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Caverna High School

Public Grades 9-12

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 17% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Caverna High School is a public high school located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, serving 213 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Caverna Independent School District, which is ranked 153 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Caverna High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caverna High School faces significant academic challenges, with only 34% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41%, and only 39% proficient or better in Reading, compared to the state average of 47%. The school also has a higher-than-average dropout rate, ranging from 1.1% to 4.2% over the past few years. Additionally, Caverna High School struggles with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 25.0% to 45.8%, much higher than the state average. These issues may be exacerbated by the fact that the school serves a student population with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.89% to 77.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Edmonson County High School, Barren County High School, and Glasgow High School, Caverna High School is significantly underperforming. These nearby schools generally have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Caverna High School will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community.

209

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,404

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2276 S Dixie St.
Horse Cave, KY 42749

(270) 773-2828

District: Caverna Independent

Feeder schools for Caverna High School:

Elementary:	Caverna Elementary School
Middle:	Caverna Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

African American:

17.7%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Kentucky average (4% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Kentucky avg39%

210^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 157Caverna Independent 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	210 of 254	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	255 of 290	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	197 of 276	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	220 of 271	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	197 of 267	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	236 of 285	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	210 of 271	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.8	204 of 287	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	225 of 288	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.1	198 of 295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	216 of 290	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	205 of 291	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	182 of 226	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	217 of 223	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	210 of 217	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	50.0	105 of 217	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	14.7	203 of 217	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	53 of 93	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	211 of 239	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	232 of 261	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	185 of 253	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	221 of 252	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	229 of 236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	142 of 234	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	236 of 274	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	141 of 272	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	206 of 266	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	168 of 234	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	168 of 232	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	199 of 239	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	239 of 262	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	193 of 259	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	195 of 257	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.8	224 of 251	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	203 of 226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	195 of 251	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	215 of 264	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	236 of 260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	202 of 219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	167 of 198	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)43rd percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

Writing33%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-17 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Science9%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Caverna High School

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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
Caverna High School	Public	9-12	2276 S Dixie St.	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 773-2828	209	17	12.6	74.2%	135 (64.6%)	37 (17.7%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	19.4	210^th of 254 public high schools	17.3%		9	255^th of 290 public high schools	12.1%	45	34.0	39.0	9.0	33.0	22.0	24.0	$20,404	$1,757	$2,190	$3,948	$11,283	$4,655	$15,937
Hart County High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Dixie Hwy	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(270) 524-2332	645	46	13.9	55.5%	582 (90.2%)	19 (2.9%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	70.3	52^nd of 254 public high schools	79.5%		53.8	129^th of 290 public high schools	55.5%	77	49.0	59.0		49.0	44.0	47.0	$16,704	$799	$772	$1,571	$11,391	$3,742	$15,133
Happy Valley Learning Center	Public	6-12	629 W Cherry St	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-3804	10	3	3.0	80.0%	6 (60.0%)	2 (20.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	1601 Columbia Ave	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-8801	64	1	64.0	68.8%	39 (60.9%)	4 (6.3%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	9.5	233^rd of 254 public high schools	8.3%		11.4	245^th of 290 public high schools	15.5%	12					18.0	23.0
Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	1601 Columbia Ave	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-8801	608	38	16.0	61.0%	333 (54.8%)	51 (8.4%)	126 (20.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	81 (13.3%)	49.4	127^th of 254 public high schools	50.0%		57.7	109^th of 290 public high schools	62.4%	18	44.0	48.0	22.0	46.0	34.0	38.0	$19,481	$1,186	$314	$1,500	$11,801	$4,207	$16,008
College Street Campus	Public	6-12	304 E College Street	Glasgow	42142	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 629-6554	25	4	6.2	84.0%	23 (92.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Barren County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	491 Trojan Tr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-2196	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barren County High School	Public	9-12	507 Trojan Trail	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-6315	1,220	77	15.8	49.1%	1,096 (89.8%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (2.8%)	55.6	99^th of 254 public high schools	61.0%		55.4	122^nd of 290 public high schools	57.9%	23	43.0	42.0	26.0	55.0	35.0	43.0	$18,914	$1,133	$706	$1,819	$10,410	$3,501	$13,224
Edmonson County High School	Public	9-12	220 Wildcat Way	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 597-2151	546	35	15.5	57.7%	508 (93.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	47.4	136^th of 254 public high schools	46.5%		55.7	120^th of 290 public high schools	58.6%	16	44.0	52.0	17.0	48.0	28.0	40.0	$16,277	$663	$175	$837	$10,090	$2,351	$12,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Caverna High School

What district is Caverna High School in?

Caverna Independent

What schools feed into Caverna High School?

Caverna High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caverna Elementary School
Middle : Caverna Middle School

How many students attend Caverna High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Caverna High School.

What is the racial makeup of Caverna High School?

Students at Caverna High School are 65% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Caverna High School a good school?

Caverna High School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Kentucky high schools.

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