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)
210299000753	281	Iroquois High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4615 Taylor Boulevard	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8269	1,090	67	16.3	74.5%	190 (17.4%)	636 (58.3%)	163 (15.0%)	51 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.4%)	$21,191	$3,110	$1,279	$4,389	$14,099	$1,308	$15,407	3.7	3.4	266	15
210321002224	282	McDaniel Learning Center	Public	9-12	275 South Laurel Rd.	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4781	46	3	15.3	93.5%	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								3.6	8.2	249	33
210087002370	283	Calloway County Alternative Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	2003 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 762-7318	86	1	86	67.4%	78 (90.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)								3.6	7.9	250	33
210299001965	284	Breckinridge Metropolitan High	Public	7-12	1128 East Broadway St	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6678	78	26	3	87.2%	8 (10.3%)	64 (82.1%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								3.2	4.3	264	20
210315000709	285	Knox County Learning Academy	Public	6-12	135 Wall St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(606) 645-2848	58	6	9.4	94.8%	52 (89.7%)	1 (1.7%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								3			(n/a)
210532001690	286	Ascension Academy	Public	7-12	1361 Frankfort Rd.	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-4677	27	5	5.7	77.8%	13 (48.1%)	6 (22.2%)	5 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								2.7			(n/a)
210459002011	286	Emerson Academy	Public	9-12	1335 W 11th Street	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 686-1087	90	7	12.8	82.2%	45 (50.0%)	20 (22.2%)	6 (6.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.0%)								2.7	9.9	243	43
210573002427	286	GEO International High School	Public	9-12	1808 Loop Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 842-7302	148	10	14.8	75.7%	17 (11.5%)	53 (35.8%)	58 (39.2%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								2.7	3	270	16
210552002495	286	Lakeview Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1100 Lebanon Avenue	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 849-3607	29	1	29	82.8%	27 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								2.7			(n/a)
210299002180	286	Newcomer Academy	Public	6-12	3741 Pulliam Dr	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6324	814	44	18.3	44.8%	78 (9.6%)	138 (17.0%)	592 (72.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.7	2.4	274	12

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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.