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East Jessamine High School

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East Jessamine High School ranks 116 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 54% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

East Jessamine High School is a public high school in Nicholasville, Kentucky, serving 1,214 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Jessamine County School District. While the school maintains a relatively high graduation rate and low dropout rate, it faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science, where its proficiency rates lag behind the county and state averages.

Compared to nearby high schools, West Jessamine High School consistently outperforms East Jessamine High School on academic measures, while the smaller Providence School within the district has significantly lower academic performance. High-performing schools in the neighboring Fayette County district, such as Henry Clay High School, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, and Lafayette High School, also outperform East Jessamine High School on academic measures.

East Jessamine High School's challenges may be influenced by its relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to the state average, this additional funding does not appear to translate into significantly better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be impacting student success at East Jessamine High School.

1,222

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,288

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 Sulphur Well Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356

(859) 885-7240

District: Jessamine County

Feeder schools for East Jessamine High School:

Elementary:	Brookside Elementary School
	Hattie C. Warner Elementary School
	Red Oak Elementary School
Middle:	East Jessamine Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

✓Above the Kentucky median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg39%

116^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	51.5	116 of 254	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	136 of 290	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	123 of 276	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	91 of 271	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	178 of 267	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	166 of 271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.4	88 of 287	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	87 of 288	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	65.9	87 of 295	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	62.8	91 of 290	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	89 of 291	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	67 of 229	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	49.8	112 of 226	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.0	89 of 223	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	59 of 217	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.2	66 of 217	69.6%	★★★★☆
2007	61.6	64 of 217	70.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	50 of 75	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	41 of 93	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	59 of 89	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	16 of 94	83.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	82 of 154	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	85 of 166	48.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	62.4	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	132 of 239	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	131 of 261	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	126 of 253	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	75 of 252	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	31.8	167 of 236	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	181 of 234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	69 of 102	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	84 of 115	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	78 of 124	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	52 of 114	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	50 of 92	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	67.6	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	27 of 37	27.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	111 of 242	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	108 of 274	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	121 of 272	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	41 of 266	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	143 of 234	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	98 of 254	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	194 of 232	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	113 of 239	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	138 of 262	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	130 of 259	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	100 of 257	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	185 of 238	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	72 of 251	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.7	150 of 237	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	37 of 89	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	63 of 76	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	34 of 77	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.0	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	74 of 168	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	92 of 162	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	106 of 226	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	109 of 251	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	120 of 273	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	105 of 264	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	79 of 260	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	152 of 203	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	108 of 219	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2024)67th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)43rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing52%+7 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics40%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-4 vs state

Science20%~ 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 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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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 East Jessamine High School

What schools feed into East Jessamine High School?

East Jessamine High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookside Elementary School
Elementary : Hattie C. Warner Elementary School
Elementary : Red Oak Elementary School
Middle : East Jessamine Middle School

What district is East Jessamine High School in?

Jessamine County

Is East Jessamine High School a good school?

East Jessamine High School ranks 116^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Jessamine High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,222 students attended East Jessamine High School.

What is the racial makeup of East Jessamine High School?

Students at East Jessamine High School are 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

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