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Western Hills High School

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Western Hills High School ranks 98 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 61% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Western Hills High School is a public high school located in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving 855 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Franklin County School District. The school has shown a mixed performance, with strengths in its high graduation rates but challenges in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, where student proficiency lags behind state and district averages.

While Western Hills High School has performed well for its African American students, ranking among the top schools in the state for this subgroup, its overall academic performance has been more uneven, ranging from a high ranking of 56th out of 267 Kentucky high schools in 2020-2021 to a low of 150th out of 271 in 2021-2022. The school also faces higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Woodford County High School significantly outperforms Western Hills High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student group performance, despite being located in a different school district. Woodford County appears to be a higher-performing district overall compared to Franklin County, where Western Hills High School is situated.

827

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,529

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Doctors Dr
Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 875-8400

District: Franklin County

Feeder schools for Western Hills High School:

Elementary:	Bridgeport Elementary School
	Collins Lane
	Westridge Elementary
Middle:	Bondurant Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Kentucky median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg39%

98^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Franklin County

93^rd of 157Franklin 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	98 of 254	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	134 of 290	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	137 of 276	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	150 of 271	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	56 of 267	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	84 of 285	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	119 of 271	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	101 of 287	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	64 of 288	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.3	61 of 295	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	65.3	83 of 290	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.6	45 of 291	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	42 of 229	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	41 of 226	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	56.5	82 of 223	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	74 of 217	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	86 of 217	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	55 of 217	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 75	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	10 of 83	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	3 of 89	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	14 of 94	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	61 of 153	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	27 of 154	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	28 of 166	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	75 of 239	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	117 of 261	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	114 of 253	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	132 of 252	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	78 of 236	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	124 of 234	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	58.2	44 of 102	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	56 of 115	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	51 of 124	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	40 of 116	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.0	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.8	15 of 92	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	30 of 80	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	125 of 242	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	182 of 274	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	158 of 272	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	65 of 234	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	120 of 254	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	129 of 232	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	148 of 239	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	154 of 262	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	136 of 259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	148 of 257	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	59 of 238	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	105 of 251	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	77 of 237	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	62 of 89	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	45 of 76	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	43 of 168	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	52 of 162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	55 of 226	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	118 of 251	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	147 of 273	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	145 of 264	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	147 of 260	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	62 of 203	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	68 of 219	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	102 of 198	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)99th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)57th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading53%+6 vs state

Writing53%+8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics43%~ state avg

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Science23%~ state avg

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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
Western Hills High School	Public	9-12	100 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8400	827	47	17.5	47.6%	623 (75.3%)	47 (5.7%)	80 (9.7%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.5%)	55.6	98^th of 254 public high schools	61.4%		51.2	134^th of 290 public high schools	53.8%	36	32.0	53.0	23.0	53.0	40.0	43.0	$1,529	$701	$758	$1,459	$10,772	$3,052	$13,824
Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	328 Shelby St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8655	331	23	14.2	42.0%	252 (76.1%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.1	184^th of 254 public high schools	27.6%		43.9	156^th of 290 public high schools	46.2%	28	35.0	37.0		34.0	27.0	41.0	$17,825	$782	$266	$1,048	$12,412	$4,342	$16,777
Panther Transition Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	328 Shelby Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 875-8655	17	1	17.0	82.4%	9 (52.9%)	3 (17.6%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)
The Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	400 Democrat Drive	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6720	38	7	5.4	94.7%	29 (76.3%)	4 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6750	990	54	18.2	51.7%	631 (63.7%)	136 (13.7%)	125 (12.6%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.3%)	57.3	89^th of 254 public high schools	65.0%		49.3	143^rd of 290 public high schools	50.7%	54	48.0	51.0	20.0	49.0	39.0	43.0	$15,456	$658	$799	$1,457	$11,103	$2,896	$13,999
Franklin County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	1106 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6790	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
William Cofield High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1106 East Main Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6790	22	2	11.0	59.1%	17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Anderson County High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 839-5118	1,157	65	17.8	44.2%	1,012 (87.5%)	24 (2.1%)	73 (6.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.4%)	44.9	148^th of 254 public high schools	41.7%		65.8	85^th of 290 public high schools	70.7%	63	41.0	48.0	22.0	42.0	37.0	32.0	$13,495	$299	$297	$596	$8,255	$2,324	$10,579
Woodford County High School	Public	9-12	180 Frankfort St	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	No	(859) 879-4630	1,223	73	16.7	41.9%	860 (70.3%)	71 (5.8%)	211 (17.3%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.0%)	86.2	18^th of 254 public high schools	92.9%		84	22^nd of 290 public high schools	92.4%	4	54.0	57.0	34.0	63.0	59.0	56.0	$25,794	$343	$372	$715	$10,435	$3,161	$13,611
Safe Harbor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	134 Macey Avenue	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 879-4694	33	4	7.9	84.8%	20 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	6 (18.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Hills High School

What is the racial makeup of Western Hills High School?

Students at Western Hills High School are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Western Hills High School?

Western Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgeport Elementary School
Elementary : Collins Lane
Elementary : Westridge Elementary
Middle : Bondurant Middle School

How many students attend Western Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Western Hills High School.

Is Western Hills High School a good school?

Western Hills High School ranks 98^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Western Hills High School in?

Franklin County

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