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Colonel Academy

Q: Is Colonel Academy a good school?

Colonel Academy ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Kentucky high schools.

Q: How many students attend Colonel Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Colonel Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Colonel Academy?

Students at Colonel Academy are 99% White, 1% Hispanic.

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 0% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Colonel Academy is a public virtual high school serving grades 7-12 in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with 147 students enrolled. It is part of the Whitley County School District, which is ranked 17th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Colonel Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Kentucky high schools, with rankings ranging from 221 out of 267 in 2020-2021 to 274 out of 290 in 2023-2024. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the Whitley County and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. While the school has relatively high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.2% to 97.8% in recent years, these rates are still lower than the Whitley County High School, which has a 93.5% 4-year graduation rate.

The high proportion of economically disadvantaged students at Colonel Academy, ranging from 43.54% to 81.03% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its academic underperformance. In comparison, Whitley County High School has 74.45% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the potentially lower student-teacher ratio at Colonel Academy does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, as the school consistently underperforms its local peers.

172

Students ?

172.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Main Street
Williamsburg, KY 40769

(606) 549-7000

District: Whitley County

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.8%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg43%

253^rd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Whitley County

17^th of 157Whitley 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	0.9	253 of 254	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	274 of 290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	263 of 276	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	226 of 271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	221 of 267	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	4.2	250 of 261	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	247 of 253	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	239 of 242	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	263 of 274	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	259 of 272	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	238 of 266	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	3.7	255 of 262	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	246 of 259	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	244 of 257	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	0.5	251 of 251	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	267 of 273	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	257 of 264	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	235 of 260	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	188 of 203	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics18%-27 vs state

Social Studies7%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Colonel Academy

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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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th 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
Colonel Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	300 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 549-7000	172	1	172.0	41.3%	170 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.9	253^rd of 254 public high schools	0.4%		5.3	274^th of 290 public high schools	5.5%	21													7.0	31.0	5.0
Whitley County High School	Public	9-12	350 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7025	919	68	13.5	72.7%	883 (96.1%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	78.5	36^th of 254 public high schools	85.8%		78.8	34^th of 290 public high schools	88.3%	2				58.0				54.0	30.0		56.0		46.0		55.0	$14,964	$1,967	$921	$2,889	$7,910	$2,281	$10,192
Whitley County Alternative School	Public, Virtual	7-12	351 Boulevard of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 549-7050	52	5	10.4	88.5%	46 (88.5%)	3 (5.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Corbin Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	1909 South Snyder Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 528-5338	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Corbin High School	Public	9-12	1901 Snyder Street	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-3902	820	48	17.0	51.2%	761 (92.8%)	5 (0.6%)	31 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	94.3	5^th of 254 public high schools	98.0%		93.8	9^th of 290 public high schools	96.9%	4				59.0				66.0	39.0		73.0		64.0		62.0	$21,696	$803	$488	$1,291	$10,596	$3,165	$13,761
Southeast Kentucky Academy	Public	9-12	108 Roy Kidd Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 689-6301	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
High School Homebound	Public	9-12	108 Roy Kidd Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 528-1303	14	4	3.6	57.1%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lynn Camp Middle High School	Public	6-12	100 N Ky 830	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2851	447	38	11.8	81.4%	431 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	46.9	137^th of 254 public high schools	46.1%		55.9	119^th of 290 public high schools	59.0%	18	26.0	32.0	28.0	45.0	39.0	34.0	33.0	55.0	20.0	26.0	46.0	31.0	30.0	49.0	32.0	$19,336	$4,040	$964	$5,004	$10,460	$3,871	$14,331
McCreary Central High School	Public	9-12	400 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	No	(606) 376-5051	711	45	15.8	77.6%	678 (95.4%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	38	173^rd of 254 public high schools	31.9%		37.5	183^rd of 290 public high schools	36.9%	10				39.0				48.0	19.0		41.0		31.0		30.0	$16,167	$1,430	$790	$2,221	$8,619	$2,837	$9,509
Knox County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	210 Wall Street	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2856	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonel Academy

What district is Colonel Academy in?

Whitley County

Is Colonel Academy a good school?

Colonel Academy ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Kentucky high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Colonel Academy?

Students at Colonel Academy are 99% White, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Colonel Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Colonel Academy.

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