Top Kentucky Public Schools
- Kentucky is the #23 largest school system in the United States, serving 680,978 students across the 1,534 public schools for the 2020 school year.
- The percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Kentucky is 47%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 56%.
- The top ranked public schools in Kentucky are Greathouse/shryock Traditional, Dupont Manual High School and John M. Stumbo Elementary School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 23% (majority majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(KY) School Average
Asian
2%
Hispanic
7%
Black
10%
White
77%
Two or more races
4%
Top Overall Ranked Public Schools in Kentucky (2020)
- School Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Greathouse/shryock TraditionalMagnet SchoolMath: 95% (Top 1%) Reading: 94% (Top 1%)Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 94% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-52700 Browns Lane
Louisville, KY 40220
(502)485-8259 - Rank: #22.Math: 82% (Top 1%) Reading: 95% (Top 1%)Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12120 W Lee St
Louisville, KY 40208
(502)485-8241 - Rank: #33.Math: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-86945 Ky Rt 979
Grethel, KY 41631
(606)587-2212 -
- Rank: #44.Math: 80-84% (Top 1%) Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5481 Stephens Br
Martin, KY 41649
(606)285-0883 - Rank: #55.Math: 83% (Top 1%) Reading: 89% (Top 1%)Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-811400 Ridge Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502)245-2121 - Rank: #66.Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 85% (Top 1%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-51832 E Laurel Rd
London, KY 40741
(606)862-4618 - Rank: #77.Math: 80-89% (Top 1%) Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)Math: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12521 Lancaster Ave, Eastern Ken
Richmond, KY 40475
(859)622-3766 - Rank: #88.Math: 81% (Top 5%) Reading: 92% (Top 1%)Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 4-8400 Lafayette Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40503
(859)381-3332 - Rank: #9-119.- 11.Math: 80-84% (Top 1%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-54012 W Laurel Rd
London, KY 40741
(606)862-4632 - Rank: #9-119.- 11.Math: 80-84% (Top 1%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3111 Broach Ave
Murray, KY 42071
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Top Kentucky Public Schools by County (2020)
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