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Nelson County Schools
Nelson County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Nelson County (Bardstown). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Nelson 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 Nelson County
10 of 11 schools in Nelson County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Nelson 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.
- C Boston School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Thomas Nelson High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Coxs Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Bloomfield Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Bloomfield Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Nelson County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D The New Haven School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Foster Heights Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Old Kentucky Home Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F The Academy At Horizons (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Nelson County
High schools (2)
- D+ Nelson County High School, Bardstown
- C Thomas Nelson High School, Bardstown
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield
- D- Old Kentucky Home Middle School, Bardstown
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D+ Bloomfield Elementary School, Bloomfield
- C- Coxs Creek Elementary School, Coxs Creek
- D Foster Heights Elementary School, Bardstown
- Nelson County Early Learning Center, Bardstown
Other schools and academies (3)
- C Boston School, Boston
- F The Academy At Horizons, Bardstown
- D The New Haven School, New Haven
Where Nelson County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Bardstown (6)
- Bloomfield (2)
- Boston (1)
- Coxs Creek (1)
- New Haven (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Nelson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,412 students with 288 full-time-equivalent teachers and 672 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2104410
- 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
- Bardstown Independent (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Washington County (5 schools, 15 mi)
- Marion County (8 schools, 16 mi)
- LaRue County (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Bullitt County (24 schools, 20 mi)
- Spencer County (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Elizabethtown Independent (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Taylor County (5 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Nelson County
How many schools are in Nelson County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Nelson 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 Nelson County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bardstown, Bloomfield, Boston, Coxs Creek, New Haven.
How good are the schools in Nelson County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.3%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Nelson County?
4,412 students were enrolled in Nelson County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Nelson County?
Nelson County is in Kentucky, based in Nelson County, with its district office in Bardstown. Its boundary covers about 405 sq mi.