Top Ranked School Districts with Best Public Schools in Kentucky
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Kentucky are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked School Districts with Best Public Schools in Kentucky (2021)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(5 out of 5)
(5 out of 5)
- Highlands Middle School
Rank: #39 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80%) - Woodfill Elementary School
Rank: #53 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 81%) - Highlands High School
Rank: #58 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fort Thomas Independent School District (KY) Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Gamaliel Elementary School
Rank: #35 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Tompkinsville Elementary School
Rank: #35 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Joe Harrison Carter
Rank: #121 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monroe County School District (KY) Schools
57%
(4 out of 7)
(4 out of 7)
- Perryville Elementary School
Rank: #29 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Junction City Elementary School
Rank: #55 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%) - Boyle County Middle School
Rank: #96 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Boyle County School District (KY) Schools
30%
(3 out of 10)
(3 out of 10)
- Whitley Central Intermediate School
Rank: #54 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 78%) - Whitley County North Elementary School
Rank: #119 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Whitley County East Elementary School
Rank: #121 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Whitley County School District (KY) Schools
26%
(5 out of 19)
(5 out of 19)
- Bush Elementary School
Rank: #17 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%) - Hazel Green Elementary School
Rank: #55 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%) - Sublimity Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Laurel County School District (KY) Schools
19%
(4 out of 21)
(4 out of 21)
- North Oldham Middle School
Rank: #58 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%) - Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School
Rank: #81 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 76%) - East Oldham Middle School
Rank: #89 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 77%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Oldham County School District (KY) Schools
16%
(3 out of 19)
(3 out of 19)
- Phelps Elementary School
Rank: #46 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 81%) - Valley Elementary School
Rank: #90 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%) - Bevins Elementary School
Rank: #119 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Pike County School District (KY) Schools
9%
(3 out of 35)
(3 out of 35)
- South Warren Middle School
Rank: #66 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 78%) - Plano Elementary School
Rank: #67 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%) - Rich Pond Elementary School
Rank: #129 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Warren County School District (KY) Schools
5%
(4 out of 78)
(4 out of 78)
- Scapa At Bluegrass
Rank: #4 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%) - Rosa Parks Elementary School
Rank: #24 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%) - Athens-chilesburg Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 1,246 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fayette County School District (KY) Schools
4%
(7 out of 174)
(7 out of 174)
- Dupont Manual High School
Rank: #4 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 93%) - Greathouse/shryock Traditional
Rank: #7 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 90%) - J. Graham Brown School
Rank: #24 of 1,246 (Top 1%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jefferson County School District (KY) Schools
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