Best Public Schools in Stearns, KY

Summary:

The city of Stearns, Kentucky is home to two public schools: McCreary Central High School and McCreary County Middle School. Both schools serve students in the McCreary County school district, and they appear to be struggling to provide quality education to their students.

Neither school stands out as a high performer based on the available data. McCreary Central High School has been ranked between 140th and 183rd out of 271-290 Kentucky high schools in the past three school years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. Similarly, McCreary County Middle School has been ranked between 191st and 255th out of 320-327 Kentucky middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating. Both schools perform significantly below the state average on standardized test metrics, including ACT English, Math, and Reading, as well as the Kentucky State Assessments.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at both schools ($10,557 for McCreary Central High School and $11,514 for McCreary County Middle School), the schools have consistently struggled to improve their academic performance over the past three years. This suggests that the schools may be facing systemic challenges, such as teacher quality, curriculum, or community engagement, that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)				KSA Reading (2024)				KSA Writing (2024)		KSA Social Studies (2024)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)		ACT English (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Reading (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
McCreary Central High School	Public	9-12	400 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	No	(606) 376-5051	734	49	15.0	77.7%	718 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	37.5	183^rd of 290 public high schools	36.9%		41	164^th of 276 public high schools	40.6%	19				28.0				42.0		39.0		41.0		38.0	34.0	12.0	34.0	$15,219	$1,029	$1,594	$2,623	$10,625	$3,745	$14,253
McCreary County Middle School	Public	6-8	180 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-5081	605	36	16.9	81.3%	590 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33.4	223^rd of 324 public middle schools	31.2%		24.3	255^th of 327 public middle schools	22.0%	32	37.0	37.0	35.0		41.0	38.0	43.0		40.0		29.0		37.0					$14,660	$1,739	$857	$2,596	$10,728	$2,508	$13,234

Cities Near Stearns

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitley City	9.66 mi	1	134^th
Pine Knot	10.04 mi	2	125^th
Monticello	16.55 mi	9	268^th
Burnside	21.69 mi	1	66^th
Somerset	24.37 mi	15	34^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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