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2024–25 KSA test scoresOct 30, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 20, 2025

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2022–23 attendance dataDec 2, 2024

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	Anchorage Independent Public School	Anchorage
2^nd	Burning Springs Elementary	Manchester
3^rd	Johnson Elementary School	Fort Thomas
4^th	G R Hampton Elementary School	Barbourville
5^th	Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Louisville
6^th	Norton Elementary	Louisville
7^th	Clays Mill Elementary School	Lexington
8^th	Bush Elementary School	London
9^th	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington
10^th	Sublimity Elementary School	London

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Top 10 Middle Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	Anchorage Independent Public School	Anchorage
2^nd	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington
3^rd	J. Graham Brown School	Louisville
4^th	Beechwood High School	Fort Mitchell
5^th	Jones Fork Elementary School	Mousie
6^th	W B Muncy Elementary School	Wooton
7^th	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Lexington
8^th	North Oldham Middle School	Goshen
9^th	Murray Middle School	Murray
10^th	Corbin Middle School	Corbin

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Top 10 High Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	duPont Manual High	Louisville
2^nd	North Oldham High School	Goshen
3^rd	Highlands High School	Fort Thomas
4^th	Pikeville High School	Pikeville
5^th	Corbin High School	Corbin
6^th	Leslie County High School	Hyden
7^th	South Oldham High School	Crestwood
8^th	Atherton High	Louisville
9^th	Beechwood High School	Fort Mitchell
10^th	J. Graham Brown School	Louisville

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District Name	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky District Rank	City	County
Jefferson County	174	140^th	Louisville	Jefferson County
Fayette County	82	74^th	Lexington	Fayette County
Kentucky Technical System	50		Frankfort	Franklin County
Warren County	35	64^th	Bowling Green	Warren County
Boone County	28	40^th	Florence	Boone County
Hardin County	27	80^th	Elizabethtown	Hardin County
Kenton County	25	20^th	Ft Wright	Kenton County
Bullitt County	25	124^th	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County
Daviess County	24	39^th	Owensboro	Daviess County
Madison County	24	27^th	Richmond	Madison County

District Name	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky District Rank	City	County
Anchorage Independent	1	1^st	Anchorage	Jefferson County
Beechwood Independent	3	2^nd	Fort Mitchell	Kenton County
Fort Thomas Independent	5	3^rd	Fort Thomas	Campbell County
Pikeville Independent	2	4^th	Pikeville	Pike County
Murray Independent	4	5^th	Murray	Calloway County
Boyle County	7	6^th	Danville	Boyle County
Walton-Verona Independent	5	7^th	Walton	Boone County
East Bernstadt Independent	1	8^th	East Bernstadt	Laurel County
Laurel County	19	9^th	London	Laurel County
Oldham County	23	10^th	Buckner	Oldham County

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Cities in Kentucky

Largest Kentucky Cities
Top 10 KY Kentucky Cities

City	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky City Rank
Louisville	254	272^nd
Lexington	117	164^th
Bowling Green	52	156^th
Owensboro	42	146^th
Ashland	26	211^th
Covington	25	186^th
Hopkinsville	25	249^th
Paducah	23	119^th
Frankfort	23	204^th
Elizabethtown	22	129^th

City	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky City Rank
Anchorage	2	1^st
Spottsville	1	2^nd
Perryville	1	3^rd
Fort Thomas	8	4^th
Sweeden	1	5^th
Wooton	1	6^th
Goshen	4	7^th
Burnside	1	8^th
Keavy	1	9^th
Hagerhill	2	10^th

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