Summary:
Bardstown High School is the only high school in Bardstown Independent, serving grades 9–12 with 703 students. Its latest results are mixed: it is above the state in grade-10 Reading and Mathematics, but below the state in three of its four reported grade-11 subjects. Graduation is comparatively strong at 96%, versus 94% statewide, and the dropout rate is lower, though both rates round to 1%. The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism: 30% of students, about 7 percentage points above the state rate.
Reading is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state: 54% proficient, 5 points above the state. Mathematics is also above the state, at 43% versus 40%, while Science matches the state at 23%. Writing is the largest shortfall, with 38% proficient compared with 47% statewide; Editing and Mechanics is 5 points below the state, and Social Studies is 2 points below. All six results are 1–2 points above the corresponding figures for Bardstown Independent. The six-subject average is 38% for the school and 39% for the state, a descriptive average rather than an official overall score.
Results shifted sharply between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: Reading rose 12 points and Mathematics rose 3, but Writing fell 19 points, Social Studies fell 8, and Editing and Mechanics fell 10. The equal-weight average moved from about 3 points above the state to about 1 point below it, so the Reading gains did not offset declines elsewhere. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved from the 69th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 48th percentile in 2025–2026; its district listing gives a rank of 88 out of 158 and 2 stars. Context measures include a student–teacher ratio of 18.1 in 2024–2025 and 47% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. With only one school listed, there are no school-to-school comparisons.
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