Top 5 Best School Districts in Kentucky (2022)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Kentucky are listed below (2022).
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.
Statewide Range: 5%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 36%
Top Ranked School Districts in Kentucky (2022)
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)
- Moyer Elementary School
Rank: #56 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%) - Woodfill Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 75%) - Highlands Middle School
Rank: #96 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fort Thomas Independent School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #22.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Gamaliel Elementary School
Rank: #16 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Tompkinsville Elementary School
Rank: #33 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 85%) - Joe Harrison Carter
Rank: #114 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monroe County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #33.
57%
(4 out of 7)
(4 out of 7)
- Junction City Elementary School
Rank: #59 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Perryville Elementary School
Rank: #59 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Boyle County Middle School
Rank: #107 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 75%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Boyle County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
21%
(4 out of 19)
(4 out of 19)
- Sublimity Elementary School
Rank: #16 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Bush Elementary School
Rank: #31 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%) - North Laurel Middle School
Rank: #85 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Laurel County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- Heath Elementary School
Rank: #45 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Reidland Elementary School
Rank: #105 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%) - Concord Elementary School
Rank: #108 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mccracken County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #66.
18%
(4 out of 22)
(4 out of 22)
- North Oldham Middle School
Rank: #39 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 81%) - Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School
Rank: #51 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 79%) - North Oldham High School
Rank: #77 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Oldham County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #77.
9%
(7 out of 79)
(7 out of 79)
- Scapa At Bluegrass
Rank: #4 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 95%) - Rosa Parks Elementary School
Rank: #25 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%) - Clays Mill Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fayette County School District (KY) Schools
Rank: #88.
5%
(8 out of 172)
(8 out of 172)
- Greathouse/shryock Traditional
Rank: #3 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%) - Dupont Manual High School
Rank: #7 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%) - J. Graham Brown School
Rank: #10 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 88%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jefferson County School District (KY) Schools
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