Kentucky School District Rankings

Updated Monday, January 7, 2019, based on the 2017-18 school year test scores.

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Rank (of 161)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2018)	Rank (2017)	Rank change from 2017
84^th	Adair County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Columbia	Adair	0.471	122	38
72^nd	Allen County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Scottsville	Allen	0.512	52	20
1^st	Anchorage Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Anchorage	Jefferson	0.995	1
90^th	Anderson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lawrenceburg	Anderson	0.448	54	36
59^th	Ashland Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Ashland	Boyd	0.562	67	8
	Augusta Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Augusta	Bracken			(n/a)
35^th	Ballard County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Barlow	Ballard	0.658	35
	Barbourville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Barbourville	Knox			(n/a)
64^th	Bardstown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Bardstown	Nelson	0.545	75	11
70^th	Barren County	PK, KG-12	7	1	1	2	Glasgow	Barren	0.523	57	13
93^rd	Bath County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Owingsville	Bath	0.441	62	31
3^rd	Beechwood Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Fort Mitchell	Kenton	0.964	3
75^th	Bell County	PK, KG-12	6	0	1	1	Pineville	Bell	0.498	63	12
130^th	Bellevue Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	1	Bellevue	Campbell	0.34	131	1
87^th	Berea Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Berea	Madison	0.457	152	65
48^th	Boone County	PK, KG-12	14	5	5	1	Florence	Boone	0.598	53	5
103^rd	Bourbon County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon	0.415	84	19
62^nd	Bowling Green Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	3	Bowling Green	Warren	0.549	72	10
109^th	Boyd County	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	1	Ashland	Boyd	0.404	110	1
4^th	Boyle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Danville	Boyle	0.963	6	2
102^nd	Bracken County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Brooksville	Bracken	0.422	112	10
128^th	Breathitt County	PK, KG-12	3	0	2	3	Jackson	Breathitt	0.351	108	20
22^nd	Breckinridge County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Hardinsburg	Breckinridge	0.734	34	12
99^th	Bullitt County	PK, KG-12	13	6	4	2	Shepherdsville	Bullitt	0.428	76	23
	Burgin Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Burgin	Mercer			(n/a)
136^th	Butler County	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	2	Morgantown	Butler	0.319	155	19
37^th	Caldwell County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Princeton	Caldwell	0.654	40	3
23^rd	Calloway County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	2	Murray	Calloway	0.733	36	13
16^th	Campbell County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	1	Alexandria	Campbell	0.783	8	8
92^nd	Campbellsville Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Campbellsville	Taylor	0.441	126	34
106^th	Carlisle County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Bardwell	Carlisle	0.409	78	28
158^th	Carroll County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Carrollton	Carroll	0.15	158
24^th	Carter County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Grayson	Carter	0.72	24
36^th	Casey County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Liberty	Casey	0.656	22	14
150^th	Caverna Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cave City	Barren	0.258	160	10
137^th	Christian County	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	3	Hopkinsville	Christian	0.315	129	8
50^th	Clark County	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	1	Winchester	Clark	0.595	56	6
91^st	Clay County	PK, KG-12	8	1	1	1	Manchester	Clay	0.444	80	11
154^th	Clinton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Albany	Clinton	0.216	146	8
114^th	Cloverport Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cloverport	Breckinridge	0.394	59	55
	Corbin Independent	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	2	Corbin	Whitley			(n/a)
149^th	Covington Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	1	Covington	Kenton	0.264	134	15
	Craft Academy		0	0	0	0	Morehead	Rowan			(n/a)
133^rd	Crittenden County	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Marion	Crittenden	0.328	105	28
118^th	Cumberland County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Burkesville	Cumberland	0.386	81	37
140^th	Danville Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Danville	Boyle	0.305	136	4
53^rd	Daviess County	PK, KG-12	13	3	5	0	Owensboro	Daviess	0.581	58	5
111^th	Dawson Springs Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Dawson Springs	Hopkins	0.4	85	26
108^th	Dayton Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dayton	Campbell	0.404	107	1
14^th	East Bernstadt Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	East Bernstadt	Laurel	0.803	18	4
31^st	Edmonson County	PK, KG-12	2	2	1	0	Brownsville	Edmonson	0.685	27	4
27^th	Elizabethtown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Elizabethtown	Hardin	0.7	47	20
119^th	Elliott County	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sandy Hook	Elliott	0.377	140	21
127^th	Eminence Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Eminence	Henry	0.357	128	1
138^th	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Erlanger	Kenton	0.31	147	9
123^rd	Estill County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Irvine	Estill	0.363	151	28
159^th	Fairview Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	1	Ashland	Boyd	0.138	159
77^th	Fayette County	PK, KG-12	43	11	11	7	Lexington	Fayette	0.494	89	12
54^th	Fleming County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Flemingsburg	Fleming	0.577	69	15
33^rd	Floyd County	PK, KG-12	8	1	5	0	Prestonsburg	Floyd	0.674	11	22
2^nd	Fort Thomas Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Fort Thomas	Campbell	0.977	4	2
143^rd	Frankfort Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Frankfort	Franklin	0.288	141	2
131^st	Franklin County	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	1	Frankfort	Franklin	0.337	127	4
74^th	Fulton County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Hickman	Fulton	0.5	148	74
	Fulton Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Fulton	Fulton			(n/a)
142^nd	Gallatin County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Warsaw	Gallatin	0.293	143	1
83^rd	Garrard County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Lancaster	Garrard	0.482	88	5
79^th	Glasgow Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Glasgow	Barren	0.492	90	11
146^th	Grant County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant	0.277	132	14
9^th	Graves County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	1	Mayfield	Graves	0.841	19	10
40^th	Grayson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Leitchfield	Grayson	0.64	37	3
85^th	Green County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Greensburg	Green	0.469	83	2
82^nd	Greenup County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Greenup	Greenup	0.483	66	16
58^th	Hancock County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hawesville	Hancock	0.568	79	21
73^rd	Hardin County	PK, KG-12	13	5	4	4	Elizabethtown	Hardin	0.507	102	29
71^st	Harlan County	PK, KG-12	8	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan	0.523	82	11
15^th	Harlan Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	0	1	Harlan	Harlan	0.794	31	16
124^th	Harrison County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Cynthiana	Harrison	0.361	98	26
100^th	Hart County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Munfordville	Hart	0.423	111	11
39^th	Hazard Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hazard	Perry	0.647	7	32
25^th	Henderson County	PK, KG-12	9	2	1	1	Henderson	Henderson	0.704	20	5
147^th	Henry County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	New Castle	Henry	0.276	156	9
63^rd	Hickman County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Clinton	Hickman	0.545	77	14
49^th	Hopkins County	PK, KG-12	8	3	3	1	Madisonville	Hopkins	0.598	43	6
80^th	Jackson County	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Mc Kee	Jackson	0.484	94	14
	Jackson Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jackson	Breathitt			(n/a)
134^th	Jefferson County	PK, KG-12	102	22	26	21	Louisville	Jefferson	0.323	124	10
	Jenkins Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jenkins	Letcher			(n/a)
105^th	Jessamine County	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	2	Nicholasville	Jessamine	0.41	87	18
34^th	Johnson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Paintsville	Johnson	0.662	25	9
20^th	Kenton County	PK, KG-12	11	3	3	1	Ft Wright	Kenton	0.762	15	5
	Kentucky School For The Blind	K-12	0	0	0	1	Louisville	Jefferson			(n/a)
	Kentucky School For The Deaf	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Danville	Boyle			(n/a)
	Kentucky Technical System	10-12	0	0	5	3	Frankfort	Franklin			(n/a)
94^th	Knott County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	1	Hindman	Knott	0.441	101	7
129^th	Knox County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	4	Barbourville	Knox	0.35	118	11
28^th	Larue County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Hodgenville	Larue	0.689	29	1
21^st	Laurel County	PK, KG-12	11	2	3	2	London	Laurel	0.759	21
144^th	Lawrence County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Louisa	Lawrence	0.285	130	14
115^th	Lee County	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	1	Beattyville	Lee	0.394	125	10
30^th	Leslie County	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Hyden	Leslie	0.685	51	21
68^th	Letcher County	PK, KG-12	5	3	2	0	Whitesburg	Letcher	0.529	60	8
116^th	Lewis County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Vanceburg	Lewis	0.389	106	10
120^th	Lincoln County	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	1	Stanford	Lincoln	0.374	138	18
67^th	Livingston County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Smithland	Livingston	0.53	93	26
47^th	Logan County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Russellville	Logan	0.601	32	15
88^th	Ludlow Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ludlow	Kenton	0.455	74	14
55^th	Lyon County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Eddyville	Lyon	0.574	49	6
26^th	Madison County	PK, KG-12	11	6	3	1	Richmond	Madison	0.704	38	12
97^th	Magoffin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Salyersville	Magoffin	0.429	86	11
45^th	Marion County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	1	Lebanon	Marion	0.616	41	4
122^nd	Marshall County	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	1	Benton	Marshall	0.369	123	1
145^th	Martin County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Inez	Martin	0.28	117	28
81^st	Mason County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Maysville	Mason	0.483	120	39
107^th	Mayfield Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mayfield	Graves	0.407	100	7
13^th	McCracken County	PK, KG-12	7	3	1	2	Paducah	McCracken	0.809	12	1
	McCreary County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Stearns	McCreary			(n/a)
29^th	McLean County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Calhoun	McLean	0.687	48	19
41^st	Meade County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	1	Brandenburg	Meade	0.639	44	3
153^rd	Menifee County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Frenchburg	Menifee	0.238	145	8
76^th	Mercer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Harrodsburg	Mercer	0.497	104	28
135^th	Metcalfe County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Edmonton	Metcalfe	0.321	142	7
148^th	Middlesboro Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Middlesboro	Bell	0.268	109	39
38^th	Monroe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Tompkinsville	Monroe	0.654	26	12
61^st	Montgomery County	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	3	Mount Sterling	Montgomery	0.555	61
43^rd	Morgan County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	West Liberty	Morgan	0.623	33	10
56^th	Muhlenberg County	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	1	Powderly	Muhlenberg	0.572	71	15
5^th	Murray Independent	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Murray	Calloway	0.963	2	3
95^th	Nelson County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Bardstown	Nelson	0.435	95
160^th	Newport Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	1	Newport	Campbell	0.133	162	2
117^th	Nicholas County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Carlisle	Nicholas	0.387	68	49
101^st	Ohio County	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	2	Hartford	Ohio	0.422	119	18
19^th	Oldham County	PK, KG-12	10	4	3	1	Buckner	Oldham	0.773	17	2
112^th	Owen County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Owenton	Owen	0.396	116	4
113^th	Owensboro Independent	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Owensboro	Daviess	0.394	99	14
161^st	Owsley County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Booneville	Owsley	0.129	149	12
132^nd	Paducah Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Paducah	McCracken	0.334	114	18
11^th	Paintsville Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Paintsville	Johnson	0.835	28	17
156^th	Paris Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon	0.181	161	5
86^th	Pendleton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Falmouth	Pendleton	0.466	96	10
89^th	Perry County	PK, KG-12	7	0	2	2	Hazard	Perry	0.452	92	3
46^th	Pike County	PK, KG-12	11	1	5	2	Pikeville	Pike	0.603	42	4
6^th	Pikeville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pikeville	Pike	0.94	5	1
	Pineville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Pineville	Bell			(n/a)
110^th	Powell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Stanton	Powell	0.402	103	7
17^th	Pulaski County	PK, KG-12	9	2	2	1	Somerset	Pulaski	0.78	16	1
57^th	Raceland-Worthington Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	1	Raceland	Greenup	0.57	45	12
	Robertson County	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Olivet	Robertson			(n/a)
51^st	Rockcastle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle	0.583	55	4
69^th	Rowan County	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Morehead	Rowan	0.527	91	22
44^th	Russell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Jamestown	Russell	0.622	46	2
8^th	Russell Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Russell	Greenup	0.863	10	2
157^th	Russellville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	0	1	Russellville	Logan	0.176	157
42^nd	Science Hill Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Science Hill	Pulaski	0.632	14	28
65^th	Scott County	PK, KG-12	9	3	2	1	Georgetown	Scott	0.538	65
139^th	Shelby County	PK, KG-12	8	2	2	2	Shelbyville	Shelby	0.308	135	4
	Silver Grove Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Silver Grove	Campbell			(n/a)
98^th	Simpson County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Franklin	Simpson	0.429	121	23
10^th	Somerset Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Somerset	Pulaski	0.84	23	13
96^th	Southgate Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Southgate	Campbell	0.435	139	43
18^th	Spencer County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Taylorsville	Spencer	0.779	50	32
60^th	Taylor County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Campbellsville	Taylor	0.557	64	4
141^st	Todd County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Elkton	Todd	0.301	137	4
104^th	Trigg County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Cadiz	Trigg	0.411	150	46
155^th	Trimble County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bedford	Trimble	0.206	154	1
126^th	Union County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Morganfield	Union	0.358	115	11
7^th	Walton-Verona Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Walton	Boone	0.867	13	6
66^th	Warren County	PK, KG-12	16	4	10	0	Bowling Green	Warren	0.531	70	4
78^th	Washington County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Springfield	Washington	0.492	97	19
121^st	Wayne County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	2	Monticello	Wayne	0.374	144	23
125^th	Webster County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Dixon	Webster	0.359	113	12
151^st	West Point Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	West Point	Hardin	0.245	153	2
12^th	Whitley County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	0	Williamsburg	Whitley	0.827	30	18
	Williamsburg Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Williamsburg	Whitley			(n/a)
52^nd	Williamstown Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant	0.582	39	13
152^nd	Wolfe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Campton	Wolfe	0.244	133	19
32^nd	Woodford County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Versailles	Woodford	0.681	9	23

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