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Barren County Schools
Barren County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Barren County (Glasgow). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Barren County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Barren County
10 of 11 schools in Barren County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 6C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Barren County
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- B+ Hiseville Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Bavel (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Eastern Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- North Jackson Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Red Cross Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Barren County Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Temple Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Barren County High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Austin Tracy Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Park City Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Barren County
High schools (1)
- C+ Barren County High School, Glasgow
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Barren County Middle School, Glasgow
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- D+ Austin Tracy Elementary School, Lucas
- B Eastern Elementary School, Glasgow
- B+ Hiseville Elementary School, Glasgow
- B- North Jackson Elementary, Glasgow
- D- Park City Elementary School, Park City
- B- Red Cross Elementary School, Glasgow
- C+ Temple Hill Elementary School, Glasgow
Other schools and academies (2)
- B+ Bavel, Glasgow
- College Street Campus, Glasgow
Where Barren County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Barren County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,072 students with 323 full-time-equivalent teachers and 768 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100300
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Glasgow Independent (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Caverna Independent (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Metcalfe County (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Allen County (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Monroe County (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Hart County (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Edmonson County (5 schools, 24 mi)
- Warren County (30 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Barren County
How many schools are in Barren County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Barren County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Barren County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Glasgow, Lucas, Park City.
How good are the schools in Barren County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 43% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.6%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Barren County?
5,072 students were enrolled in Barren County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Barren County?
Barren County is in Kentucky, based in Barren County, with its district office in Glasgow. Its boundary covers about 466 sq mi.