Summary:
Zip code 40050 has one high school, Henry County High School, serving grades 9–12, with 608 students. The school’s latest results show a clear contrast: writing proficiency is well above the state rate, while science is below it. Most importantly, its average across six tested subjects moved from below the state average in 2024–2025 to above it in 2025–2026: 37% versus 39% in the earlier year, then 43% versus 39%.
Because this is the only school listed, there is no local top or bottom school to compare. Against Kentucky, the school’s clearest strength is writing: 67% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 47% statewide, a 20-point advantage. Science is the clearest concern, at 15% versus 23% statewide, an 8-point shortfall. Mathematics was 7 points above the state, reading 4 points above, and social studies 2 points above; editing and mechanics was 2 points below. Graduation was also strong at 97%, compared with 94% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 22%, better than the state’s 24% but higher than the Henry County district rate of 18%.
Scores improved in most subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: writing rose 13 points, reading 10, social studies 10, and mathematics 9. Science moved in the opposite direction, falling 5 points, while editing and mechanics stayed at 38%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 93rd of 262 Kentucky high schools, in the 65th percentile, for 2025–2026; its prior ranking was 150th of 254, in the 41st percentile. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 16.0 in 2024–2025, and 49% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.
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