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Scott High School

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Scott High School ranks 71 st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 72% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Scott High School is a public high school located in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, serving 1,020 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 20th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scott High School has consistently ranked in the top third of Kentucky high schools over the past 10 years, with a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above the state average. The school particularly excels for its male and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top quarter and top 18 of Kentucky high schools, respectively. However, its performance for multi-racial and special education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Scott High School maintains a strong 92.2% to 98.4% graduation rate and a low 0.3% to 1.3% dropout rate, both of which are above the state average.

While Scott High School outperforms nearby Bartlett Educational Center and Lloyd High School, it lags behind the highly-ranked Beechwood High School. Scott High School also faces challenges in mathematics and science, with only 26-49% of students scoring proficient or better, and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 13.1% to 28.0%, which may be linked to its significant population of low-socioeconomic status students.

1,017

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,040

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 Pride Parkway
Taylor Mill, KY 41015

(859) 356-3146

District: Kenton County

Feeder schools for Scott High School:

Elementary:	Ft Wright Elementary School
	Ryland Heights Elementary School
	Taylor Mill Elementary School
Middle:	Woodland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Kentucky avg39%

71^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Kenton County

20^th of 157Kenton 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	62.4	71 of 254	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	116 of 290	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	85 of 276	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	88 of 271	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	92 of 267	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	73 of 285	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	82 of 271	69.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	83 of 287	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	68.3	73 of 288	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	58 of 295	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	59.5	108 of 290	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.7	203 of 291	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.6	197 of 229	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.3	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	113 of 223	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.2	114 of 217	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.2	110 of 217	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.5	86 of 217	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	59.3	31 of 93	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	32.9	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	92 of 153	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.6	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	35.9	107 of 166	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	76 of 166	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	104 of 239	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	107 of 261	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	74 of 253	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	79 of 252	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	117 of 236	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	58 of 249	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	103 of 234	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	83.2	3 of 102	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	64.0	41 of 115	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	18 of 115	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	85 of 124	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	68 of 116	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	47 of 114	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	43 of 88	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	87 of 242	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	140 of 274	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	130 of 272	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	152 of 266	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	180 of 234	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	159 of 254	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	99 of 232	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	64 of 239	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	126 of 262	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	118 of 259	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	89 of 257	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	93 of 238	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	93 of 251	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	63 of 237	73.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	55 of 76	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	30 of 86	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	132 of 162	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.1	58 of 226	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	92 of 251	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	123 of 273	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	90 of 264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	94 of 260	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	97 of 203	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	86 of 219	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	89 of 198	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)97th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)67th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing58%+13 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Reading46%~ state avg

Social Studies41%+3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics40%~ state avg

Science26%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

I have a daughter at Scott High and I have concerns with her being able to cope when she gets to college. I don't beleive she will be prepared. It seems that everytime my daughter gets a bad grade on a paper or test, she is able to re-do it and alot of times, they let her do it at home with books, notes or answers she's been given. Her study habits are terrible but then she's not too worried about the first grade she gets because she will be able to do it over. When I voice my concern to the teachers, they don't see the problem. If I didn't have to work full-time, I would be home schooling her. Close Quote

Schools Near Scott High School

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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 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th 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
Scott High School	Public	9-12	5400 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-3146	1,017	50	20.3	42.3%	839 (82.5%)	40 (3.9%)	59 (5.8%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.7%)	62.4	71^st of 254 public high schools	72.0%		56.7	116^th of 290 public high schools	60.0%	45			49.0			46.0		26.0		58.0		41.0		40.0	$16,040	$351	$356	$9,369	$1,991	$707	$11,360
Northern Ky Health Technology Center	Public	9-12	790 Thomas Moore Parkway	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	855	64	13.3	83.6%	297 (34.7%)	184 (21.5%)	271 (31.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.5%)	14	222^nd of 254 public high schools	12.6%		9.9	248^th of 290 public high schools	14.5%	26			25.0			33.0		13.0		28.0		25.0		19.0	$28,402	$2,216	$1,300	$3,516	$12,755	$3,589	$16,344
Chapman Vocational Education Center	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Streets	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 291-5911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	91.4	9^th of 254 public high schools	96.5%		95.4	6^th of 290 public high schools	97.9%	3	83.0	75.0	76.0	76.0	57.0	67.0	64.0	33.0	71.0	58.0	71.0	62.0	75.0	66.0	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422
Covington Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 Levassor Drive	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-5864	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dixie Heights High School	Public	9-12	3010 Dixie Hwy	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-7650	1,499	66	22.5	40.8%	1,098 (73.2%)	72 (4.8%)	173 (11.5%)	46 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	99 (6.6%)	70.6	50^th of 254 public high schools	80.3%		73.9	56^th of 290 public high schools	80.7%	6			54.0			59.0		22.0		57.0		44.0		46.0	$14,915	$250	$345	$8,409	$1,954	$596	$10,363
Simon Kenton High School	Public	9-12	11132 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 960-0100	1,893	80	23.6	38.6%	1,658 (87.6%)	45 (2.4%)	84 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.0%)	55.4	101^st of 254 public high schools	60.2%		62.6	95^th of 290 public high schools	67.2%	6			48.0			50.0		20.0		48.0		37.0		43.0	$15,078	$335	$312	$8,421	$2,051	$647	$10,472
Bartlett Educational Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 342-2460	58	8	7.2	91.4%	30 (51.7%)	8 (13.8%)	10 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	9 (15.5%)								(n/a)					15.0
Lloyd High School	Public	9-12	450 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-1555	711	36	19.7	87.1%	440 (61.9%)	70 (9.8%)	86 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	92 (12.9%)	23.5	198^th of 254 public high schools	22.0%		40.1	175^th of 290 public high schools	39.7%	23			40.0			43.0		9.0		30.0		19.0		28.0	$14,933	$444	$221	$665	$11,213	$3,055	$14,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott High School

What district is Scott High School in?

Kenton County

What schools feed into Scott High School?

Scott High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ft Wright Elementary School
Elementary : Ryland Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Taylor Mill Elementary School
Middle : Woodland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Scott High School?

Students at Scott High School are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Scott High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Scott High School.

Is Scott High School a good school?

Scott High School ranks 71^st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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