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Best Schools in Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY has 124 public schools (24 high, 20 middle, 68 elementary) serving 68,719 students. On average they score 43% on state proficiency tests against a projected 36%, so schools in Lexington meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Lexington, KY
The top high schools in Lexington, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Lafayette High School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2432 Students
2. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1946 Students
3. Henry Clay High School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2031 Students
4. Steam Academy
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 398 Students
5. Carter G. Woodson Academy
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 287 Students
6. Great Crossing High School
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Scott County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1790 Students
7. West Jessamine High School
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Jessamine County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1301 Students
8. Scott County High School
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Scott County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1197 Students
9. George Rogers Clark High School
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Clark County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1645 Students
10. Frederick Douglass High School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1667 Students
Best Middle Schools in Lexington, KY
The top middle schools in Lexington, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Scapa At Bluegrass
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 277 Students
2. Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1081 Students
3. Scott County Middle School
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Scott County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 864 Students
4. Jessie M Clark Middle School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1044 Students
5. Morton Middle School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 705 Students
6. Beaumont Middle School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 843 Students
7. West Jessamine Middle School
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Jessamine County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 904 Students
8. Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School
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Clark County • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 739 Students
9. Royal Spring Middle School
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Scott County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 726 Students
10. Southern Middle School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 772 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Lexington, KY
The top elementary schools in Lexington, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Athens-chilesburg Elementary
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 533 Students
2. Clays Mill Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 517 Students
3. Cassidy Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 654 Students
4. Rosa Parks Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 706 Students
5. Wellington Elementary
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Fayette County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 606 Students
6. Meadowthorpe Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 480 Students
7. Glendover Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 456 Students
8. Veterans Park Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 687 Students
9. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 563 Students
10. Stonewall Elementary School
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Fayette County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 655 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Lexington, KY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Lexington, KY has a total population of 324,076 with 30% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 93%, and 47% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Lexington, KY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Lexington, KY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
19.75 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
2.09 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
17.65 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Lexington, KY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Lexington, KY.
ISP Report Card
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Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Lexington, KY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Lexington, KY
How many schools are in Lexington, KY?
Lexington, KY has 124 public schools: 24 high schools, 20 middle schools and 68 elementary schools, serving 68,719 students in total.
How do schools in Lexington perform on state tests?
On average, 124 schools in Lexington score 43% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 36%, so on average schools in Lexington meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Lexington?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 42%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 44%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 31%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 44%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 47%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 39%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Lexington
61 of 74 schools in Lexington carry a SchoolGrade (13 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 24B: 5C: 7D: 18F: 7
All 74 public schools we grade in Lexington. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (7)
- Bryan Station High School
- Frederick Douglass High School
- Henry Clay High School
- Lafayette High School
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
- Ridge Hospital Alt. High School
- Tates Creek High School
Middle and junior high schools (11)
- Beaumont Middle School
- Bryan Station Middle School
- Crawford Middle School
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
- Jessie M Clark Middle School
- Leestown Middle School
- Morton Middle School
- Opportunity Middle College
- Southern Middle School
- Tates Creek Middle School
- Winburn Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (40)
- Arlington Elementary School
- Ashland Elementary School
- Athens Chilesburg Elementary
- Booker T Washington Elementary School
- Brenda Cowan Elementary
- Cardinal Valley Elementary School
- Cassidy Elementary School
- Clays Mill Elementary School
- Coventry Oak Elementary
- Deep Springs Elementary School
- Dixie Elementary Magnet School
- Garden Springs Elementary School
- Garrett Morgan Elementary
- Glendover Elementary School
- Harrison Elementary School
- Homebound Elementary
- James Lane Allen Elementary School
- Julius Marks Elementary School
- Lansdowne Elementary School
- Liberty Elementary
- Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School
- Mary Todd Elementary School
- Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School
- Meadowthorpe Elementary School
- Millcreek Elementary School
- Northern Elementary School
- Picadome Elementary School
- Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Russell Cave Elementary School
- Sandersville Elementary
- Southern Elementary School
- Squires Elementary School
- Stonewall Elementary School
- Tates Creek Elementary School
- Uk Early Childhood Lab
- Veterans Park Elementary School
- Wellington Elementary
- William Wells Brown Elementary
- Yates Elementary School
Other schools and academies (16)
- Audrey Grevious Center
- Carter G Woodson Academy
- Carter G Woodson Preparatory Academy
- Family Care Center
- Fayette County Learning Center
- Fayette County Preschool Center
- Fayette Pre School
- Future Forward Education And Career Center
- Homebound Secondary
- Lexington Trad Magnet School
- Martin L King Acad For Excellence Alt
- Rise Stem Academy For Girls
- Scapa At Bluegrass
- Steam Academy
- Success Academy
- The Stables
Private schools (26)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Bluegrass Montessori School
- Christ The King School
- Community Montessori School
- Community Montessori School
- Good Shepherd Day School
- Kell Academy
- Kore Academy
- Lexington Adventist Academy
- Lexington Catholic High School
- Lexington Christian Academy
- Lexington Christian Academy
- Lexington Hearing & Speech Center
- Lexington Montessori School
- Lexington Universal Academy
- Mary Queen Of The Holy Rosary School
- Redwood Cooperative School
- Sayre School
- Sphinx Academy
- St Michaels School
- Sts. Peter & Paul Regional Catholic School
- Summit Christian Academy
- The Centenary School
- The Lexington School
- The Provision School
- Trinity Christian Academy
- Walnut Hill Day School
Neighborhoods and places within Lexington (23)
- Blueberry Hill Brigadoon Stoneybrook
- Brookhaven Lansdowne
- Cardinal Hill Pine Meadow
- Castlewood Park
- Chevy Chase Ashland Park
- Downtown Lexington
- Duncan Park
- Eastland Park Dixie Plantation
- Fairway Liberty Heights
- Garden Springs
- Gardenside Colony
- Holiday Hills
- Idle Hour
- Indian Hills Stonewall Estates Monticello
- Kenawood Rockwood
- Liberty Area
- Marriotts Griffin Gate Golf Culb
- Mount Vernon Hollywood Montclair
- Reservorir
- Southeastern Hills
- Southland Deerfield Open Gates
- University Of Kentucky
- Virginia Ave