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West Jessamine High School

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West Jessamine High School ranks 59 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 77% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

West Jessamine High School is a public high school serving 1,349 students in grades 9-12 in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The school is part of the Jessamine County School District, which is ranked 51 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Jessamine High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 29 and 108 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments and the ACT exam is generally higher than the Jessamine County and Kentucky state averages, particularly in subjects like English, Reading, and Writing. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 53% of West Jessamine High School students were proficient or better in KSA Reading, compared to 49% in Jessamine County and 47% statewide. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 97.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

While West Jessamine High School performs better academically than its closest in-district counterpart, East Jessamine High School, it lags behind some high-performing schools in the neighboring Fayette County district, such as Henry Clay High School and Lafayette High School, particularly in Mathematics and Science. This may be due in part to the relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at West Jessamine High School, which could contribute to the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to its peers.

1,272

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,526

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Wilmore Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356

(859) 887-2421

District: Jessamine County

Feeder schools for West Jessamine High School:

Elementary:	Nicholasville Elementary School
	Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
	Wilmore Elementary School
Middle:	West Jessamine Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

9.1%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (45% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Kentucky high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg39%

59^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Jessamine County

51^st of 157Jessamine 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	66.6	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	71 of 290	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	108 of 276	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	67 of 271	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	47 of 267	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	63 of 285	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	66 of 271	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	29 of 287	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	38 of 288	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	39 of 295	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.8	51 of 290	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	25 of 291	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.0	25 of 229	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	43 of 226	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	48 of 217	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	51 of 217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	52.2	90 of 217	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	9 of 75	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	51 of 93	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	8 of 89	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	48.0	44 of 89	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	74 of 94	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	86 of 153	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.6	23 of 154	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	95.1	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	39 of 239	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	86 of 261	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	118 of 253	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	62 of 236	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	67 of 234	71.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	10 of 102	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	56.6	53 of 115	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	53 of 115	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	62 of 124	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	37 of 116	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	43 of 92	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	28 of 88	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	12 of 80	85.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.0	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	162 of 242	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	126 of 274	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	153 of 272	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	72 of 266	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	62 of 234	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	52 of 254	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	95 of 232	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	87 of 239	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	62 of 262	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	108 of 259	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	63 of 257	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	46 of 238	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	47 of 251	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	51 of 237	78.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	67 of 87	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	68 of 77	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.8	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	91 of 168	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	57 of 162	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	49 of 226	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	61 of 251	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	67 of 273	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	113 of 264	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	64 of 260	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	43 of 203	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	54 of 219	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	54 of 198	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)47th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2024)46th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)23rd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing54%+9 vs state

Reading53%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%+6 vs state

Social Studies44%+6 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%+3 vs state

Science26%+4 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 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th 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
West Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	2101 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 887-2421	1,272	71	17.9	45.3%	1,021 (80.3%)	69 (5.4%)	116 (9.1%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.4%)	66.6	59^th of 254 public high schools	76.8%		69.3	71^st of 290 public high schools	75.5%	12	47.0		53.0	26.0	54.0	44.0		44.0	$20,526	$572	$397	$969	$16,887	$3,380	$20,220
Jessamine Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	881 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 881-8324	0	33	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Providence School	Public	6-12	210 S. Lexington Ave	Wilmore	40390	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 887-4600	130	25	5.2	84.6%	88 (67.7%)	10 (7.7%)	14 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.3%)								(n/a)		10.0					10.0	8.0
East Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	815 Sulphur Well Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 885-7240	1,222	60	20.3	58.2%	905 (74.1%)	83 (6.8%)	127 (10.4%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (7.3%)	51.5	116^th of 254 public high schools	54.3%		50.7	136^th of 290 public high schools	53.1%	20	37.0		48.0	20.0	52.0	40.0		40.0	$22,288	$692	$396	$1,087	$18,146	$3,757	$21,857
Ashgrove Academy	Public	6-12	1115 Ashgrove Road	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 523-3001	7	2	3.5		4 (57.1%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	1600 Man O' War Blvd	Lexington	40513	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3546	1,828	103	17.7	40.6%	731 (40.0%)	250 (13.7%)	572 (31.3%)	203 (11.1%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.6%)	82.3	28^th of 254 public high schools	89.0%		80.1	30^th of 290 public high schools	89.7%	2	56.0		58.0	35.0	58.0	49.0		51.0	$21,606	$595	$962	$1,556	$13,182	$3,103	$16,285
Tates Creek High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1111 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3620	1,723	98	17.5	56.8%	696 (40.4%)	506 (29.4%)	316 (18.3%)	63 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (8.1%)	37.2	174^th of 254 public high schools	31.5%		36.2	187^th of 290 public high schools	35.5%	13	36.0		44.0	20.0	36.0	32.0		37.0	$33,178	$627	$987	$1,614	$13,600	$2,999	$16,599
Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	401 Reed Ln	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3474	2,370	126	18.7	33.1%	1,470 (62.0%)	300 (12.7%)	324 (13.7%)	131 (5.5%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (5.9%)	85.1	21^st of 254 public high schools	91.7%		87.7	14^th of 290 public high schools	95.2%	7	57.0		64.0	41.0	49.0	56.0		56.0	$20,686	$340	$979	$1,320	$12,922	$3,070	$15,992
Southside Technical Center	Public	9-12	1800 Harrodsburg Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3603	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Opportunity Middle College	Public	11-12	470 Cooper Drive	Lexington	40506	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 246-6379	102	4	23.1	60.8%	29 (28.4%)	29 (28.4%)	23 (22.5%)	20 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	83.5	23^rd of 254 public high schools	90.9%		51.7	131^st of 290 public high schools	54.8%	108					69.0	55.0		45.0

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jessamine High School

How many students attend West Jessamine High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended West Jessamine High School.

What district is West Jessamine High School in?

Jessamine County

What schools feed into West Jessamine High School?

West Jessamine High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Nicholasville Elementary School
Elementary : Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
Elementary : Wilmore Elementary School
Middle : West Jessamine Middle School

Is West Jessamine High School a good school?

West Jessamine High School ranks 59^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Jessamine High School?

Students at West Jessamine High School are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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