Top 100 high schools in Kentucky (2025)

Schools classified as high schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	duPont Manual High Louisville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	83.3 Top 5%	85% Math proficiency	1,899
2	Beechwood High School Fort Mitchell · High · Grades 7–12	Public	79.1 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	762
3	Highlands High School Fort Thomas · High · Grades 9–12	Public	79.0 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	1,019
4	Pikeville High School Pikeville · High · Grades 7–12	Public	77.3 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	518
5	North Oldham High School Goshen · High · Grades 9–12	Public	76.9 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	948
6	South Oldham High School Crestwood · High · Grades 9–12	Public	69.7 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	1,304
7	Murray High School Murray · High · Grades 9–12	Public	66.3 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	607
8	Russell High School Russell · High · Grades 9–12	Public	66.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	615
9	Atherton High Louisville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	66.0 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	1,466
10	Paintsville High School Paintsville · High · Grades 7–12	Public	65.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	318
11	Larry A. Ryle High School Union · High · Grades 9–12	Public	63.3 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	2,077
12	Walton-Verona High School Walton · High · Grades 9–12	Public	62.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	548
13	Lafayette High School Lexington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	62.6 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	2,370
14	Oldham County High School La Grange · High · Grades 9–12	Public	61.7 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	1,547
15	Elizabethtown High School Elizabethtown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	61.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	757
16	Randall K. Cooper High School Union · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60.9 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	1,490
17	South Warren High School Bowling Green · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,548
18	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60.3 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	1,828
19	Eastern High Middletown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60.0 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	1,790
20	Campbell County High School Alexandria · High · Grades 9–12	Public	59.8 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	1,519
21	Woodford County High School Versailles · High · Grades 9–12	Public	59.3 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	1,223
22	Conner High School Hebron · High · Grades 9–12	Public	59.2 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	1,400
23	Louisville Male High Louisville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58.8 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	1,763
24	Henry Clay High School Lexington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58.4 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	1,939
25	Boyle County High School Danville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	57.7 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	869
26	Ballard High Louisville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	56.5 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	2,148
27	Ballard Memorial High School Barlow · High · Grades 9–12	Public	55.0 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	276
28	Hickman County High School Clinton · High · Grades 7–12	Public	54.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	316
29	Spencer County High School Taylorsville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	986
30	Simon Kenton High School Independence · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.3 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,893
31	McCracken County High School Paducah · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.1 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	1,882
32	Raceland-Worthington High School Raceland · High · Grades 8–12	Public	53.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	387
33	Dixie Heights High School Fort Mitchell · High · Grades 9–12	Public	52.8 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	1,499
34	Harlan High School Harlan · High · Grades 5–12	Public	52.7 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	455
35	Frankfort High School Frankfort · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51.9 Top 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	331
36	Bullitt East High School Mount Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51.7 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,664
37	Somerset High School Somerset · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	526
38	Eminence High School Eminence · High · Grades 6–12	Public	51.0 Top 50%	34% Math proficiency	551
39	Madisonville North Hopkins High School Madisonville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,023
40	Corbin High School Corbin · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.8 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	820
41	Bowling Green High School Bowling Green · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.1 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,377
42	Thomas Nelson High School Bardstown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	629
43	Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.0 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	830
44	Hazard High School Hazard · High · Grades 9–12	Public	50.0 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	303
45	Greenwood High School Bowling Green · High · Grades 9–12	Public	49.9 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,451
46	Glasgow High School Glasgow · High · Grades 9–12	Public	49.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	608
47	Paul G. Blazer High School Ashland · High · Grades 9–12	Public	49.1 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	821
48	West Jessamine High School Nicholasville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.5 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,272
49	Campbellsville High School Campbellsville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.2 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	370
50	Great Crossing High School Georgetown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.2 Lower 50%	38.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,677
51	Meade County High School Brandenburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.1 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,512
52	Casey County High School Liberty · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	630
53	Graves County High School Mayfield · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,145
54	Central Hardin High School Cecilia · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.4 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,831
55	Ludlow High School Ludlow · High · Grades 7–12	Public	47.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	376
56	Fleming County High School Flemingsburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	671
57	Scott County High School Georgetown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.1 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,392
58	Daviess County High School Owensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.0 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,750
59	Henderson County High School Henderson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.0 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,852
60	Madison Southern High School Berea · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,224
61	Boone County High School Florence · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.3 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,252
62	Pulaski County High School Somerset · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.2 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,113
63	Scott High School Taylor Mill · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.0 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,017
64	John Hardin High School Elizabethtown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	45.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	868
65	Western Hills High School Frankfort · High · Grades 9–12	Public	45.8 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	827
66	Logan County High School Russellville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	45.6 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	918
67	Williamstown Sr. High Williamstown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	45.3 Lower 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	200
68	South Laurel High School London · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.9 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,119
69	Montgomery County High School Mount Sterling · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.7 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	1,345
70	Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.6 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,157
71	Phelps High School Phelps · High · Grades 7–12	Public	44.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	239
72	Nelson County High School Bardstown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.2 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	756
73	Elliott County High School Sandy Hook · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.1 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	293
74	Berea Community High School Berea · High · Grades 9–12	Public	44.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	309
75	George Rogers Clark High School Winchester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	43.6 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,578
76	Caldwell County High School Princeton · High · Grades 9–12	Public	43.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	561
77	Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School Dawson Spgs · High · Grades 6–12	Public	43.4 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	289
78	Harrison County High School Cynthiana · High · Grades 9–12	Public	43.1 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	881
79	Lyon County High School Eddyville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.9 Lower 50%	44.5% Math proficiency	292
80	Rockcastle County High School Mount Vernon · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.9 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	796
81	Apollo High School Owensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.8 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,265
82	Calloway County High School Murray · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.6 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	824
83	Southwestern High School Somerset · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.6 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,213
84	Marion County High School Lebanon · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.3 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	879
85	Trigg County High School Cadiz · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	590
86	Warren East High School Bowling Green · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	967
87	Marshall County High School Benton · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.1 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	1,201
88	Dayton High School Dayton · High · Grades 7–12	Public	42.0 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	358
89	McLean County High School Calhoun · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	427
90	Russellville High School Russellville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.9 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	304
91	Monroe Co High Tompkinsville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	506
92	Nicholas County High School Carlisle · High · Grades 7–12	Public	41.8 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	435
93	Hancock County High School Lewisport · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	461
94	Shelby Valley High School Pikeville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.6 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	503
95	Grayson County High School Leitchfield · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,180
96	Lee County Middle High School Beattyville · High · Grades 6–12	Public	41.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	422
97	LaRue County High School Hodgenville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	754
98	Madison Central High School Richmond · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.0 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	2,107
99	Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	40.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	748
100	Lincoln County High School Stanford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	40.6 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	886

duPont Manual High in Louisville leads the 2025 list of high schools in Kentucky with a Success Index (US) of 83.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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What is the best high school in Kentucky?

duPont Manual High in Louisville ranks first among high schools in Kentucky with a Success Index (US) of 83.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 1,899).

How are high schools in Kentucky ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.