Grant County

Grant County has six schools: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. The 2025–2026 KSA results show that academic performance varies substantially from school to school. The most important finding is the contrast between Dry Ridge Elementary, whose available results averaged 47% compared with 44% for the same state results, and Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary, averaging 18% compared with 44% statewide.

Dry Ridge stands out at the top: it led the listed elementary schools in math in grades 3, 4 and 5, and in several other grade-and-subject comparisons. Its grade 4 results were especially strong—61% proficient in math versus 43% statewide, and 60% in reading versus 50%. At the other end, Crittenden-Mt. Zion was lowest in most reported elementary comparisons, including grade 4 math and reading, both 13% versus state results of 43% and 50%. Sherman Elementary averaged 32% versus 44% statewide, while Mason-Corinth Elementary averaged 33% versus 46%.

Recent trends are mixed: across 49 results reported in both years, school scores slipped about 1 point per result on average while state results were unchanged. Mason-Corinth, Dry Ridge and Grant County High School improved in their matched results; Crittenden-Mt. Zion fell 12 points per result on average. SchoolDigger percentiles tell a similarly mixed story: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, they rose 17 points at Dry Ridge and 19 at Mason-Corinth, but fell 14 at Crittenden-Mt. Zion; the six-school average was nearly unchanged, from 26.2 to 25.8. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares at the elementary schools ranged from 64% at Dry Ridge to 82% at Sherman, while student-teacher ratios ranged from 14.2 to 20.3. These measures provide context, not a simple explanation for achievement differences.