Best High Schools in Kentucky (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

225

Listed, not ranked

137

Every ranked high school in Kentucky, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Kentucky high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A	Dupont Manual High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	72%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	1,929
#2	A-	North Oldham High School	Goshen	Oldham County	59%	60%	Meets Expectations	995
#3	A-	J Graham Brown School (Magnet, K-12)	Louisville	Jefferson County	54%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#4	B+	Highlands High School	Fort Thomas	Fort Thomas Independent	55%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,015
#5	B+	Pikeville High School	Pikeville	Pikeville Independent	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#6	B+	Beechwood High School	Fort Mitchell	Beechwood Independent	52%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	727
#7	B	Murray High School	Murray	Murray Independent	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#8	B	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	Lexington	Fayette County	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,946
#9	B	Boyle County High School	Danville	Boyle County	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	884
#10	B	Lafayette High School	Lexington	Fayette County	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	2,432
#11	B	Louisville Male High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,991
#12	B	South Warren High School	Bowling Green	Warren County	47%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,494
#13	B	Barbourville City School (K-12)	Barbourville	Barbourville Independent	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	685
#14	B-	Atherton High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,461
#15	B-	Frankfort High School	Frankfort	Frankfort Independent	45%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	322
#16	B-	South Oldham High School	Crestwood	Oldham County	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,341
#17	B-	Conner High School	Hebron	Boone County	44%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,443
#18	B-	Henry Clay High School	Lexington	Fayette County	44%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	2,031
#19	B-	Larry A Ryle High School	Union	Boone County	44%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,013
#20	B-	Eastern High	Middletown	Jefferson County	43%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,036
#21	B-	Randall K Cooper High School	Union	Boone County	43%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	1,462
#22	B-	Ballard High	Louisville	Jefferson County	42%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	2,014
#23	B-	Greenwood High School	Bowling Green	Warren County	40%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,370
#24	B-	Logan County High School	Russellville	Logan County	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	953
#25	B-	Burgin Independent School (K-12)	Burgin	Burgin Independent	35%	39%	Meets Expectations	495
#26	B-	Cordia School (K-12)	Hazard	Knott County	34%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#27	B-	Pineville Independent School (K-12)	Pineville	Pineville Independent	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	577
#28	C+	Oldham County High School	La Grange	Oldham County	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,656
#29	C+	Central Hardin High School	Cecilia	Hardin County	39%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,914
#30	C+	Dixie Heights High School	Fort Mitchell	Kenton County	39%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	1,561
#31	C+	Ohio County High School	Hartford	Ohio County	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	1,144
#32	C+	Simon Kenton High School	Independence	Kenton County	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,859
#33	C+	West Jessamine High School	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	39%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,301
#34	C+	Calloway County High School	Murray	Calloway County	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	856
#35	C+	Campbell County High School	Alexandria	Campbell County	38%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,551
#36	C+	Elizabethtown High School	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown Independent	38%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	824
#37	C+	Glasgow High School	Glasgow	Glasgow Independent	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	589
#38	C+	Russell High School	Russell	Russell Independent	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	668
#39	C+	Woodford County High School	Versailles	Woodford County	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,300
#40	C+	Great Crossing High School	Georgetown	Scott County	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,790
#41	C+	Hancock County High School	Lewisport	Hancock County	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	483
#42	C+	Madison Southern High School	Berea	Madison County	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,210
#43	C+	Pulaski County High School	Somerset	Pulaski County	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,209
#44	C+	Southwestern High School	Somerset	Pulaski County	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,265
#45	C+	Walton Verona High School	Walton	Walton-Verona Independent	37%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	549
#46	C+	Frederick Douglass High School (Magnet)	Lexington	Fayette County	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,667
#47	C+	Bowling Green High School	Bowling Green	Bowling Green Independent	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,294
#48	C+	Casey County High School	Liberty	Casey County	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	607
#49	C+	Paintsville High School	Paintsville	Paintsville Independent	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	333
#50	C+	Cloverport Independent School (K-12)	Cloverport	Cloverport Independent	30%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	283
#51	C+	Jackson City School (K-12)	Jackson	Jackson Independent	30%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	349
#52	C	Anderson County High School	Lawrenceburg	Anderson County	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	1,189
#53	C	Daviess County High School	Owensboro	Daviess County	35%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,740
#54	C	Graves County High School	Mayfield	Graves County	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,096
#55	C	Mccracken County High School	Paducah	McCracken County	34%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,999
#56	C	Scott County High School	Georgetown	Scott County	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,197
#57	C	Spencer County High School	Taylorsville	Spencer County	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	992
#58	C	Bardstown High School	Bardstown	Bardstown Independent	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#59	C	Berea Community High School	Berea	Berea Independent	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	353
#60	C	Henry County High School	New Castle	Henry County	33%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	620
#61	C	North Laurel High School	London	Laurel County	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	1,300
#62	C	Paul G Blazer High School	Ashland	Ashland Independent	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	893
#63	C	Russell County High School	Russell Springs	Russell County	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	832
#64	C	Thomas Nelson High School	Bardstown	Nelson County	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	669
#65	C	Western Hills High School	Frankfort	Franklin County	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	817
#66	C	Williamstown SR High	Williamstown	Williamstown Independent	33%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	227
#67	C	Bell County High School	Pineville	Bell County	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	695
#68	C	East Carter County High School	Grayson	Carter County	32%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	729
#69	C	Eminence High School	Eminence	Eminence Independent	32%	36%	Meets Expectations	491
#70	C	Henderson County High School	Henderson	Henderson County	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,958
#71	C	Hickman County High School	Clinton	Hickman County	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	302
#72	C	Larue County High School	Hodgenville	LaRue County	32%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	744
#73	C	Lewis County High School	Vanceburg	Lewis County	32%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#74	C	Lyon County High School	Eddyville	Lyon County	32%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	298
#75	C	Madison Central High School	Richmond	Madison County	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	2,226
#76	C	South Laurel High School	London	Laurel County	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,108
#77	C	Martha Layne Collins High School	Shelbyville	Shelby County	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,174
#78	C	Meade County High School	Brandenburg	Meade County	31%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,515
#79	C	Montgomery County High School	Mount Sterling	Montgomery County	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,279
#80	C	Scott High School	Taylor Mill	Kenton County	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,071
#81	C	Barren County High School	Glasgow	Barren County	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,389
#82	C-	Bath County High School	Owingsville	Bath County	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	618
#83	C-	Boyd County High School	Ashland	Boyd County	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	911
#84	C-	Caldwell County High School	Princeton	Caldwell County	30%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	544
#85	C-	Green County High School	Greensburg	Green County	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	466
#86	C-	Harrison County High School	Cynthiana	Harrison County	30%	34%	Meets Expectations	865
#87	C-	Hazard High School	Hazard	Hazard Independent	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	277
#88	C-	John Hardin High School	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	790
#89	C-	Lawrence County High School	Louisa	Lawrence County	30%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#90	C-	Marion County High School (K-12)	Lebanon	Marion County	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	665
#91	C-	Mclean County High School	Calhoun	McLean County	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	413
#92	C-	Rowan County Senior High School	Morehead	Rowan County	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,017
#93	C-	Breckinridge County High School	Harned	Breckinridge County	29%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	925
#94	C-	Bullitt East High School	Mount Washington	Bullitt County	29%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	1,565
#95	C-	Madisonville North Hopkins High School	Madisonville	Hopkins County	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,189
#96	C-	North Hardin High School	Radcliff	Hardin County	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,651
#97	C-	Owensboro High School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,334
#98	C-	Ballard Memorial High School	Barlow	Ballard County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	260
#99	C-	Corbin High School	Corbin	Corbin Independent	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	829
#100	C-	Cumberland County High School	Burkesville	Cumberland County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	295
#101	C-	Danville High School	Danville	Danville Independent	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	481
#102	C-	Dawson Springs Jrsr High School	Dawson Spgs	Dawson Springs Independent	28%	32%	Meets Expectations	267
#103	C-	East Jessamine High School	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,173
#104	C-	Edmonson County High School	Brownsville	Edmonson County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	592
#105	C-	Elliott County High School	Sandy Hook	Elliott County	28%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	302
#106	C-	Fleming County High School	Flemingsburg	Fleming County	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	654
#107	C-	Franklin County High School	Frankfort	Franklin County	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	960
#108	C-	Franklin Simpson High School	Franklin	Simpson County	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	817
#109	C-	Grant County High School	Dry Ridge	Grant County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,078
#110	C-	Grayson County High School	Leitchfield	Grayson County	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,252
#111	C-	Greenup County High School	Greenup	Greenup County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	849
#112	C-	Mercer County Senior High School	Harrodsburg	Mercer County	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	731
#113	C-	Muhlenberg County High School	Greenville	Muhlenberg County	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,146
#114	C-	Paducah Tilghman High School	Paducah	Paducah Independent	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	878
#115	C-	Somerset High School	Somerset	Somerset Independent	28%	32%	Meets Expectations	521
#116	C-	Taylor County High School	Campbellsville	Taylor County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	817
#117	C-	Apollo High School	Owensboro	Daviess County	27%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,440
#118	C-	Boone County High School	Florence	Boone County	27%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	1,279
#119	C-	Bourbon County High School	Paris	Bourbon County	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	790
#120	C-	Campbellsville High School	Campbellsville	Campbellsville Independent	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	329
#121	C-	Clinton County High School	Albany	Clinton County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	422
#122	C-	Dayton High School	Dayton	Dayton Independent	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#123	C-	Floyd Central High School	Eastern	Floyd County	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	552
#124	C-	Garrard County High School	Lancaster	Garrard County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	801
#125	C-	Hopkinsville High School	Hopkinsville	Christian County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	962
#126	C-	Letcher County Central High School	Whitesburg	Letcher County	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	779
#127	C-	Mason County High School	Maysville	Mason County	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	841
#128	C-	Morgan County High School	West Liberty	Morgan County	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	598
#129	C-	Raceland Worthington High School	Raceland	Raceland-Worthington Independent	27%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	307
#130	C-	Russellville High School	Russellville	Russellville Independent	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	335
#131	C-	Union County High School	Morganfield	Union County	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	630
#132	C-	West Carter County High School	Olive Hill	Carter County	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	522
#133	C-	Whitley County High School	Williamsburg	Whitley County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	980
#134	C-	George Rogers Clark High School	Winchester	Clark County	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,645
#135	C-	Marshall County High School	Benton	Marshall County	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,256
#136	C-	Warren East High School	Bowling Green	Warren County	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,031
#137	C-	Wayne County High School	Monticello	Wayne County	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	940
#138	C-	Augusta Independent School (K-12)	Augusta	Augusta Independent	25%	29%	Meets Expectations	317
#139	C-	Lincoln County High School	Stanford	Lincoln County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	951
#140	C-	Tates Creek High School (Magnet)	Lexington	Fayette County	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,734
#141	C-	Robertson County School (K-12)	Mount Olivet	Robertson County	24%	29%	Meets Expectations	479
#142	C-	Fulton Independent School (K-12)	Fulton	Fulton Independent	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	324
#143	C-	Williamsburg City School (K-12)	Williamsburg	Williamsburg Independent	21%	27%	Meets Expectations	835
#144	D+	Adair County High School	Columbia	Adair County	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	791
#145	D+	Crittenden County High School	Marion	Crittenden County	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	429
#146	D+	Estill County High School	Irvine	Estill County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	644
#147	D+	Fairview High School	Ashland	Fairview Independent	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	342
#148	D+	Leslie County High School	Hyden	Leslie County	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	472
#149	D+	Lloyd High School	Erlanger	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#150	D+	Mayfield High School	Mayfield	Mayfield Independent	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	537
#151	D+	Nelson County High School	Bardstown	Nelson County	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	784
#152	D+	Nicholas County High School	Carlisle	Nicholas County	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	455
#153	D+	North Bullitt High School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,148
#154	D+	Pendleton County High School	Falmouth	Pendleton County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	698
#155	D+	Perry County Central High School	Hazard	Perry County	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	877
#156	D+	Rockcastle County High School	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle County	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	819
#157	D+	Shelby County High School	Shelbyville	Shelby County	25%	29%	Meets Expectations	994
#158	D+	Trigg County High School	Cadiz	Trigg County	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	617
#159	D+	Washington County High School	Springfield	Washington County	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	521
#160	D+	Butler Traditional High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,421
#161	D+	Christian County High School	Hopkinsville	Christian County	24%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,187
#162	D+	Wolfe County High School	Campton	Wolfe County	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	368
#163	D+	Buckhorn School (K-12)	Buckhorn	Perry County	17%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	310
#164	D	Allen County Scottsville High School	Scottsville	Allen County	23%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	890
#165	D	Belfry High School	Belfry	Pike County	23%	27%	Meets Expectations	531
#166	D	Breathitt County High School	Jackson	Breathitt County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	763
#167	D	Caverna High School	Horse Cave	Caverna Independent	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	208
#168	D	Central High Magnet Career Academy (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,220
#169	D	Fairdale High (Magnet)	Fairdale	Jefferson County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,386
#170	D	Hart County High School	Munfordville	Hart County	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	679
#171	D	Jackson County High School	Mckee	Jackson County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	546
#172	D	Lee County Middle High School	Beattyville	Lee County	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	458
#173	D	Ludlow High School	Ludlow	Ludlow Independent	23%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	364
#174	D	Prestonsburg High School	Prestonsburg	Floyd County	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	492
#175	D	Shelby Valley High School	Pikeville	Pike County	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	531
#176	D	Bellevue High School	Bellevue	Bellevue Independent	22%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	362
#177	D	Bullitt Central High School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	22%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,363
#178	D	Gallatin County High School	Warsaw	Gallatin County	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	493
#179	D	Hopkins County Central High School	Madisonville	Hopkins County	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	774
#180	D	Knott County Central High School	Hindman	Knott County	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	552
#181	D	Livingston Central High School	Smithland	Livingston County	22%	26%	Meets Expectations	329
#182	D	Martin County High School	Inez	Martin County	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	529
#183	D	Monroe Co High	Tompkinsville	Monroe County	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	517
#184	D	Pike County Central High School	Pikeville	Pike County	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	601
#185	D	Trimble County Jrsr High School	Bedford	Trimble County	22%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#186	D	Webster County High School	Dixon	Webster County	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	676
#187	D	Fern Creek High	Louisville	Jefferson County	21%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,688
#188	D	Betsy Layne High School	Stanville	Floyd County	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#189	D	Bryan Station High School (Magnet)	Lexington	Fayette County	20%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,893
#190	D	Butler County High School	Morgantown	Butler County	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	633
#191	D	Clay County High School	Manchester	Clay County	20%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	717
#192	D	Fulton County High School	Hickman	Fulton County	20%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	175
#193	D	Johnson Central High School	Paintsville	Johnson County	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	955
#194	D	Menifee County High School	Frenchburg	Menifee County	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	287
#195	D	Owen County High School	Owenton	Owen County	20%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#196	D	Owsley County High School	Booneville	Owsley County	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	373
#197	D	Bracken County High School	Brooksville	Bracken County	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	364
#198	D	Carlisle County High School	Bardwell	Carlisle County	18%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	204
#199	D	East Ridge High School	Lick Creek	Pike County	18%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	410
#200	D	Harlan County High School	Baxter	Harlan County	18%	19%	Meets Expectations	997
#201	D	Mccreary Central High School	Stearns	McCreary County	18%	19%	Meets Expectations	734
#202	D	Metcalfe County High School	Edmonton	Metcalfe County	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	456
#203	D	Newport High School	Newport	Newport Independent	18%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	579
#204	D	Powell County High School	Stanton	Powell County	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	651
#205	D	Todd County Central High School	Elkton	Todd County	18%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	551
#206	D	Jenkins Independent School (K-12)	Jenkins	Jenkins Independent	15%	20%	Meets Expectations	475
#207	D-	Paris High School	Paris	Paris Independent	17%	20%	Meets Expectations	221
#208	D-	Warren Central High School	Bowling Green	Warren County	16%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,021
#209	D-	Carroll County High School	Carrollton	Carroll County	15%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	572
#210	D-	Knox Central High School	Barbourville	Knox County	15%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	761
#211	D-	Marion C Moore School (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	15%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	2,320
#212	D-	Southern High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	15%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	1,387
#213	D-	Valley High	Louisville	Jefferson County	15%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	964
#214	D-	Waggener High	Louisville	Jefferson County	15%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	863
#215	D-	Magoffin County High School	Salyersville	Magoffin County	14%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	637
#216	D-	Phelps High School	Phelps	Pike County	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	230
#217	D-	Pleasure Ridge Park High	Louisville	Jefferson County	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,517
#218	D-	Jeffersontown High	Jeffersontown	Jefferson County	13%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	943
#219	D-	Middlesboro High School	Middlesboro	Middlesboro Independent	13%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	352
#220	D-	Holmes High School	Covington	Covington Independent	12%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	878
#221	D-	The Academy At Shawnee (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	532
#222	F	Doss High	Louisville	Jefferson County	10%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	939
#223	F	Seneca High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	10%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	1,309
#224	F	Western High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	8%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	869
#225	F	Iroquois High (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,090

How Kentucky's high schools compare

A: 3B: 24C: 116D: 78F: 4

12% of the 225 ranked high schools in Kentucky earn an A or B (3 A grades, 24 B, 116 C, 78 D, 4 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 135 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (60% here, 75% nationally), and 26 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Cordia School (34% against 24%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 57): Jefferson County (6), Fayette County (4), Oldham County (3), Boone County (3).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Louisville (18, 5 at A or B), Lexington (6, 3 at A or B), Bowling Green (5, 2 at A or B), Pikeville (3, 1 at A or B), Frankfort (3, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Lafayette High School (2,432 students, B, #10), Marion C Moore School (2,320 students, D-, #211), Madison Central High School (2,226 students, C, #75).

Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Kentucky that are not ranked

137 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (75)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D- Alexandria Educational Center, Alexandria
D+ Ashgrove Academy, Nicholasville
D+ Audrey Grevious Center, Lexington
D+ Bardstown Alternative School, Bardstown
F Bartlett Educational Center, Erlanger
D+ Beacon Academy, Bowling Green
D+ Binet School, Louisville
F Bluegrass Learning Academy, Hopkinsville
D- Bowling Green Learning Center, Bowling Green
D+ Boys And Girls Haven, Louisville
D+ Breckinridge Metropolitan High, Louisville
F Brooklawn, Louisville
D+ Calloway County Alternative Program, Murray
D- Carter G Woodson Academy, Lexington
C- Churchill Park School, Louisville
D+ College Street Campus, Glasgow
F College View Campus, Elizabethtown
D+ Commander Academy, Springfield
D+ Corbin School Of Innovation, Corbin
C- Cumberland Hall School, Hopkinsville
C- Dessie Scott School, Pine Ridge
D+ Emerson Academy, Owensboro
D+ Family Care Center, Lexington
F Fayette County Learning Center, Lexington
F Foothills Academy, Albany
F Franklin Simpson High School West Campus, Franklin
D+ Future Forward Education And Career Center, Lexington
F Geo International High School, Bowling Green
D+ Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program, Fairdale
D Guardian Angel, Fort Mitchell
F Heritage Park High School, Owensboro
C- Hillview Academy, Taylorsville
D Home Of The Innocents School, Louisville
D+ Hugh C Spalding Academy, Lebanon
D+ Johnson County Eagle Academy, Paintsville
D+ Lakeview Academy, Campbellsville
D Laurel County Day Treatment, London
D+ Liberty High, Louisville
D+ Madison County Day Treatment, Richmond
D- Martin L King Acad For Excellence Alt, Lexington
D- Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst, Louisville
D Mc Academy, Benton
D- Mccracken Open Campus School, West Paducah
D+ Mercer Central, Harrodsburg
D- Minor Daniels Academy, Louisville
F Newcomer Academy, Louisville
B Newport School Of Innovation, Newport
D+ Northpoint Academy, Pikeville
D+ Ohio County Alternative Learning Program, Hartford
A- Opportunity Middle College, Lexington
D+ Otter Creek Academy, Monticello
C- Pathfinder School Of Innovation, Louisville
C- Phoenix Academy, Winchester
F Phoenix Horizon Community, Georgetown
C- Renaissance Learning Center, Martin
D- Rise Academy, Florence
D+ Safe Harbor Academy, Versailles
D+ Spring Meadows Mt Washington, Mt Washington
B- Steam Academy, Lexington
D+ Success Academy, Glasgow
C- Sunrise Academy, Danville
F The Academy At Horizons, Bardstown
D+ The Center For Academic Improvement, Owensboro
F The Central Academy, Henderson
F The Phoenix School Of Discovery, Louisville
F The Providence School, Wilmore
D+ The Renaissance Center, Greenville
F The Stables, Lexington
D+ The Sterling School, Mount Sterling
D- Transformational Learning Center, Covington
D+ Union County Learning Academy, Morganfield
C- Valley View Education Center, Elizabethtown
F Waller Williams Environmental, Louisville
D+ Warren County Day Treatment, Bowling Green
D+ Whitley County Alternative School, Williamsburg

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

B+ Bavel, Glasgow

Closed schools (1)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D+ Knox County Day Treatment, Barbourville

Not yet graded (60)

Too little test data to grade.

Accel Academy, Burlington
Anchor Academy, Danville
Ascension Academy, Shelbyville
Barnabus Home High School, Annville
Bellevue Transitional School, Richmond
Bluegrass Discovery Academy High, Morehead
Boyd County Central School, Rush
Brandenburg High School, Brandenburg
Bullitt Alternative Center, Shepherdsville
Butler County Learning Center, Morgantown
Campbellsville Eagle Academy, Campbellsville
Carter Virtual Academy, Olive Hill
Choices Educational Center, Paducah
Christian County Homehospital, Hopkinsville
Christian County Public Schools Vla, Hopkinsville
Colonel Academy, Williamsburg
Covington Adult High School, Covington
Estill County Success Academy, Irvine
Gateway Academy High School, Mayfield
Grayson Co Alternative Education, Leitchfield
Happy Valley Learning Center, Glasgow
Harbor Academy And Virtual School, Cadiz
Harrison County Learning Center, Cynthiana
High School Homebound, Corbin
Home Instruction HS, Petersburg
Home Of The Innocents Discovery, Louisville
Homehospital, Louisville
Hopkins County Day Treatment, Madisonville
Horizons High School, Elkton
Jackson Co Schools Learning Center, Mc Kee
James R Allen High School, Brandenburg
Kentucky School For The Blind, Louisville
Kentucky School For The Deaf, Danville
Knox County Learning Academy, Barbourville
Knox Inspire Academy, Barbourville
Learning Academy, Hazard
Lighthouse Academy, Bowling Green
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems, Radcliff
Louisville Day, Louisville
Mary Ryan Academy, Louisville
Mcdaniel Learning Center, London
Mclean County Alternative Center, Calhoun
Middlesboro Alternative School, Middlesboro
Ohio County Day Treatment, Hartford
Panther Transition Academy, Frankfort
Pathway Academy High School, Marion
Peace Academy, Louisville
Pike County Virtual Academy, Pikeville
Powell County Academy, Stanton
Purchase Youth Village, Benton
Rivendell High School, Bowling Green
Rockcastle Academy For Academic Achievement, Mount Vernon
Second Chance Academy, Owingsville
Success Academy, Lexington
Success Academy, Pine Ridge
The Academy, Russellville
The Brook Kmi, Louisville
Valley High School, Owensboro
Wayne County Learning Academy, Monticello
William Cofield High School, Frankfort

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Kentucky.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Kentucky

What is the best high school in Kentucky?

Dupont Manual High in Louisville ranks first among the 225 ranked high schools in Kentucky with a SchoolGrade of A, 72% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

How are high schools in Kentucky ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Kentucky have?

SchoolGrade grades 362 public high schools in Kentucky; 225 are ranked here and 137 are listed as not ranked.