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Laurel County

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At a glance

15^thof 158 Kentucky districts▼ 6

Better than 90% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 11 Middle 2 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

718 North Main Street
London, KY 40741·(606) 862-4600·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 90.5% of districts

Schools

8,676

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedSublimity Elementary School5^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Laurel High School up 68 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary 13.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Laurel County has 18 schools: 11 elementary, two middle, four high and one alternative, with grade spans that include both conventional and specialized programs. In 2025–26, elementary schools averaged above state results in every reported subject, from 15 percentage points in math to 31 points in writing. Yet school results vary sharply by grade and subject: the reported elementary range reaches 48 points in fifth-grade writing, from 33% to 81%. The most important takeaway is that countywide averages do not tell parents what a particular school is achieving in their child’s grade.

London Elementary stands out across reading, leading third, fourth and fifth grades with 80%, 94% and 84% proficient; it also tied Cold Hill Elementary for the third-grade math lead at 73%. Sublimity Elementary led fourth-grade math at 83%, while Camp Ground Elementary led fifth-grade writing at 81%. Results were notably lower in some subjects at Hunter Hills Elementary (33% in fifth-grade writing) and Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary (29% in fifth-grade math). Middle-school results were above state results in every reported comparison, with North Laurel Middle School leading in six of nine comparisons. Attendance is a concern at both conventional high schools: chronic absenteeism was 35% at each, compared with 24% statewide.

Recent results show gains and setbacks rather than one countywide trend. London’s reading rose 10 to 17 points across grades three through five from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Hunter Hills’ third-grade math and fifth-grade reading each fell 25 points. North Laurel High School improved in four matched subjects, including science by 18 points; South Laurel High School had mixed changes, including a 15-point math decline, but led in eleventh-grade writing at 73%. SchoolDigger’s rankings also shifted: London rose from the 94th to the 98th percentile, while Wyan-Pine Grove fell from the 91st to the 59th. Context measures do not neatly sort schools by results: 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 58% at Cold Hill to 85% at Hazel Green, and student-teacher ratios were 15.2 at Cold Hill, 15.3 at Sublimity and 14.3 at Hunter Hills. Specialized schools serve different populations and are less directly comparable with conventional schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4699	1,252	62	20.1	58.3%	1,170 (93.5%)	12 (1.0%)	35 (2.8%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	15 (1.2%)	84.6	18^th of 262 public high schools	93.1%		58	86^th of 254 public high schools	66.1%	68							54.0							57.0			36.0			62.0			58.0			55.0	$23,351	$1,986	$17,425
Hunter Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8325 S Us 25	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4655	617	43	14.3	79.6%	549 (89.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	56.9	269^th of 684 public elementary schools	60.7%		71	161^st of 685 public elementary schools	76.5%	108	43.0	52.0	35.0					71.0	73.0	48.0					56.0			33.0			34.0			37.0			$21,452	$2,673	$18,639
London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Main St	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4679	592	39	15.1	74.3%	538 (90.9%)	7 (1.2%)	33 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	94.4	12^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.2%		89.8	42^nd of 685 public elementary schools	93.9%	30	73.0	80.0	59.0					80.0	94.0	84.0								68.0			64.0			68.0			$22,532	$2,354	$20,041
Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1832 E Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4618	511	30	17.0	61.1%	487 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	92.4	24^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.6	8^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.8%	16	66.0	75.0	63.0					77.0	79.0	78.0					64.0						62.0			62.0			$21,755	$2,350	$19,220
South Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4745	837	52	16.0	70.1%	768 (91.8%)	11 (1.3%)	34 (4.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	78.9	46^th of 326 public middle schools	85.9%		79.2	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%	6				53.0	58.0	47.0					71.0	69.0	51.0			42.0			64.0			50.0			48.0		$20,786	$2,337	$17,965
Camp Ground Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Barbourville Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4625	327	20	16.3	68.2%	314 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	78	119^th of 684 public elementary schools	82.6%		79.9	105^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.7%	14	49.0	62.0	58.0					57.0	70.0	58.0								81.0			44.0			65.0			$21,436	$2,678	$18,758
Colony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3656 Somerset Road	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4639	381	25	15.2	71.4%	362 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	79.9	106^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.5%		86.1	65^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.5%	41	64.0	49.0	53.0					59.0	63.0												58.0			75.0			$23,121	$2,585	$20,536
Hazel Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Hwy 1394	East Bernstadt	40729	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4647	363	23	15.7	85.4%	340 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	76.6	125^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.7%		91.3	34^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.0%	91	64.0	41.0	64.0					56.0	57.0						39.0			77.0			77.0			70.0			$21,908	$2,804	$18,847
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1781 McWhorter Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4664	312	19	16.4	73.4%	298 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	59.7	246^th of 684 public elementary schools	64.0%		78.8	116^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.1%	130		45.0	35.0					70.0	55.0	59.0					36.0			48.0			43.0			52.0			$20,577	$2,414	$18,163
Keavy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	598 W Hwy 312	Keavy	40737	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4672	292	20	14.6	68.5%	278 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	83.2	75^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.0%		89.2	47^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.1%	28	64.0	42.0	61.0					64.0	63.0	79.0					50.0			73.0			73.0			64.0			$22,768	$2,392	$20,376
South Laurel High School	Public	9-12	201 South Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4727	1,119	56	19.9	66.1%	1,019 (91.1%)	16 (1.4%)	48 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.0%)	82	24^th of 262 public high schools	90.8%		79.1	33^rd of 254 public high schools	87.0%	9							40.0							57.0			37.0			73.0			57.0			57.0	$24,414	$1,948	$18,601
Sublimity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Sublimity School Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4692	323	21	15.3	66.3%	293 (90.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	96.2	5^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.3%		95	10^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.5%	5	62.0	83.0						75.0	89.0						78.0									82.0			$21,155	$2,413	$18,742
Cold Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4012 W Laurel Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4632	259	17	15.2	57.9%	231 (89.2%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	12 (4.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	95.4	7^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.0%		89.7	43^rd of 685 public elementary schools	93.7%	36	73.0	78.0	74.0					73.0		77.0					74.0						59.0			77.0			$25,589	$2,517	$23,072
North Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Johnson Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4715	970	57	17.0	65.6%	925 (95.4%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	83.6	31^st of 326 public middle schools	90.5%		82.9	31^st of 320 public middle schools	90.3%					63.0	51.0	57.0					77.0	61.0	56.0			37.0			73.0			54.0			53.0		$20,584	$2,102	$18,383
Laurel County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	65 Marydell Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-6605	63	4	15.7	85.7%	55 (87.3%)	3 (4.8%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)													38.0	27.0													$50,382	$2,852	$27,978
Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 Keavy Road	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-5400	388	28	13.8	70.1%	335 (86.3%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	56.2	278^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.4%		60.9	245^th of 685 public elementary schools	64.2%	33	49.0	52.0	29.0					61.0	56.0	52.0					38.0			50.0			46.0			38.0			$23,459	$2,550	$20,753
McDaniel Learning Center	Public	9-12	275 South Laurel Rd.	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4781	29	4	7.2	89.7%	26 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$35,756	$10,518	$25,238
Laurel County Schools Center for Innovation	Public	10-12	1100 East Fourth Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-5580	0	17	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Laurel County Schools eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	718 N. Main Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 862-4600	41	1	41.0	73.2%	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					30.0							60.0	36.0	39.0									27.0		14.0	31.0	$13,186	$1,537	$11,649

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Bernstadt Independent	3.53 mi	1	14^th
Jackson County	13.11 mi	8	40^th
Corbin Independent	13.5 mi	9	8^th
Knox County	13.85 mi	14	47^th
Clay County	14.27 mi	10	23^rd

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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.

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