County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	3865 S Hwy 27	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-2998	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	1765 WTLO Rd	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-9000	1,213	73	16.6	61.2%	1,038 (85.6%)	18 (1.5%)	86 (7.1%)	21 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.0%)	56.1	95^th of 254 public high schools	62.6%		71.6	63^rd of 290 public high schools	78.3%	32							52.0							55.0			24.0			36.0			35.0			44.0	$13,247	$1,140	$404	$1,544	$9,173	$2,530	$11,703
Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1755 WTLO Road	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-2014	551	34	16.2	54.8%	479 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	93	17^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.7	18^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.4%	1	72.0	88.0	64.0					78.0	81.0	71.0					62.0			57.0			64.0			70.0			$13,408	$1,388	$494	$1,882	$9,237	$2,289	$11,526
Burnside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 East Lakeshore Drive	Burnside	42519	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 561-4250	414	32	12.8	81.2%	380 (91.8%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	89.6	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%		72.9	136^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.1%	91	63.0	63.0	65.0					56.0	65.0	76.0					56.0			73.0			73.0			82.0			$14,219	$1,327	$448	$1,774	$10,160	$2,279	$12,444
Eubank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 W Hwy 70	Eubank	42567	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 379-2712	319	23	14.1	84.0%	281 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	58.1	274^th of 685 public elementary schools	60.0%		67.7	187^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.7%	87	45.0	30.0	63.0					55.0	48.0	65.0					30.0			52.0			60.0			38.0			$14,357	$1,503	$591	$2,094	$9,901	$2,362	$12,264
Nancy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Hwy 196	Nancy	42544	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 636-6338	299	21	14.3	68.2%	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	83.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%		68.4	181^st of 685 public elementary schools	73.6%	96	59.0	67.0	59.0					67.0	69.0	72.0								49.0			67.0			54.0			$13,830	$1,129	$442	$1,571	$9,821	$2,438	$12,259
Pulaski County High School	Public	9-12	511 University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-1574	1,113	73	15.2	54.0%	993 (89.2%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.1%)	85.3	20^th of 254 public high schools	92.1%		76.1	44^th of 290 public high schools	84.8%	24							63.0							61.0			33.0			58.0			53.0			52.0	$14,073	$1,028	$505	$1,533	$9,939	$2,601	$12,541
Pulaski Elementary School	Public	K-5	107 W University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-4713	535	36	15.0	61.9%	437 (81.7%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (11.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	81	96^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.0%		82.6	82^nd of 685 public elementary schools	88.0%	14	57.0	58.0	57.0					65.0	61.0	66.0					48.0			62.0			56.0			60.0			$13,920	$1,395	$613	$2,009	$9,874	$2,038	$11,912
Shopville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Shopville Rd.	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 274-4411	385	26	14.5	67.0%	359 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	67.2	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%		74.8	122^nd of 685 public elementary schools	82.2%	74	45.0	33.0	69.0					48.0	60.0	56.0					48.0			63.0			48.0			58.0			$12,827	$1,010	$501	$1,511	$9,046	$2,269	$11,316
Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6155 Hwy 39	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-1040	352	26	13.4	65.9%	298 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	91	38^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.8	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%	16	67.0	76.0	82.0					65.0	65.0	68.0								65.0			56.0			84.0			$15,659	$1,292	$466	$1,758	$11,587	$2,314	$13,901
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	198 Enterprise Dr	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-5229	611	46	13.2	71.0%	499 (81.7%)	10 (1.6%)	52 (8.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	73.6	148^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.4%		71.6	147^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.5%	1	52.0	52.0	53.0					54.0	54.0	62.0					43.0			62.0			53.0			71.0			$14,547	$1,827	$661	$2,488	$9,299	$2,759	$12,058
Eagle Academy	Public	6-12	300 Chandler St	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 679-1303	38	1	38.0	78.9%	28 (73.7%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)														17.0
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Enterprise Dr	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 679-6855	871	44	19.7	64.8%	758 (87.0%)	7 (0.8%)	54 (6.2%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	78.3	45^th of 320 public middle schools	85.9%		79.4	44^th of 324 public middle schools	86.4%	1				50.0	46.0	65.0					63.0	64.0	63.0			35.0			79.0			52.0			60.0		$11,601	$849	$368	$1,218	$8,365	$2,019	$10,383
Northern Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Oak Leaf Lane	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-5230	797	46	17.3	59.1%	699 (87.7%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	72.4	69^th of 320 public middle schools	78.4%		76.4	50^th of 324 public middle schools	84.6%	19				54.0	49.0	47.0					65.0	61.0	55.0			40.0			57.0			48.0			56.0		$11,868	$661	$368	$1,029	$8,817	$2,021	$10,838
Memorial Education Center	Public	PK-K	222 Langdon St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-4100	231	1	231.0	54.5%	195 (84.4%)	4 (1.7%)	20 (8.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Science Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6007 N Hwy 27	Science Hill	42553	Pulaski County	Science Hill Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-3341	498	31	16.0	68.3%	469 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	68.2	191^st of 685 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.9	217^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.3%	26	77.0	54.0	58.0	76.0	55.0	54.0		63.0	46.0	55.0	78.0	61.0	49.0		33.0	45.0		34.0	62.0		36.0	51.0		58.0	62.0		$14,565	$552	$485	$1,037	$9,489	$2,129	$11,619
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 May St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-8707	750	45	16.6	69.5%	616 (82.1%)	11 (1.5%)	72 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	91.6	29^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.8%		86.4	53^rd of 685 public elementary schools	92.3%	24	77.0	79.0						64.0	64.0						59.0												$12,373	$1,627	$1,277	$3,151	$7,163	$2,054	$9,220
Somerset High School	Public	9-12	301 College St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-4721	526	42	12.5	55.9%	428 (81.4%)	14 (2.7%)	58 (11.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	75.1	43^rd of 254 public high schools	83.1%		66.4	84^th of 290 public high schools	71.0%	41							55.0							57.0			29.0			44.0			55.0			52.0	$16,416	$900	$1,457	$2,347	$10,892	$3,177	$14,069
Meece Middle School	Public	5-8	210 Barnett St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-5821	486	34	14.2	66.3%	387 (79.6%)	20 (4.1%)	54 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	50.8	146^th of 320 public middle schools	54.4%		52.4	138^th of 324 public middle schools	57.4%	8			39.0	42.0	46.0	50.0				53.0	49.0	54.0	46.0			37.0		52.0	45.0		36.0	32.0		57.0	46.0		$13,240	$688	$969	$2,186	$9,033	$2,021	$11,054

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