Kentucky School District Rankings

Updated Thursday, October 31, 2019, based on the 2018-19 school year test scores.

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Rank (of 159)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2019)	Rank (2018)	Rank change from 2018
58^th	Adair County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Columbia	Adair	0.56	84	26
67^th	Allen County	PK, KG-12	1	2	1	0	Scottsville	Allen	0.539	72	5
1^st	Anchorage Independent	K-8	1	0	0	0	Anchorage	Jefferson	0.996	1
111^th	Anderson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Lawrenceburg	Anderson	0.416	90	21
51^st	Ashland Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Ashland	Boyd	0.587	59	8
	Augusta Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Augusta	Bracken			(n/a)
62^nd	Ballard County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Barlow	Ballard	0.554	35	27
	Barbourville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Barbourville	Knox			(n/a)
89^th	Bardstown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Bardstown	Nelson	0.479	64	25
40^th	Barren County	PK, KG-12	7	1	3	0	Glasgow	Barren	0.645	70	30
71^st	Bath County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Owingsville	Bath	0.522	93	22
4^th	Beechwood Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Fort Mitchell	Kenton	0.954	3	1
56^th	Bell County	PK, KG-12	6	0	2	0	Pineville	Bell	0.565	75	19
141^st	Bellevue Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bellevue	Campbell	0.294	130	11
128^th	Berea Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Berea	Madison	0.336	87	41
43^rd	Boone County	PK, KG-12	14	6	5	0	Florence	Boone	0.616	48	5
92^nd	Bourbon County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon	0.473	103	11
75^th	Bowling Green Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Bowling Green	Warren	0.508	62	13
130^th	Boyd County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Ashland	Boyd	0.334	109	21
6^th	Boyle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Danville	Boyle	0.938	4	2
91^st	Bracken County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Brooksville	Bracken	0.474	102	11
121^st	Breathitt County	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	0	Jackson	Breathitt	0.357	128	7
38^th	Breckinridge County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Hardinsburg	Breckinridge	0.679	22	16
101^st	Bullitt County	PK, KG-12	13	6	5	0	Shepherdsville	Bullitt	0.443	99	2
	Burgin Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Burgin	Mercer			(n/a)
140^th	Butler County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Morgantown	Butler	0.296	136	4
21^st	Caldwell County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Princeton	Caldwell	0.744	37	16
23^rd	Calloway County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Murray	Calloway	0.728	23
15^th	Campbell County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Alexandria	Campbell	0.794	16	1
87^th	Campbellsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Campbellsville	Taylor	0.487	92	5
119^th	Carlisle County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Bardwell	Carlisle	0.373	106	13
156^th	Carroll County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Carrollton	Carroll	0.13	158	2
18^th	Carter County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Grayson	Carter	0.774	24	6
29^th	Casey County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Liberty	Casey	0.694	36	7
148^th	Caverna Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cave City	Barren	0.243	150	2
144^th	Christian County	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	2	Hopkinsville	Christian	0.288	137	7
54^th	Clark County	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Winchester	Clark	0.568	50	4
66^th	Clay County	PK, KG-12	7	1	1	1	Manchester	Clay	0.54	91	25
152^nd	Clinton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Albany	Clinton	0.217	154	2
90^th	Cloverport Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cloverport	Breckinridge	0.478	114	24
	Corbin Independent	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	1	Corbin	Whitley			(n/a)
149^th	Covington Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Covington	Kenton	0.239	149
	Craft Academy		0	0	0	0	Morehead	Rowan			(n/a)
117^th	Crittenden County	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Marion	Crittenden	0.395	133	16
49^th	Cumberland County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Burkesville	Cumberland	0.595	118	69
	Danville Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Danville	Boyle			(n/a)
60^th	Daviess County	PK, KG-12	12	4	5	1	Owensboro	Daviess	0.558	53	7
104^th	Dawson Springs Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Dawson Springs	Hopkins	0.436	111	7
136^th	Dayton Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Dayton	Campbell	0.308	108	28
7^th	East Bernstadt Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	East Bernstadt	Laurel	0.868	14	7
27^th	Edmonson County	PK, KG-12	2	2	1	0	Brownsville	Edmonson	0.698	31	4
36^th	Elizabethtown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Elizabethtown	Hardin	0.682	27	9
124^th	Elliott County	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sandy Hook	Elliott	0.347	119	5
139^th	Eminence Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	0	Eminence	Henry	0.3	127	12
151^st	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Erlanger	Kenton	0.236	138	13
131^st	Estill County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Irvine	Estill	0.333	123	8
150^th	Fairview Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ashland	Boyd	0.239	159	9
80^th	Fayette County	PK, KG-12	42	13	17	0	Lexington	Fayette	0.5	77	3
32^nd	Fleming County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Flemingsburg	Fleming	0.688	54	22
100^th	Floyd County	PK, KG-12	8	1	5	0	Prestonsburg	Floyd	0.445	33	67
2^nd	Fort Thomas Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Fort Thomas	Campbell	0.976	2
37^th	Frankfort Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Frankfort	Franklin	0.679	143	106
106^th	Franklin County	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	0	Frankfort	Franklin	0.427	131	25
142^nd	Fulton County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hickman	Fulton	0.291	74	68
	Fulton Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Fulton	Fulton			(n/a)
147^th	Gallatin County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Warsaw	Gallatin	0.27	142	5
86^th	Garrard County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Lancaster	Garrard	0.49	83	3
81^st	Glasgow Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Glasgow	Barren	0.5	79	2
145^th	Grant County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant	0.278	146	1
11^th	Graves County	PK, KG-12	7	1	3	0	Mayfield	Graves	0.827	9	2
47^th	Grayson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Leitchfield	Grayson	0.597	40	7
64^th	Green County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Greensburg	Green	0.543	85	21
95^th	Greenup County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Greenup	Greenup	0.46	82	13
85^th	Hancock County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hawesville	Hancock	0.491	58	27
94^th	Hardin County	PK, KG-12	13	6	6	2	Elizabethtown	Hardin	0.463	73	21
69^th	Harlan County	PK, KG-12	8	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan	0.532	71	2
9^th	Harlan Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan	0.855	15	6
108^th	Harrison County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Cynthiana	Harrison	0.422	124	16
98^th	Hart County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Munfordville	Hart	0.45	100	2
19^th	Hazard Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hazard	Perry	0.752	39	20
57^th	Henderson County	PK, KG-12	9	2	1	1	Henderson	Henderson	0.564	25	32
133^rd	Henry County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	New Castle	Henry	0.328	147	14
41^st	Hickman County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Clinton	Hickman	0.642	63	22
52^nd	Hopkins County	PK, KG-12	8	3	4	0	Madisonville	Hopkins	0.586	49	3
48^th	Jackson County	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	1	Mc Kee	Jackson	0.596	80	32
	Jackson Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jackson	Breathitt			(n/a)
138^th	Jefferson County	PK, KG-12	99	24	38	7	Louisville	Jefferson	0.303	134	4
	Jenkins Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jenkins	Letcher			(n/a)
103^rd	Jessamine County	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Nicholasville	Jessamine	0.44	105	2
28^th	Johnson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Paintsville	Johnson	0.698	34	6
22^nd	Kenton County	PK, KG-12	11	3	4	0	Ft Wright	Kenton	0.729	20	2
	Kentucky School for the Blind	1-12	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	11-12	0	0	5	1	Frankfort	Franklin			(n/a)
135^th	Knott County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	1	Hindman	Knott	0.308	94	41
88^th	Knox County	PK, KG-12	6	1	4	2	Barbourville	Knox	0.484	129	41
39^th	LaRue County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Hodgenville	Larue	0.659	28	11
24^th	Laurel County	PK, KG-12	11	2	4	1	London	Laurel	0.722	21	3
93^rd	Lawrence County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Louisa	Lawrence	0.463	144	51
99^th	Lee County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Beattyville	Lee	0.448	115	16
59^th	Leslie County	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Hyden	Leslie	0.559	30	29
72^nd	Letcher County	PK, KG-12	5	4	1	0	Whitesburg	Letcher	0.518	68	4
120^th	Lewis County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Vanceburg	Lewis	0.358	116	4
115^th	Lincoln County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Stanford	Lincoln	0.398	120	5
102^nd	Livingston County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Smithland	Livingston	0.442	67	35
42^nd	Logan County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Russellville	Logan	0.618	47	5
50^th	Ludlow Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ludlow	Kenton	0.595	88	38
30^th	Lyon County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Eddyville	Lyon	0.694	55	25
33^rd	Madison County	PK, KG-12	12	6	4	0	Richmond	Madison	0.688	26	7
74^th	Magoffin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Salyersville	Magoffin	0.511	97	23
82^nd	Marion County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	1	Lebanon	Marion	0.498	45	37
127^th	Marshall County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Benton	Marshall	0.337	122	5
122^nd	Martin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Inez	Martin	0.353	145	23
105^th	Mason County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Maysville	Mason	0.431	81	24
118^th	Mayfield Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mayfield	Graves	0.392	107	11
26^th	McCracken County	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Paducah	McCracken	0.704	13	13
84^th	McCreary County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Stearns	McCreary	0.494		(n/a)
35^th	McLean County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Calhoun	McLean	0.685	29	6
44^th	Meade County	PK, KG-12	4	4	2	0	Brandenburg	Meade	0.616	41	3
137^th	Menifee County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Frenchburg	Menifee	0.308	153	16
97^th	Mercer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Harrodsburg	Mercer	0.459	76	21
153^rd	Metcalfe County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Edmonton	Metcalfe	0.21	135	18
112^th	Middlesboro Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Middlesboro	Bell	0.416	148	36
25^th	Monroe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Tompkinsville	Monroe	0.717	38	13
63^rd	Montgomery County	PK, KG-12	4	1	4	1	Mount Sterling	Montgomery	0.552	61	2
45^th	Morgan County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	West Liberty	Morgan	0.613	43	2
55^th	Muhlenberg County	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Powderly	Muhlenberg	0.567	56	1
3^rd	Murray Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Murray	Calloway	0.976	5	2
109^th	Nelson County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Bardstown	Nelson	0.422	95	14
157^th	Newport Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Newport	Campbell	0.116	160	3
114^th	Nicholas County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Carlisle	Nicholas	0.404	117	3
96^th	Ohio County	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	2	Hartford	Ohio	0.459	101	5
13^th	Oldham County	PK, KG-12	10	4	4	0	Buckner	Oldham	0.825	19	6
126^th	Owen County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Owenton	Owen	0.34	112	14
123^rd	Owensboro Independent	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Owensboro	Daviess	0.353	113	10
154^th	Owsley County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Booneville	Owsley	0.206	161	7
134^th	Paducah Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Paducah	McCracken	0.323	132	2
17^th	Paintsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Paintsville	Johnson	0.785	11	6
155^th	Paris Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon	0.17	156	1
113^th	Pendleton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Falmouth	Pendleton	0.412	86	27
70^th	Perry County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	1	Hazard	Perry	0.531	89	19
65^th	Pike County	PK, KG-12	11	1	7	0	Pikeville	Pike	0.543	46	19
5^th	Pikeville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pikeville	Pike	0.939	6	1
	Pineville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Pineville	Bell			(n/a)
116^th	Powell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Stanton	Powell	0.395	110	6
10^th	Pulaski County	PK, KG-12	9	2	3	0	Somerset	Pulaski	0.848	17	7
	Raceland-Worthington Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	3	0	Raceland	Greenup			(n/a)
	Robertson County	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Olivet	Robertson			(n/a)
46^th	Rockcastle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle	0.607	51	5
73^rd	Rowan County	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	1	Morehead	Rowan	0.517	69	4
53^rd	Russell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Jamestown	Russell	0.581	44	9
8^th	Russell Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Russell	Greenup	0.864	8
129^th	Russellville Independent	K-12	1	0	1	0	Russellville	Logan	0.335	157	28
16^th	Science Hill Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Science Hill	Pulaski	0.79	42	26
79^th	Scott County	PK, KG-12	9	3	2	0	Georgetown	Scott	0.5	65	14
143^rd	Shelby County	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	0	Shelbyville	Shelby	0.288	139	4
	Silver Grove Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Silver Grove	Campbell			(n/a)
78^th	Simpson County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Franklin	Simpson	0.502	98	20
14^th	Somerset Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Somerset	Pulaski	0.794	10	4
107^th	Southgate Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Southgate	Campbell	0.424	96	11
34^th	Spencer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Taylorsville	Spencer	0.687	18	16
77^th	Taylor County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Campbellsville	Taylor	0.505	60	17
110^th	Todd County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Elkton	Todd	0.417	141	31
68^th	Trigg County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Cadiz	Trigg	0.536	104	36
158^th	Trimble County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	1	Bedford	Trimble	0.106	155	3
125^th	Union County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Morganfield	Union	0.346	126	1
12^th	Walton-Verona Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Walton	Boone	0.825	7	5
83^rd	Warren County	PK, KG-12	15	6	9	1	Bowling Green	Warren	0.494	66	17
61^st	Washington County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Springfield	Washington	0.555	78	17
	Wayne County	PK, KG-12	3	1	4	0	Monticello	Wayne			(n/a)
132^nd	Webster County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Dixon	Webster	0.333	125	7
159^th	West Point Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	West Point	Hardin	0.066	151	8
20^th	Whitley County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	0	Williamsburg	Whitley	0.746	12	8
	Williamsburg Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Williamsburg	Whitley			(n/a)
76^th	Williamstown Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant	0.507	52	24
146^th	Wolfe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	0	Campton	Wolfe	0.271	152	6
31^st	Woodford County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Versailles	Woodford	0.693	32	1

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