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ACCEL Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

ACCEL Academy is a public virtual high school located in Burlington, Kentucky, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 168 students. It is part of the Boone County School District, which is ranked 40 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, ACCEL Academy has consistently underperformed compared to other schools in the area. The school has ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2022-2023 and 0 stars in the following two years. ACCEL Academy's proficiency rates in core subjects like reading, writing, mathematics, and social studies are significantly lower than the Boone County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 10th-grade reading proficiency rate was just 22%, compared to 51% in Boone County and 47% statewide. Additionally, ACCEL Academy has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 29.8% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, ACCEL Academy's performance is significantly lower than the other high schools in the Boone County district, such as Larry A. Ryle High School, Boone County High School, Randall K. Cooper High School, and Conner High School, which all have higher statewide rankings, better academic achievement, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The only other virtual school in the area, RISE Academy, also outperforms ACCEL Academy in several metrics.

154

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Barney Road
Burlington, KY 41005

(859) 283-3250

District: Boone County

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg43%

237^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 19 pts since 2023

From bottom 25% (2023) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Boone County

40^th of 157Boone County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	237 of 254	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	264 of 290	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	206 of 276	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	223 of 239	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	255 of 261	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	188 of 253	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	235 of 242	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	258 of 274	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	192 of 272	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	223 of 262	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	217 of 259	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	240 of 251	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	252 of 273	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	205 of 264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2023)41st percentile+18 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics28%-13 vs state

Reading24%-21 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 vs state

Writing13%-32 vs state

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Schools Near ACCEL Academy

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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 10th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th 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
ACCEL Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	3300 Barney Road	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 283-3250	154	6	25.6	57.1%	117 (76.0%)	6 (3.9%)	15 (9.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (7.8%)	7.5	237^th of 254 public high schools	6.7%		7.2	264^th of 290 public high schools	9.0%	27		25.0	22.0		13.0	14.0	28.0
Conner High School	Public	9-12	3310 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4400	1,400	75	18.7	33.6%	1,149 (82.1%)	74 (5.3%)	88 (6.3%)	31 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	53 (3.8%)	59.8	77^th of 254 public high schools	69.7%		72.9	62^nd of 290 public high schools	78.6%	15	57.0		56.0	23.0	39.0	39.0	43.0	$11,417	$423	$460	$883	$8,846	$1,688	$10,534
Boone County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	3320 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 689-7855	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Randall K. Cooper High School	Public	9-12	2855 Longbranch Rd	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5040	1,490	77	19.4	30.5%	1,225 (82.2%)	88 (5.9%)	74 (5.0%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	73 (4.9%)	49.3	128^th of 254 public high schools	49.6%		73.9	57^th of 290 public high schools	80.3%	71	48.0		48.0	22.0	36.0	37.0	40.0	$11,472	$361	$437	$798	$8,710	$1,964	$10,674
Boone County High School	Public	9-12	7056 Burlington Pk	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-5655	1,252	86	14.5	52.6%	661 (52.8%)	147 (11.7%)	330 (26.4%)	27 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.8%)	64 (5.1%)	48.8	133^rd of 254 public high schools	47.6%		52.7	130^th of 290 public high schools	55.2%	3	33.0		44.0	23.0	42.0	45.0	42.0	$12,728	$595	$638	$1,233	$9,632	$1,862	$11,494
RISE Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	99 Center Dr.	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 283-1003	70	11	6.3	75.7%	42 (60.0%)	10 (14.3%)	10 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Ignite Institute	Public	9-12	37 Atlantic Avenue	Erlanger	41018	Boone County	Boone County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 817-3570	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lloyd High School	Public	9-12	450 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-1555	711	36	19.7	87.1%	440 (61.9%)	70 (9.8%)	86 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	92 (12.9%)	23.5	198^th of 254 public high schools	22.0%		40.1	175^th of 290 public high schools	39.7%	23	40.0		43.0	9.0	30.0	19.0	28.0	$14,933	$444	$221	$665	$11,213	$3,055	$14,268
Bartlett Educational Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 342-2460	58	8	7.2	91.4%	30 (51.7%)	8 (13.8%)	10 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	9 (15.5%)								(n/a)		15.0
Larry A. Ryle High School	Public	9-12	10379 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5300	2,077	112	18.6	34.3%	1,502 (72.3%)	116 (5.6%)	303 (14.6%)	73 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	75 (3.6%)	69.6	53^rd of 254 public high schools	79.1%		84.6	21^st of 290 public high schools	92.8%	32	52.0		55.0	26.0	51.0	42.0	50.0	$10,919	$405	$440	$845	$8,418	$1,657	$10,075

Frequently Asked Questions about ACCEL Academy

What is the racial makeup of ACCEL Academy?

Students at ACCEL Academy are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is ACCEL Academy in?

Boone County

Is ACCEL Academy a good school?

ACCEL Academy ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend ACCEL Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended ACCEL Academy.

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