Top 5 Best Monticello Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 9 public schools serving 3,272 students in Monticello, KY. Monticello has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kentucky.
The top ranked public schools in Monticello, KY are Monticello Elementary School, Wayne County Learning Academy and Wayne County Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Monticello, KY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Kentucky public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 56% statewide average). Schools in Monticello have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public schools.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public school average of 23% (majority Black).
Best Monticello, KY Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Monticello Elementary School
Math: 48% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
160 Cave St
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 340-3900
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 340-3900
Grades: 3-5
| 688 students
Rank: #22.
Wayne County Learning Academy
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1025 South Main Street
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8484
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8484
Grades: 6-12
| 18 students
Rank: #33.
Wayne County Middle School
Math: 38% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
95 Champion Drive
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6691
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6691
Grades: 6-8
| 728 students
Rank: #44.
Wayne County High School
Math: 29% | Reading: 42%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2 Kenny Davis Blvd
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5575
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5575
Grades: 9-12
| 959 students
Rank: #55.
Otter Creek Academy
Alternative School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1442 Old Bethel Church Rd
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 343-0203
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 343-0203
Grades: 6-12
| 38 students
278 Kenny Davis Blvd.
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8150
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8150
Grades: 1-2
| 402 students
Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center
Alternative School
9000 Hwy 1546
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-1482
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-1482
Grades: 8-12
| 30 students
1080 South Main Street
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-4251
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-4251
Grades: PK-K
| 409 students
Wayne County Area Technology Center
Vocational School
150 Cardinal Way
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8424
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-8424
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Monticello, Kentucky Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
314 Albany Rd
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6691
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6691
Grades: 7-8
| 412 students
160 Cave St
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5312
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5312
Grades: 9-12
| 234 students
160 Cave St
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5312
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-5312
Grades: 6-8
| 173 students
250 Cardinal Way
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6122
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-6122
Grades: 5-6
| 368 students
99 Lloyd Circle
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-1494
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-1494
Grades: PK
| 157 students
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