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Calloway County High School

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Calloway County High School ranks 31 st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Calloway County High School is a public high school located in Murray, Kentucky, serving 843 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Calloway County School District, which is ranked 29 out of 157 districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Calloway County High School is a strong-performing high school, consistently ranking among the top 35 high schools in Kentucky over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments, such as the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) and ACT, is generally above the state average, with students excelling in subjects like mathematics, reading, and writing. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and white students, as well as for special education students and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Calloway County High School outperforms alternative schools within the same district, as well as high schools in the Graves County and Mayfield Independent school districts. However, Murray High School, located just 1.27 miles away, is also a strong performer, ranking among the top 5 high schools in Kentucky. This suggests that the Murray Independent School District is providing a high-quality education to its students as well.

824

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,680

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2108 College Farm Rd
Murray, KY 42071

(270) 762-7375

District: Calloway County

Feeder schools for Calloway County High School:

Elementary:	East Calloway Elementary School
	North Calloway Elementary School
	Southwest Calloway Elementary School
Middle:	Calloway County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (50% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg39%

31^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Calloway County

29^th of 157Calloway 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	31 of 254	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	23 of 290	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	19 of 276	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	35 of 271	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	71 of 267	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	83 of 285	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	92 of 271	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.8	57 of 287	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	51 of 288	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	56 of 295	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.2	32 of 290	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	24 of 291	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	73.8	39 of 229	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	54 of 226	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	21 of 223	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	57.5	81 of 217	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	102 of 217	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.3	88 of 217	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	120 of 166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	23 of 239	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	19 of 261	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	16 of 253	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	71.2	45 of 252	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	45 of 236	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	60 of 249	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	71 of 234	69.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	58.8	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	26 of 124	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	7 of 116	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	5 of 114	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	45.2	48 of 92	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	31 of 88	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	26 of 242	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	13 of 274	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	16 of 272	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	23 of 266	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	57.9	66 of 234	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	94 of 254	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	101 of 232	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	28 of 262	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	23 of 259	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	33 of 257	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	85 of 238	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	78 of 251	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	94 of 237	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.6	76 of 77	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	91.3	7 of 168	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	56.0	39 of 162	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	57 of 226	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	38 of 251	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	33 of 273	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	33 of 264	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	45 of 260	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	74 of 203	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	77 of 219	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	83 of 198	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)39th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing64%+19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics55%+14 vs state

Reading53%+6 vs state

Social Studies50%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

Science36%+14 vs state

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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 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
Calloway County High School	Public	9-12	2108 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7375	824	47	17.6	54.6%	691 (83.9%)	11 (1.3%)	83 (10.1%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	80.1	31^st of 254 public high schools	87.8%		83.4	23^rd of 290 public high schools	92.1%	8	45.0	53.0	36.0	64.0	50.0	55.0	$14,680	$956	$898	$1,853	$9,142	$2,767	$11,904
Calloway County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	2003 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	No	(270) 762-7318	7	4	1.7		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Calloway County Alternative Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	2003 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 762-7318	110	1	110.0	67.3%	94 (85.5%)	3 (2.7%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.3%)	1.4	250^th of 254 public high schools	1.6%		3.6	283^rd of 290 public high schools	2.4%	33	9.0	12.0
Murray/Calloway County Area Technical Center	Public	8-12	126 Robertson Rd. North	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-1870	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Murray High School	Public	9-12	1800 Sycamore St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-5202	607	36	17.0	44.5%	448 (73.8%)	47 (7.7%)	41 (6.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	89.1	13^th of 254 public high schools	94.9%		95.2	7^th of 290 public high schools	97.6%	6	70.0	58.0	37.0	70.0	49.0	56.0	$31,516	$923	$531	$1,454	$19,896	$4,214	$24,111
Mayfield/Graves County Area Technical Center	Public	8-12	710 Douthitt Street	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 247-4710	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mayfield High School	Public	9-12	700 Douthitt St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-4461	517	31	16.6	62.3%	195 (37.7%)	62 (12.0%)	215 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.1%)	55.4	103^rd of 254 public high schools	59.4%		61.9	96^th of 290 public high schools	66.9%	7	49.0	50.0	19.0	51.0	43.0	35.0	$27,096	$27,096	$730	$18,573	$4,797	$8,870	$26,593
Mayfield Youth Development Center	Public	6-12	3179 State Rt 45 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 247-9609	6	1	6.0		5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Graves County High School	Public	9-12	1220 Eagles Way	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-6242	1,145	68	16.8	52.8%	923 (80.6%)	20 (1.7%)	115 (10.0%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.4%)	56.4	94^th of 254 public high schools	63.0%		75.3	49^th of 290 public high schools	83.1%	45	44.0	47.0	25.0	40.0	49.0	41.0	$14,567	$481	$871	$1,352	$10,181	$3,038	$13,219
Gateway Academy High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	1211 Eagles Way	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 328-4979	48	1	48.0	62.5%	34 (70.8%)	2 (4.2%)	9 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Calloway County High School

What is the racial makeup of Calloway County High School?

Students at Calloway County High School are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Calloway County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Calloway County High School.

What district is Calloway County High School in?

Calloway County

What schools feed into Calloway County High School?

Calloway County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Calloway Elementary School
Elementary : North Calloway Elementary School
Elementary : Southwest Calloway Elementary School
Middle : Calloway County Middle School

Is Calloway County High School a good school?

Calloway County High School ranks 31^st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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