Summary:
Five schools in Fleming County—three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—serve 2,183 students, with the latest test results from 2025–2026. Across reported results, writing is the only subject with a higher average than the matched state results: 46% versus 41%; math averages 29% versus 43%, and reading 41% versus 51%. The most important finding is that results vary by grade and subject, so no one school is strongest across the board.
Hillsboro Elementary School leads several elementary comparisons: Grade 3 reading is 57%, compared with 40% at Flemingsburg Elementary School and 31% at Ewing Elementary School; Hillsboro also leads Grade 5 math, with 47% versus 25% and 23%, respectively. But Hillsboro’s Grade 4 reading is 28%, below Flemingsburg’s 34% and Ewing’s 32%. Simons Middle School stands out in Grade 8 writing at 69%, 21 percentage points above the state, while its Grade 7 math is 21% versus 39% statewide. Fleming County High School is stronger in Grade 11 writing (55% versus 47% statewide), but its Grade 11 social studies is 28% versus 37%.
SchoolDigger statewide percentile rankings declined on average, from 35 in 2023–2024 to 29 in 2025–2026, though Hillsboro improved from 22 to 37 and the high school from 33 to 42. Ewing fell from 43 to 15, Simons from 57 to 36, and Flemingsburg from 22 to 13. Context also varies: in 2024–2025, all five schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) shares, ranging from 53% at the high school to 60% at Flemingsburg. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 12.8 at Simons to 16.5 at the high school; these figures offer context, but do not explain achievement differences.
Thank you for your feedback!