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Success Academy

Public Grades 6-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 8% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Success Academy is a public high school in Glasgow, Kentucky, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 65 students. The school is part of the Glasgow Independent School District, which is ranked 92 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Success Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 188 to 278 out of 271-290 schools. It has received 0-2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students, with rankings in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools for these subgroups. While Success Academy's four-year graduation rates have been relatively high, ranging from 91.1% to 98.3% in recent years, these rates are still lower than the nearby Glasgow High School, which had a 93.5% graduation rate in 2024-2025.

Success Academy's student proficiency rates on state assessments (KSA) and the ACT are significantly lower than the Glasgow Independent School District and the state of Kentucky averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18% of Success Academy's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in KSA/Social Studies, compared to 31% for the district and 38% for the state. Additionally, Success Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.4% to 29.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the 25.0% rate at the nearby Glasgow High School. The school also has a very high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 65:1 to 108:1 in recent years, which is much higher than the 16.1:1 ratio at Glasgow High School.

Students ?

64.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Columbia Ave
Glasgow, KY 42141

(270) 651-8801

District: Glasgow Independent

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

25.0%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg40%

233^rd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Glasgow Independent

92^nd of 157Glasgow Independent 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	9.5	233 of 254	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	245 of 290	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	257 of 276	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	188 of 271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.1	278 of 285	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	265 of 271	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	268 of 287	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	276 of 288	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	219 of 261	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	236 of 253	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	171 of 242	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	225 of 274	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	243 of 272	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	102 of 266	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	2.1	260 of 262	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	227 of 257	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	210 of 251	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	226 of 273	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	249 of 264	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	181 of 260	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics23%-18 vs state

Social Studies18%-20 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 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
Happy Valley Learning Center	Public	6-12	629 W Cherry St	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-3804	10	3	3.0	80.0%	6 (60.0%)	2 (20.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	1601 Columbia Ave	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-8801	64	1	64.0	68.8%	39 (60.9%)	4 (6.3%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	9.5	233^rd of 254 public high schools	8.3%		11.4	245^th of 290 public high schools	15.5%	12					18.0	23.0
College Street Campus	Public	6-12	304 E College Street	Glasgow	42142	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 629-6554	25	4	6.2	84.0%	23 (92.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	1601 Columbia Ave	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-8801	608	38	16.0	61.0%	333 (54.8%)	51 (8.4%)	126 (20.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	81 (13.3%)	49.4	127^th of 254 public high schools	50.0%		57.7	109^th of 290 public high schools	62.4%	18	44.0	48.0	22.0	46.0	34.0	38.0	$19,481	$1,186	$314	$1,500	$11,801	$4,207	$16,008
Barren County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	491 Trojan Tr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-2196	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barren County High School	Public	9-12	507 Trojan Trail	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-6315	1,220	77	15.8	49.1%	1,096 (89.8%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (2.8%)	55.6	99^th of 254 public high schools	61.0%		55.4	122^nd of 290 public high schools	57.9%	23	43.0	42.0	26.0	55.0	35.0	43.0	$18,914	$1,133	$706	$1,819	$10,410	$3,501	$13,224
Caverna High School	Public	9-12	2276 S Dixie St.	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 773-2828	209	17	12.6	74.2%	135 (64.6%)	37 (17.7%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	19.4	210^th of 254 public high schools	17.3%		9	255^th of 290 public high schools	12.1%	45	34.0	39.0	9.0	33.0	22.0	24.0	$20,404	$1,757	$2,190	$3,948	$11,283	$4,655	$15,937
Metcalfe County High School	Public	9-12	208 Randolph St	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-2481	454	28	16.2	72.2%	423 (93.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28.6	191^st of 254 public high schools	24.8%		26.1	209^th of 290 public high schools	27.9%	18	34.0	46.0		28.0	25.0	32.0	$20,450	$2,243	$1,359	$3,602	$9,674	$4,181	$13,855
Hart County High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Dixie Hwy	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(270) 524-2332	645	46	13.9	55.5%	582 (90.2%)	19 (2.9%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	70.3	52^nd of 254 public high schools	79.5%		53.8	129^th of 290 public high schools	55.5%	77	49.0	59.0		49.0	44.0	47.0	$16,704	$799	$772	$1,571	$11,391	$3,742	$15,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Success Academy

Is Success Academy a good school?

Success Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Kentucky high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Success Academy?

Students at Success Academy are 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Success Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Success Academy.

What district is Success Academy in?

Glasgow Independent

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