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Willis H. Justice Elementary School

Q: Is Willis H. Justice Elementary School a good school?

Willis H. Justice Elementary School ranks 445 th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Willis H. Justice Elementary School serves 481 students in grades K–4 in Winchester, in Clark County. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked it 445th of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 35th percentile with 2 stars; the district ranked 124th of 158, at the 22nd percentile with 1 star. The most important concern is that the school’s results remain below state results in every tested subject and are among the lowest in its nearby-school group.

The school does slightly better than the district overall, but trails the state and nearby schools. Across grades 3 and 4, its math average was 38%, compared with 43% statewide and 37% in Clark County; its reading average was 46%, versus 50% statewide and 42% districtwide. Fourth-grade science was 34%, compared with 40% statewide and 33% districtwide. Reading is a relative bright spot: third-grade reading was 47%, just 2 points below the state and above two of the three same-district schools with reported results. Still, the school scored below the nearby-school average in every available same-grade comparison: for example, third-grade reading was 47% versus 55%, and fourth-grade science was 34% versus 45%. Science is the clearest weakness against the state and nearby schools.

Longer-term results are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, the two-grade math average fell 7 points, reading changed little (down 1 point), and fourth-grade science rose 2 points. The school’s state gaps widened over that period, although third-grade math and reading have improved relative to the state since 2024–2025. Its student–teacher ratio was 13.1:1 in 2024–2025, the lowest among the 11 nearby schools, despite its comparatively low test results. In that same year, 67% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 54%—context, not an explanation of results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Female Students fell from the 69th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 34th in 2025–2026, a sharp decline in that subgroup ranking.

481

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,755

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

350 Mt. Sterling Rd
Winchester, KY 40391

(859) 745-8800

District: Clark County

Students who attend Willis H. Justice Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School
	Robert D. Campbell Junior High
High:	George Rogers Clark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2017 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg45%

445^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 16 pts since 2017

From top 49% (2017) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Clark County

124^th of 158Clark 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
2026	36.8	445 of 684	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	437 of 685	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	389 of 685	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	359 of 687	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	433 of 684	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	474 of 517	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	419 of 700	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	394 of 691	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	337 of 694	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	305 of 474	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	250 of 445	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	435 of 657	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	357 of 648	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	201 of 644	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	275 of 639	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	414 of 641	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	359 of 671	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	469 of 663	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	117 of 168	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	468 of 674	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	439 of 672	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	444 of 665	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	392 of 670	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	436 of 667	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	338 of 664	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	267 of 631	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	440 of 651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	469 of 653	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	553 of 652	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	385 of 652	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	396 of 657	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	442 of 676	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	318 of 665	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	252 of 314	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	250 of 306	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	246 of 257	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	328 of 661	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	471 of 650	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	411 of 659	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	399 of 659	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	347 of 658	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	411 of 656	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.5	331 of 337	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	403 of 592	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	381 of 593	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Science34%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willis H. Justice Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 Mt. Sterling Rd	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8800	481	37	13.1	66.7%	388 (80.7%)	11 (2.3%)	50 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	36.8	445^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.9%		39.3	437^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.2%	8	38.0	38.0		47.0	44.0		34.0				$17,755	$1,206	$15,242
William G. Conkwright Elementary	Public	K-4	360 Mt. Sterling Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8900	499	43	11.7	72.3%	390 (78.2%)	43 (8.6%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	20.9	571^st of 684 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.5	586^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.5%	15	34.0			46.0	23.0		22.0				$18,050	$1,219	$15,522
Shearer Elementary School	Public	K-4	244 East Broadway	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-4978	413	29	14.4	69.7%	327 (79.2%)	13 (3.1%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	49.3	344^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.7%		42.3	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	63	45.0	41.0		53.0	48.0		39.0				$17,035	$991	$14,735
Strode Station Elementary School	Public	K-4	1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-3915	542	41	13.2	59.4%	377 (69.6%)	30 (5.5%)	85 (15.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	34.7	467^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.2	468^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.7%	1	40.0	42.0		36.0	42.0		36.0				$17,168	$1,086	$14,719
North Middletown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 College Street	North Middletown	40357	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2052	128	9	13.6	75.8%	112 (87.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5.6	667^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.5%		58.2	272^nd of 685 public elementary schools	60.3%	395	14.0	26.0		18.0						16.0	$17,903	$1,135	$16,629
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8752	524	35	15.1	62.4%	472 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	56.1	280^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.1%		65.1	217^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.3%	63	42.0	40.0	42.0	54.0	48.0	64.0	39.0	50.0	42.0	53.0	$17,647	$2,215	$14,127
Garrett Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Passage Mound Way	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3165	746	51	14.6	32.4%	429 (57.5%)	126 (16.9%)	58 (7.8%)	75 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.6%)	82.1	87^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.9	104^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.8%	17	59.0	69.0	52.0	69.0	71.0	64.0	59.0	53.0	49.0	57.0
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Jouett Creek Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4955	620	41	15.1	21.3%	412 (66.5%)	39 (6.3%)	34 (5.5%)	102 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	92.1	28^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.2	16^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.7%	12	75.0	69.0	74.0	77.0	72.0	76.0	63.0	45.0	67.0	76.0
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Maysville Road	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8703	503	32	15.9	60.6%	444 (88.3%)	8 (1.6%)	24 (4.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	66.2	198^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.1%		68.9	183^rd of 685 public elementary schools	73.3%	15	42.0	53.0	43.0	65.0	53.0	61.0	43.0	51.0	39.0	75.0	$17,060	$2,091	$13,807
Brenda Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Athens-Boonesboro Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	586	43	13.5	44.9%	242 (41.3%)	120 (20.5%)	71 (12.1%)	96 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	61.9	232^nd of 684 public elementary schools	66.1%		53.9	305^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.5%	73	50.0	52.0	59.0	61.0	56.0	59.0	50.0	12.0	43.0	46.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Willis H. Justice Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Willis H. Justice Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Willis H. Justice Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School
Middle : Robert D. Campbell Junior High
High : George Rogers Clark High School

What is the racial makeup of Willis H. Justice Elementary School?

Students at Willis H. Justice Elementary School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Willis H. Justice Elementary School a good school?

Willis H. Justice Elementary School ranks 445^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Willis H. Justice Elementary School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Willis H. Justice Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Willis H. Justice Elementary School.

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