Best High Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA and ACT test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 290)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
210299001634	261	Liberty High	Public	7-12	1281 Gilmore Lane	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-7100	111	29	3.8	58.6%	29 (26.1%)	66 (59.5%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.9%)								7.6	19.7	224	37
210299000667	262	Seneca High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3510 Goldsmith Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8323	1,309	87	15	64.2%	367 (28.0%)	537 (41.0%)	279 (21.3%)	66 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (4.2%)	$19,327	$2,775	$1,424	$4,199	$12,453	$1,360	$13,813	7.5	14	235	27
210299001492	263	Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst	Public	6-12	1015 Dorsey Ln	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 271-4577	50	11	4.5	94.0%	40 (80.0%)	6 (12.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								7.2			(n/a)
210051002523	264	ACCEL Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	3300 Barney Road	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 283-3250	181	6	30.1	55.8%	149 (82.3%)	8 (4.4%)	13 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)								7.2	25.7	206	58
210299000677	265	Western High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 Rockford Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8344	869	51	17.1	77.0%	145 (16.7%)	581 (66.9%)	90 (10.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	$20,991	$3,348	$1,248	$4,596	$13,737	$1,374	$15,111	7.1	6.2	256	9
210507001906	266	Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement	Public	7-12	955 West Main Street	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	No	(606) 256-3846	31	4	7.7	80.6%	30 (96.8%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								6.5			(n/a)
210299000691	267	Doss High	Public	9-12	7601 St Andrews Church Rd	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8239	939	65	14.3	69.8%	238 (25.3%)	477 (50.8%)	153 (16.3%)	34 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (3.2%)	$21,088	$3,189	$1,336	$4,525	$12,999	$1,460	$14,459	6.2	5.8	259	8
210600001840	268	Safe Harbor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	134 Macey Avenue	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 879-4694	22	4	5.1	86.4%	17 (77.3%)	1 (4.5%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								6.1			(n/a)
210186002325	269	Family Care Center	Public	9-12	1135 Harry Sykes Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 288-4040	37	3	11.5	81.1%	7 (18.9%)	13 (35.1%)	14 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								6			(n/a)
210147000969	270	Heritage Park High School	Public	9-12	3361 Buckland Square	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7200	170	15	11.3	67.6%	126 (74.1%)	6 (3.5%)	24 (14.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.9%)								5.8	6.3	255	15

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, ACT English, ACT Mathematics, ACT Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.