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Shelby County Schools
Shelby County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Shelby County (Shelbyville). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Shelby 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 Shelby County
11 of 13 schools in Shelby County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 3D: 7
Best schools in Shelby 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.
- B- Simpsonville Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Heritage Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Martha Layne Collins High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Wright Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Shelby County East Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Shelby County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Marnel C Moorman School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Painted Stone Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Clear Creek Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Shelby County West Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Shelby County
High schools (2)
- C Martha Layne Collins High School, Shelbyville
- D+ Shelby County High School, Shelbyville
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Shelby County East Middle School, Shelbyville
- D Shelby County West Middle School, Shelbyville
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- D+ Clear Creek Elementary, Shelbyville
- C+ Heritage Elementary, Waddy
- Northside Early Childhood Center, Shelbyville
- D+ Painted Stone Elementary, Shelbyville
- B- Simpsonville Elementary, Simpsonville
- D Southside Elementary, Shelbyville
- C- Wright Elementary, Shelbyville
Other schools and academies (2)
- Ascension Academy, Shelbyville
- D+ Marnel C Moorman School, Shelbyville
Where Shelby County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Shelbyville (11)
- Simpsonville (1)
- Waddy (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Shelby County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,964 students with 409 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,005 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2105320
- 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
- Spencer County (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Henry County (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Frankfort Independent (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Franklin County (13 schools, 18 mi)
- Anderson County (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Oldham County (18 schools, 19 mi)
- Jefferson County (164 schools, 26 mi)
- Woodford County (7 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Shelby County
How many schools are in Shelby County?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Shelby 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 Shelby County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Shelbyville, Simpsonville, Waddy.
How good are the schools in Shelby County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.4%. 18% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Shelby County?
6,964 students were enrolled in Shelby County in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Shelby County?
Shelby County is in Kentucky, based in Shelby County, with its district office in Shelbyville. Its boundary covers about 380 sq mi.