McCracken County

Summary:

McCracken County, Kentucky is home to 13 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools. The district demonstrates a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with opportunities to improve equity and outcomes across the district.

McCracken County High School stands out as a top-performing high school, consistently ranking among the top 20 in Kentucky with a 5-star rating and high graduation and low dropout rates. Lone Oak Middle School is another high-performing school, also maintaining a 5-star rating and strong academic achievement. Several elementary schools, including Concord Elementary, Heath Elementary, and Lone Oak Elementary, also rank among the top 100 in the state.

While the district demonstrates relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios, chronic absenteeism rates are a concern across all schools, with over 25% of students chronically absent. The alternative schools, McCracken Open Campus School and McCracken Regional School, serve unique populations and have different performance patterns, highlighting the need to support the diverse needs of students in the McCracken County district.

District Detail

300 Cumberland Avenue
Paducah, KY 42001

(270) 538-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 157 Kentucky districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,780

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 2

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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
Concord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5184 Hinkleville Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4050	606	39	15.5	52.0%	430 (71.0%)	54 (8.9%)	42 (6.9%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	80.7	97^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.8	46^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.3%	51	64.0	55.0	65.0					73.0	63.0	61.0					53.0			37.0			52.0			81.0			$15,144	$598	$714	$1,302	$10,230	$1,516	$11,757
Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	4336 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4070	433	24	18.2	50.3%	358 (82.7%)	16 (3.7%)	21 (4.8%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	71.7	74^th of 320 public middle schools	76.9%		75.8	54^th of 324 public middle schools	83.3%	20				53.0	63.0	47.0					72.0	67.0	47.0			43.0			44.0			40.0			60.0		$16,722	$976	$654	$1,657	$10,119	$2,280	$12,372
Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Cumberland Ave	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4120	495	32	15.5	60.4%	364 (73.5%)	36 (7.3%)	46 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.7%)								(n/a)	74.0							75.0																			$16,341	$956	$811	$1,751	$10,975	$1,658	$12,650
Lone Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Bleich Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4130	702	48	14.7	48.1%	567 (80.8%)	39 (5.6%)	42 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	90.3	16^th of 320 public middle schools	95.0%		87.3	21^st of 324 public middle schools	93.5%	5				56.0	57.0	69.0					71.0	64.0	67.0			48.0			76.0			69.0			71.0		$15,312	$998	$653	$1,636	$9,902	$1,771	$11,689
Reidland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5741 Benton Rd	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4180	548	38	14.4	71.0%	428 (78.1%)	24 (4.4%)	59 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)	68.0							69.0																			$16,088	$923	$909	$1,832	$10,682	$1,550	$12,232
Reidland Middle School	Public	6-8	5351 Benton Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4190	350	24	14.8	68.3%	275 (78.6%)	20 (5.7%)	32 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	52.4	144^th of 320 public middle schools	55.0%		73.2	63^rd of 324 public middle schools	80.6%	81				42.0	39.0	46.0					50.0	56.0	46.0			23.0			55.0			43.0			56.0		$17,194	$1,172	$699	$1,823	$10,821	$2,297	$13,167
Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2501 Marshall Ave	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4110	498	32	15.5	53.0%	401 (80.5%)	20 (4.0%)	36 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.2%)								(n/a)	65.0							71.0																			$16,620	$1,028	$816	$1,862	$11,315	$1,521	$12,819
Heath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4365 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4060	498	36	13.8	52.4%	441 (88.6%)	12 (2.4%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	88.7	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%		76.2	114^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.4%	65	71.0	56.0	67.0					66.0	63.0	78.0					48.0			70.0			60.0			87.0			$16,993	$858	$840	$1,688	$11,346	$1,796	$13,153
McCracken Open Campus School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4336 Metropolis Lake Road	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 538-4000	72	2	36.0	79.2%	48 (66.7%)	12 (16.7%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.3%)								(n/a)																										10.0
McCracken Regional School	Public, Alternative	4-12	501 County Park Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	No	(270) 575-7127	31	1	31.0	12.9%	19 (61.3%)	6 (19.4%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)
West KY Technical College	Public		5200 Alben Barkley Dr	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	No	(270) 554-4991	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McCracken County High School	Public	9-12	6530 New Us Hwy 60 W	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4300	1,882	103	18.3	45.9%	1,551 (82.4%)	97 (5.2%)	113 (6.0%)	40 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.1%)	88.2	14^th of 254 public high schools	94.5%		87.6	16^th of 290 public high schools	94.5%	2							53.0							69.0			35.0			59.0			56.0			61.0	$15,044	$516	$726	$1,242	$9,238	$2,613	$11,851
Lone Oak Intermediate School	Public	4-5	225 John E. Robinson Avenue	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4160	437	26	16.8	51.3%	361 (82.6%)	24 (5.5%)	25 (5.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	70.6	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.3	139^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.7%	27		43.0	42.0						63.0	66.0					46.0			61.0			42.0			75.0			$28,701	$642	$699	$1,367	$10,283	$1,663	$11,919
Reidland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5349 Benton Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4210	228	16	14.1	75.4%	183 (80.3%)	15 (6.6%)	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	47.6	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.4	365^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.7%	10		58.0	47.0						57.0	45.0					40.0			26.0			30.0			38.0			$16,170	$1,276	$687	$2,025	$10,247	$1,966	$12,151

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paducah Independent	2.92 mi	7	98^th
Kentucky Technical System	3.93 mi	53
Marshall County	14.27 mi	12	84^th
Graves County	14.53 mi	10	11^th
Ballard County	16.07 mi	5	22^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.