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Meade County Schools
Meade County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Meade County (Brandenburg). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Meade 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 Meade County
8 of 10 schools in Meade County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 5
Best schools in Meade County
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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+ David T Wilson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Barry Hahn Primary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Flaherty Primary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Flaherty Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Stuart Pepper Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Ekron Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Meade County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Payneville Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Meade County
High schools (3)
- Brandenburg High School, Brandenburg
- James R Allen High School, Brandenburg
- C Meade County High School, Brandenburg
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Stuart Pepper Middle School, Brandenburg
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- B Barry Hahn Primary School, Brandenburg
- B+ David T Wilson Elementary, Brandenburg
- C Ekron Elementary School, Ekron
- C+ Flaherty Elementary School, Ekron
- B Flaherty Primary School, Ekron
- C- Payneville Elementary School, Payneville
Where Meade County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Brandenburg (6)
- Ekron (3)
- Payneville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Meade County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,930 students with 261 full-time-equivalent teachers and 643 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2104050
- 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
- Breckinridge County (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Hardin County (24 schools, 25 mi)
- Elizabethtown Independent (6 schools, 28 mi)
- Hancock County (4 schools, 31 mi)
- Bullitt County (24 schools, 31 mi)
- Jefferson County (164 schools, 35 mi)
- Grayson County (7 schools, 36 mi)
- LaRue County (6 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Meade County
How many schools are in Meade County?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Meade County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Meade County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Brandenburg, Ekron, Payneville.
How good are the schools in Meade County?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 38% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37.6%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Meade County?
4,930 students were enrolled in Meade County in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Meade County?
Meade County is in Kentucky, based in Meade County, with its district office in Brandenburg. Its boundary covers about 283 sq mi.