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Fulton Independent School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Kentucky alternative schools

293

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,352

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Stephen Beale Dr
Fulton, KY 42041

(270) 472-1741

District: Fulton Independent

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

African American:

33.8%

Two or more races:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2024 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (88% vs 94%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

624^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

272^nd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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High school

200^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 57 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	624 of 685	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	639 of 685	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	587 of 687	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	568 of 684	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	630 of 700	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	619 of 691	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	667 of 694	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	554 of 690	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	539 of 698	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	547 of 705	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	671 of 719	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	676 of 713	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	639 of 688	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	548 of 683	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.6	170 of 185	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	131 of 184	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	9.6	642 of 671	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	597 of 663	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	572 of 672	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	509 of 670	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	464 of 667	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	540 of 653	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	563 of 652	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	409 of 652	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	424 of 657	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	575 of 676	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	573 of 665	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	616 of 661	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	543 of 659	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	413 of 592	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	478 of 593	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	272 of 320	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	300 of 324	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	281 of 327	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	81 of 282	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	21.6	284 of 335	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	298 of 331	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	279 of 337	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	279 of 335	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	285 of 335	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	224 of 319	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	190 of 304	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	16.2	276 of 299	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	42 of 84	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	194 of 299	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	282 of 299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	275 of 290	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	282 of 311	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	245 of 309	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	170 of 310	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	214 of 303	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	212 of 307	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	205 of 304	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	196 of 293	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.6	237 of 294	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	47.2	157 of 320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	230 of 266	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	235 of 253	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	200 of 254	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	160 of 290	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	234 of 276	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	227 of 271	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	179 of 267	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	169 of 285	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	213 of 271	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.2	215 of 287	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.6	171 of 288	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	72.5	64 of 295	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	62.7	93 of 290	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	24.5	228 of 291	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	156 of 229	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	141 of 226	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	132 of 223	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	3.9	245 of 252	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	193 of 242	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	121 of 274	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.9	236 of 272	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	218 of 266	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	144 of 254	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	203 of 232	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	198 of 239	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	170 of 251	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	203 of 237	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.6	127 of 226	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	89 of 251	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.4	239 of 264	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	228 of 260	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	138 of 219	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2019)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2019)4th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)51st percentile+37 vs school

African American (2022)50th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2022)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)31st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile~ school

High school

White (2025)65th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2019)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics22%-26 vs state

Writing16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Fulton Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Stephen Beale Dr	Fulton	42041	Fulton County	Fulton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 472-1741	293	19	15.8	73.7%	107 (36.5%)	99 (33.8%)	21 (7.2%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.1%)								(n/a)	16.0	40.0	40.0	38.0	43.0	21.0	36.0	16.0	15.0	22.0	21.0	23.0	28.0	16.0	$23,352	$7,864	$328	$8,192	$6,421	$4,014	$10,435

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Is Fulton Independent School a good school?

Fulton Independent School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Kentucky alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fulton Independent School?

Students at Fulton Independent School are 37% White, 34% African American, 19% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Fulton Independent School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Fulton Independent School.

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