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Bluegrass Learning Academy

Public Grades 6-12
Summary

Bluegrass Learning Academy is a public high school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 122 students. The school is part of the Christian County School District, which is ranked 110 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluegrass Learning Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English, compared to 44% statewide and 35% in the Christian County district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 30% statewide and 19% in the district. Bluegrass Learning Academy also has a low four-year graduation rate of 52.6%, significantly lower than the 93.3% rate at Christian County High School and the 90.6% rate at Hopkinsville High School.

The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Bluegrass Learning Academy, with 85.25% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's academic challenges. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups such as African American students and low-income students, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools for these groups. Addressing the needs of the school's high-poverty student population, potentially through additional resources and support services, could be a crucial step in improving the school's overall performance.

130
Students ?
8.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
83.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4400 LaFayette Rd
       Hopkinsville, KY  42240-4221

(270) 887-7380

District: Christian County

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.5%
White:
29.2%
Two or more races:
11.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2024
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (53% vs 92%)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Kentucky)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg30%
Kentucky avg38%
Not ranked this year
Bluegrass Learning Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
110th of 157Christian 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20234.0320 of 3272.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.9333 of 3350.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20170.5328 of 3300.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.2316 of 3376.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.6314 of 3356.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20237.6301 of 3092.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20190.5292 of 2940.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202412.1243 of 29016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9236 of 27614.5%★☆☆☆☆
20224.9258 of 2714.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.8270 of 2855.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.8249 of 28813.5%★☆☆☆☆
20154.7271 of 2958.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.8263 of 2919.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202223.072 of 8919.1%★☆☆☆☆
20199.387 of 892.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202416.3224 of 26114.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202418.7229 of 27416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1224 of 27217.6%★☆☆☆☆
20227.2252 of 2665.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.9252 of 2540.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202410.7234 of 26210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.0213 of 25917.8%★☆☆☆☆
20223.1254 of 2571.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202355.497 of 26463.3%★★★☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2019)1st percentile~ school
High school
White (2023)63rd percentile+49 vs school
African American (2022)19th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile~ school
Female (2024)14th percentile~ school
Male (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

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Students at Bluegrass Learning Academy are 52% African American, 29% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Bluegrass Learning Academy.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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