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Carter G. Woodson Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 19% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Carter G. Woodson Academy is a public magnet high school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 305 students. It 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.

The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, ranging from a 4-star rating in 2017-2018 to a 1-star rating in 2022-2023. Compared to the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages, Carter G. Woodson Academy generally underperforms in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, the school has a strong performance among its African American student population, ranking 9th out of 93 Kentucky high schools in 2023-2024 with a 5-star rating.

Carter G. Woodson Academy faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school's proximity to other high-performing schools in the Fayette County district, such as Tates Creek High School and Henry Clay High School, suggests potential opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices to improve the overall academic performance of the school.

316

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Winchester Road
Lexington, KY 40509

(859) 381-3933

District: Fayette County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.3%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Writing scores 18 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg44%

Middle school

143^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

207^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	155 of 324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	133 of 327	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	97 of 320	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	168 of 335	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	175 of 322	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	235 of 330	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	239 of 331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	57.7	126 of 337	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	12 of 83	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	14 of 80	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	10 of 79	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	2 of 84	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	12 of 96	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	12 of 96	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	75 of 314	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	74 of 311	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	37 of 309	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	77 of 285	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	133 of 304	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	111 of 307	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	84 of 304	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	123 of 303	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	128 of 293	56.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	157 of 290	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	232 of 276	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.9	102 of 271	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	209 of 267	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	116 of 285	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	43 of 271	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	37.5	212 of 287	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	220 of 288	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	191 of 295	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	49 of 75	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.8	9 of 93	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	40.6	51 of 83	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.0	11 of 89	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	98.8	3 of 89	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	124 of 242	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	104 of 274	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	171 of 272	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.6	17 of 266	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	32.7	174 of 234	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.0	27 of 254	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	186 of 239	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	139 of 262	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	210 of 259	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.0	73 of 257	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	28.5	177 of 238	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	113 of 251	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	31 of 237	86.9%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)86th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics57%+8 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

Writing29%-18 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 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
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
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
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)
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)
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
Ridge Hospital Alternative High School	Public	6-12	3050 Rio Dosa Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 269-2325	11	1	11.0	72.7%	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Henry Clay High School	Public	9-12	2100 Fontaine Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3423	1,939	118	16.4	41.7%	936 (48.3%)	417 (21.5%)	359 (18.5%)	114 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (5.7%)	83.3	24^th of 254 public high schools	90.6%		75.3	48^th of 290 public high schools	83.4%	24				51.0				54.0	37.0		58.0		57.0		56.0	$20,164	$287	$955	$1,242	$14,081	$2,972	$17,053
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)
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Carter G. Woodson Academy

Is Carter G. Woodson Academy a good school?

Carter G. Woodson Academy ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Carter G. Woodson Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Carter G. Woodson Academy.

What district is Carter G. Woodson Academy in?

Fayette County

What is the racial makeup of Carter G. Woodson Academy?

Students at Carter G. Woodson Academy are 75% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Asian.

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