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Carroll County Schools
Carroll County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Carroll County (Carrollton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Carroll 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 Carroll County
3 of 5 schools in Carroll County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Carroll County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
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.
- D- Cartmell Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Carroll County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- F Carroll County Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Carroll County
High schools (1)
- D- Carroll County High School, Carrollton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Carroll County Middle School, Carrollton
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D- Cartmell Elementary, Carrollton
- Kathryn Winn Primary, Carrollton
Other schools and academies (1)
- Carroll Co Childhood Development Center, Carrollton
Where Carroll County schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Carrollton (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Carroll County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,965 students with 130 full-time-equivalent teachers and 350 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100990
- 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
- Trimble County (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Henry County (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Gallatin County (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Owen County (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Oldham County (18 schools, 26 mi)
- Grant County (6 schools, 27 mi)
- Walton-Verona Independent (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Boone County (27 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Carroll County
How many schools are in Carroll County?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Carroll County, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Carroll County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Carrollton.
How good are the schools in Carroll County?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 22.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Carroll County?
1,965 students were enrolled in Carroll County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Carroll County?
Carroll County is in Kentucky, based in Carroll County, with its district office in Carrollton. Its boundary covers about 129 sq mi.