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Hopkins County Schools
Hopkins County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Hopkins County (Madisonville). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hopkins 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 Hopkins County
12 of 15 schools in Hopkins County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 3D: 1F: 1
Best schools in Hopkins 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.
- A+ Hanson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Pride Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Grapevine Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ James Madison Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Madisonville North Hopkins High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Southside Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- South Hopkins Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Jesse Stuart Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- West Hopkins School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- West Broadway Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Hopkins County
High schools (2)
- F Hopkins County Central High School, Madisonville
- B+ Madisonville North Hopkins High School, Madisonville
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D Browning Springs Middle School, Madisonville
- B+ James Madison Middle School, Madisonville
- B- South Hopkins Middle School, Nortonville
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- Earlington Elementary School, Earlington
- B+ Grapevine Elementary School, Madisonville
- A+ Hanson Elementary School, Hanson
- C Jesse Stuart Elementary School, Madisonville
- A- Pride Elementary School, Madisonville
- B- Southside Elementary School, Nortonville
- C- West Broadway Elementary School, Madisonville
Other schools and academies (3)
- Hopkins County Day Treatment, Madisonville
- Hopkins County Schools Academy, Madisonville
- C- West Hopkins School, Nebo
Where Hopkins County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Madisonville (10)
- Nortonville (2)
- Earlington (1)
- Hanson (1)
- Nebo (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Hopkins County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,312 students with 417 full-time-equivalent teachers and 910 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2102860
- 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
- Webster County (6 schools, 16 mi)
- Caldwell County (4 schools, 21 mi)
- McLean County (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Muhlenberg County (9 schools, 23 mi)
- Christian County (16 schools, 27 mi)
- Crittenden County (4 schools, 31 mi)
- Union County (7 schools, 33 mi)
- Henderson County (13 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Hopkins County
How many schools are in Hopkins County?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Hopkins County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hopkins County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Madisonville, Nortonville, Earlington, Hanson, Nebo.
How good are the schools in Hopkins County?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 43.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.2%. 92% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hopkins County?
6,312 students were enrolled in Hopkins County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hopkins County?
Hopkins County is in Kentucky, based in Hopkins County, with its district office in Madisonville. Its boundary covers about 538 sq mi.