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Best High Schools in Zip Code 40356

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Schools

2,501

Students

Top rankedWest Jessamine High School59^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Summary:

The 40356 zip code area in Kentucky is home to three high schools: West Jessamine High School, East Jessamine High School, and Ashgrove Academy. These schools serve students in the Jessamine County district and provide a range of academic opportunities and performance levels.

Among the three schools, West Jessamine High School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking higher among Kentucky high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a 93.5% four-year graduation rate, a low 1.1% dropout rate, and outperforms the Jessamine County and Kentucky averages in academic subjects such as mathematics, reading, writing, and social studies.

In contrast, East Jessamine High School generally performs below the district and state averages in these academic areas. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (57%) compared to West Jessamine High School (44.63%), which may be a contributing factor to the observed performance gap. Ashgrove Academy, the smallest school in the area, stands out with a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 2.0, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

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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 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th 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
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
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)
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 40356

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nicholasville	0.72 mi	12	145^th
Wilmore	4.94 mi	2	31^st
Lexington	6.35 mi	83	164^th
Versailles	13.38 mi	7	63^rd
Lancaster	14.03 mi	5	112^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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