Top 5 Best Nicholasville Public Elementary Schools (2023)
For the 2023 school year, there are 8 public elementary schools serving 4,516 students in Nicholasville, KY.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Nicholasville, KY are Ashgrove Academy, West Jessamine Middle School and Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Nicholasville, KY public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Kentucky public elementary school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 42% statewide average). Elementary schools in Nicholasville have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public elementary school average of 26% (majority Black).
Best Nicholasville, KY Public Elementary Schools (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ashgrove Academy
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1115 Ashgrove Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 523-3001
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 523-3001
Grades: 6-12
| 9 students
Rank: #22.
West Jessamine Middle School
Math: 32% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1400 Wilmore Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-2244
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-2244
Grades: 6-8
| 1,000 students
Rank: #33.
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
Math: 39% | Reading: 45%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1500 Wilmore Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-6670
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-6670
Grades: 1-5
| 552 students
Rank: #44.
Red Oak Elementary School
Math: 38% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
921 Union Mill Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-0616
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-0616
Grades: 1-5
| 507 students
Rank: #55.
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School
Math: 28% | Reading: 42%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
821 Wilmore Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-3085
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-3085
Grades: 1-5
| 510 students
Rank: #66.
East Jessamine Middle School
Math: 23% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
901 Union Mill Rd
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-5561
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-5561
Grades: 6-8
| 1,023 students
Rank: #77.
Brookside Elementary School
Math: 36% | Reading: 32%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
199 Brookside Dr
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 887-2012
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 887-2012
Grades: 1-5
| 487 students
Rank: #88.
Nicholasville Elementary School
Math: 26% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
414 W Maple St
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-5351
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-5351
Grades: 1-5
| 428 students
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