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Bryan Station High School

Q: Is Bryan Station High School a good school?

Bryan Station High School ranks 183 rd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bryan Station High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 2,025 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its consistent ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools over the past several years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, Bryan Station High School faces significant challenges in academic performance. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages on standardized tests, with only 29% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and 41% proficient or better in Reading. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with only 14% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 28% in Fayette County and 22% statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Fayette County School District, such as Henry Clay High School, Opportunity Middle College, and STEAM Academy, generally outperform Bryan Station High School on academic measures and have higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 43% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its overall academic underperformance.

2,030

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,437

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Eastin Rd
Lexington, KY 40505-2010

(859) 381-3308

District: Fayette County

Feeder schools for Bryan Station High School:

Elementary:	Arlington Elementary School
	Coventry Oak Elementary
	Deep Springs Elementary School
	Mary Todd Elementary School
	More...
	Northern Elementary School
	Russell Cave Elementary School
	Sandersville Elementary
Middle:	Bryan Station Middle School
	Winburn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

African American:

32.0%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg39%

183^rd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11High Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette 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	33.1	183 of 254	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	181 of 290	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	189 of 276	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	206 of 271	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	219 of 267	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	200 of 271	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	220 of 287	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	205 of 288	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	208 of 295	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.8	154 of 290	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.2	137 of 291	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.4	172 of 229	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	193 of 223	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	204 of 217	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.3	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	181 of 217	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	43 of 93	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	56 of 89	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.2	30 of 94	68.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	146 of 153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	154 of 166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	162 of 166	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.9	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	22.9	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	173 of 239	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	181 of 261	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	198 of 253	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	197 of 236	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	194 of 234	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	67.8	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	33 of 102	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	68 of 115	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	78 of 115	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	93 of 124	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	91 of 116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	103 of 114	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.2	74 of 88	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	180 of 242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	195 of 274	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	204 of 272	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	224 of 266	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	223 of 234	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	226 of 254	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	204 of 232	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	188 of 239	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	172 of 262	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	174 of 259	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	194 of 257	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	218 of 238	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	220 of 251	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	190 of 237	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	31 of 89	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	42 of 76	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	128 of 168	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	141 of 162	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	54 of 251	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	29 of 273	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	71 of 264	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	30 of 260	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	78 of 203	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	173 of 219	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	134 of 198	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+51 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)71st percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing43%~ state avg

Reading41%-6 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics32%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science14%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Worse school Ever!!! Teachers flee from this place and the students seem to run this school. Dont let your child near this Criminal Correctional facility! Close Quote

Schools Near Bryan Station 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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Bryan Station High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Eastin Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3308	2,030	117	17.2	61.7%	491 (24.2%)	650 (32.0%)	759 (37.4%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.1%)	33.1	183^rd of 254 public high schools	28.0%		38.5	181^st of 290 public high schools	37.6%	2				29.0				41.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		32.0	$20,437	$736	$1,013	$1,750	$13,444	$3,003	$16,447
STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	123 East 6 Street	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3033	453	22	20.9	39.1%	247 (54.5%)	119 (26.3%)	59 (13.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	73	46^th of 254 public high schools	81.9%		81.7	25^th of 290 public high schools	91.4%	21				53.0				59.0	26.0		45.0		50.0		54.0
Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3780	1,770	98	17.9	46.2%	754 (42.6%)	536 (30.3%)	294 (16.6%)	69 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	113 (6.4%)	55.3	104^th of 254 public high schools	59.1%		56.7	115^th of 290 public high schools	60.3%	11				38.0				48.0	21.0		47.0		48.0		43.0	$21,401	$325	$982	$1,306	$13,130	$3,155	$16,284
Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	316	25	12.7	60.4%	18 (5.7%)	238 (75.3%)	30 (9.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	20.6	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%		43.8	157^th of 290 public high schools	45.9%	50	50.0	46.0	33.0	24.0	70.0	44.0	40.0	40.0		29.0	29.0	50.0	27.0	57.0
The Hub for Innovation and Leadership	Public	9-12	100 Midland Ave	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 381-4165	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Homebound Secondary	Public	6-12	701 E Main St	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4100	6	1	6.0		3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Fayette County Learning Center	Public	8-12	475 Price Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-0597	191	25	7.5	70.2%	92 (48.2%)	46 (24.1%)	33 (17.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	4.9	243^rd of 254 public high schools	4.3%		23.9	217^th of 290 public high schools	25.2%	26								15.0							21.0
Martin L King Academy for Excellence Alt	Public	6-12	2200 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4040	164	26	6.3	76.8%	54 (32.9%)	62 (37.8%)	31 (18.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)								(n/a)
Eastside Technical Center	Public	9-12	2208 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3740	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	1555 Georgetown Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	401	21	19.3	64.8%	179 (44.6%)	105 (26.2%)	78 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (9.0%)	13.9	223^rd of 254 public high schools	12.2%		41	171^st of 290 public high schools	41.0%	52				25.0	52.0		22.0	32.0			22.0	28.0	23.0	30.0	27.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Station High School

Is Bryan Station High School a good school?

Bryan Station High School ranks 183^rd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bryan Station High School in?

Fayette County

How many students attend Bryan Station High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,030 students attended Bryan Station High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bryan Station High School?

Students at Bryan Station High School are 37% Hispanic, 32% African American, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Bryan Station High School?

Bryan Station High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arlington Elementary School
Elementary : Coventry Oak Elementary
Elementary : Deep Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Mary Todd Elementary School
Elementary : Northern Elementary School
Elementary : Russell Cave Elementary School
Elementary : Sandersville Elementary
Middle : Bryan Station Middle School
Middle : Winburn Middle School

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