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McCracken County Schools
McCracken County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in McCracken County (Paducah). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
McCracken 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 McCracken County
11 of 12 schools in McCracken County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 2C: 1
Best schools in McCracken 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+ Lone Oak Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Reidland Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lone Oak Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Heath Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Concord Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Heath Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- A Mccracken County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Lone Oak Intermediate School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Reidland Intermediate School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in McCracken County
High schools (1)
- A Mccracken County High School, Paducah
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- A Heath Middle School, West Paducah
- B Lone Oak Intermediate School, Paducah
- A+ Lone Oak Middle School, Paducah
- B- Reidland Intermediate School, Paducah
- C+ Reidland Middle School, Paducah
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- A Concord Elementary School, Paducah
- A Heath Elementary School, West Paducah
- A+ Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School, Paducah
- A+ Lone Oak Elementary School, Paducah
- A+ Reidland Elementary School, Paducah
Other schools and academies (1)
- Mccracken Open Campus School, West Paducah
Where McCracken County schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Paducah (9)
- West Paducah (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: McCracken County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,891 students with 423 full-time-equivalent teachers and 924 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2103960
- 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
- Paducah Independent (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Ballard County (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Carlisle County (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Livingston County (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Mayfield Independent (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Marshall County (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Graves County (9 schools, 31 mi)
- Lyon County (3 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about McCracken County
How many schools are in McCracken County?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in McCracken 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 McCracken County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Paducah, West Paducah.
How good are the schools in McCracken County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 57.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.2%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend McCracken County?
6,891 students were enrolled in McCracken County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is McCracken County?
McCracken County is in Kentucky, based in McCracken County, with its district office in Paducah. Its boundary covers about 238 sq mi.