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Graves County Schools
Graves County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Graves County (Mayfield). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Graves 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 Graves County
8 of 9 schools in Graves County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 1
Best schools in Graves County
Statewide rankings: all 225 high schools in Kentucky · all 207 middle schools in Kentucky · all 676 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.
- A- Fancy Farm Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Symsonia Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Graves County Central Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Sedalia Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Farmington Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Wingo Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Graves County Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C Graves County High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Graves County
High schools (2)
- Gateway Academy High School, Mayfield
- C Graves County High School, Mayfield
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Graves County Middle School, Mayfield
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A- Fancy Farm Elementary School, Fancy Farm
- B- Farmington Elementary School, Mayfield
- B Graves County Central Elementary, Mayfield
- B Sedalia Elementary School, Mayfield
- A- Symsonia Elementary School, Symsonia
- B- Wingo Elementary School, Wingo
Where Graves County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Mayfield (6)
- Fancy Farm (1)
- Symsonia (1)
- Wingo (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Graves County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,888 students with 256 full-time-equivalent teachers and 625 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2102280
- 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
- Mayfield Independent (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Carlisle County (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Fulton County (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Murray Independent (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Calloway County (7 schools, 26 mi)
- Marshall County (11 schools, 29 mi)
- McCracken County (12 schools, 31 mi)
- Paducah Independent (7 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Graves County
How many schools are in Graves County?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Graves County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Graves County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mayfield, Fancy Farm, Symsonia, Wingo.
How good are the schools in Graves County?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 46.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Graves County?
3,888 students were enrolled in Graves County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Graves County?
Graves County is in Kentucky, based in Graves County, with its district office in Mayfield. Its boundary covers about 546 sq mi.