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Type
Grades
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51
Southwestern High School
Public
9-12
1765 WTLO Rd
Somerset
42503
Pulaski County
Pulaski County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(606) 678-9000
1,265
74
17
63.8%
1,099 (86.9%)
24 (1.9%)
75 (5.9%)
25 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (3.3%)
$11,408
$624
$83
$707
$8,461
$1,516
$9,978
71.5
63.1
77
26
210249000528
52
Central Hardin High School
Public
9-12
3040 Leitchfield Rd
Cecilia
42724
Hardin County
Hardin County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(270) 737-6800
1,914
92
20.7
36.9%
1,628 (85.1%)
57 (3.0%)
112 (5.9%)
18 (0.9%)
3 (0.2%)
2 (0.1%)
94 (4.9%)
$33,081
$619
$261
$1,033
$29,297
$4,572
$17,906
71.2
75.3
37
15
210309000818
53
Simon Kenton High School
Public
9-12
11132 Madison Pk
Independence
41051
Kenton County
Kenton County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(859) 960-0100
1,859
84
22
36.9%
1,650 (88.8%)
41 (2.2%)
76 (4.1%)
13 (0.7%)
2 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
77 (4.1%)
$10,753
$275
$36
$312
$7,668
$1,297
$8,965
70.4
67
61
8
210306000802
54
Johnson Central High School
Public
9-12
257 North Mayo Trail
Paintsville
41240
Johnson County
Johnson County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(606) 789-2500
955
73
13.1
61.0%
928 (97.2%)
2 (0.2%)
8 (0.8%)
6 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.2%)
$11,565
$580
$109
$689
$8,870
$1,915
$10,785
69.4
51.4
117
63
210021000036
55
Ballard Memorial High School
Public
9-12
3561 Paducah Rd
Barlow
42024
Ballard County
Ballard County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(270) 665-8400
260
22
11.6
56.9%
232 (89.2%)
9 (3.5%)
5 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.0%)
$15,290
$459
$144
$603
$9,796
$2,892
$12,825
69.4
61.3
86
31
210051002206
56
Randall K. Cooper High School
Public
9-12
2855 Longbranch Rd
Union
41091
Boone County
Boone County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(859) 384-5040
1,462
81
18.1
30.2%
1,210 (82.8%)
76 (5.2%)
72 (4.9%)
20 (1.4%)
2 (0.1%)
9 (0.6%)
73 (5.0%)
$9,148
$68
$93
$161
$7,732
$1,255
$8,987
69
84.4
19
37
210039000062
57
Bell County High School
Public
9-12
9824 US Highway 25 E
Pineville
40977
Bell County
Bell County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(606) 337-7061
695
40
17.3
74.2%
681 (98.0%)
8 (1.2%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.4%)
$20,431
$1,901
$274
$2,175
$13,795
$4,461
$18,256
68.1
67.3
59
2
210201000440
58
Franklin County High School
Public
9-12
1100 E Main St
Frankfort
40601
Franklin County
Franklin County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(502) 695-6750
960
57
16.8
48.4%
648 (67.5%)
123 (12.8%)
100 (10.4%)
13 (1.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
75 (7.8%)
$15,987
$210
$91
$301
$8,553
$1,621
$10,225
68
52.5
112
54
210271000577
59
Henderson County High School
Public
9-12
2424 Zion Rd
Henderson
42420
Henderson County
Henderson County
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(270) 831-8800
1,958
121
16.1
43.9%
1,486 (75.9%)
168 (8.6%)
139 (7.1%)
9 (0.5%)
4 (0.2%)
11 (0.6%)
141 (7.2%)
$13,093
$477
$121
$598
$9,177
$1,828
$11,005
67.6
67.4
58
1
210267000568
60
Hazard High School
Public
9-12
157 Bulldog Ln
Hazard
41701
Perry County
Hazard Independent
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(606) 439-1318
277
24
11.7
58.5%
242 (87.4%)
17 (6.1%)
3 (1.1%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.7%)
$13,334
$1,061
$54
$1,115
$8,239
$2,333
$10,572
67.2
70.1
49
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, ACT English, ACT Mathematics, ACT Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 1, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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