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Paducah Independent Schools
Paducah Independent is a public school district in Kentucky, based in McCracken County (Paducah). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Paducah Independent 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 Paducah Independent
5 of 7 schools in Paducah Independent carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Paducah Independent
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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.
- C+ Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Paducah Tilghman High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Paducah Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Morgan Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Mcnabb Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Paducah Independent
High schools (1)
- C- Paducah Tilghman High School, Paducah
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Paducah Middle School, Paducah
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C+ Clark Elementary School, Paducah
- F Mcnabb Elementary School, Paducah
- D Morgan Elementary School, Paducah
Other schools and academies (2)
- Choices Educational Center, Paducah
- Paducah Head Start Preschool, Paducah
Where Paducah Independent schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Paducah (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: McCracken County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,065 students with 215 full-time-equivalent teachers and 465 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2104650
- 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
- McCracken County (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Livingston County (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Marshall County (11 schools, 21 mi)
- Ballard County (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Mayfield Independent (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Carlisle County (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Lyon County (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Graves County (9 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Paducah Independent
How many schools are in Paducah Independent?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Paducah Independent, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Paducah Independent serve?
The largest by graded schools: Paducah.
How good are the schools in Paducah Independent?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Paducah Independent?
3,065 students were enrolled in Paducah Independent in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Paducah Independent?
Paducah Independent is in Kentucky, based in McCracken County, with its district office in Paducah. Its boundary covers about 10.6 sq mi.