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Franklin County Schools
Franklin County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Franklin County (Frankfort). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Franklin 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 Franklin County
10 of 13 schools in Franklin County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 6D: 2
Best schools in Franklin 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.
- B+ Westridge Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Franklin County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Collins Lane (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Peaks Mill Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Western Hills High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Bridgeport Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Elkhorn Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Elkhorn Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Hearn Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Bondurant Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Franklin County
High schools (3)
- B Franklin County High School, Frankfort
- C+ Western Hills High School, Frankfort
- William Cofield High School, Frankfort
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Bondurant Middle School, Frankfort
- C- Elkhorn Middle School, Frankfort
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C Bridgeport Elementary School, Frankfort
- Early Learning Village, Frankfort
- C- Elkhorn Elementary School, Frankfort
- D+ Hearn Elementary, Frankfort
- C+ Peaks Mill Elementary, Frankfort
- B+ Westridge Elementary, Frankfort
Other schools and academies (2)
- C+ Collins Lane, Frankfort
- Future Forward Education And Career Center, Lexington
Where Franklin County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Franklin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,188 students with 415 full-time-equivalent teachers and 975 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2102010
- 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
- Frankfort Independent (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Woodford County (7 schools, 15 mi)
- Scott County (16 schools, 16 mi)
- Anderson County (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Shelby County (13 schools, 18 mi)
- Owen County (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Henry County (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Fayette County (69 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Franklin County
How many schools are in Franklin County?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Franklin County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Franklin County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Frankfort, Lexington.
How good are the schools in Franklin County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 39.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.5%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Franklin County?
6,188 students were enrolled in Franklin County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Franklin County?
Franklin County is in Kentucky, based in Franklin County, with its district office in Frankfort. Its boundary covers about 206 sq mi.