Best public schools in Lexington, KY
81 public schools in Lexington: 43 elementary · 12 middle · 15 high · 1 K-8 · 7 combined · 3 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Kentucky.
Elementary schools
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Clays Mill Elementary School
99.1
ELA 78%Math 74%Science 63%
#6 of 605 in Kentucky
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
98.4
ELA 75%Math 74%Science 70%
#10 of 605 in Kentucky
Cassidy Elementary School
97.9
ELA 75%Math 75%Science 62%
#13 of 605 in Kentucky
Rosa Parks Elementary School
97.1
ELA 76%Math 73%Science 57%
#18 of 605 in Kentucky
Wellington Elementary
95.3
ELA 70%Math 73%Science 57%
#29 of 605 in Kentucky
Meadowthorpe Elementary School
92.8
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 65%
#44 of 605 in Kentucky
Glendover Elementary School
91.5
ELA 66%Math 67%Science 66%
#52 of 605 in Kentucky
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School
91.3
ELA 71%Math 65%Science 52%
#53 of 605 in Kentucky
Stonewall Elementary School
89.3
ELA 69%Math 60%Science 56%
#65 of 605 in Kentucky
Veterans Park Elementary School
88.7
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 59%
#69 of 605 in Kentucky
Ashland Elementary School
85.2
ELA 63%Math 59%Science 61%
#90 of 605 in Kentucky
Liberty Elementary
80.6
ELA 62%Math 59%Science 46%
#118 of 605 in Kentucky
Garrett Morgan Elementary
80.2
ELA 64%Math 54%Science 52%
#120 of 605 in Kentucky
Squires Elementary School
77.3
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 54%
#138 of 605 in Kentucky
Sandersville Elementary
76.0
ELA 58%Math 55%Science 48%
#146 of 605 in Kentucky
Brenda Cowan Elementary
61.1
ELA 58%Math 44%Science 40%
#236 of 605 in Kentucky
Garden Springs Elementary School
54.3
ELA 51%Math 49%Science 32%
#277 of 605 in Kentucky
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School
39.6
ELA 43%Math 47%Science 25%
#366 of 605 in Kentucky
Dixie Elementary Magnet School
38.8
ELA 49%Math 42%Science 21%
#371 of 605 in Kentucky
Picadome Elementary School
34.1
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 35%
#399 of 605 in Kentucky
Tates Creek Elementary School
29.0
ELA 45%Math 32%Science 32%
#430 of 605 in Kentucky
William Wells Brown Elementary
26.5
ELA 36%Math 41%Science 23%
#445 of 605 in Kentucky
Julius Marks Elementary School
26.4
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 26%
#446 of 605 in Kentucky
George Washington Carver STEM Academy
25.4
ELA 34%Math 37%Science 31%
#452 of 605 in Kentucky
Southern Elementary School
22.6
ELA 38%Math 29%Science 31%
#469 of 605 in Kentucky
Deep Springs Elementary School
22.2
ELA 38%Math 36%Science 13%
#471 of 605 in Kentucky
Mary Todd Elementary School
21.9
ELA 36%Math 35%Science 26%
#473 of 605 in Kentucky
James Lane Allen Elementary School
18.1
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 29%
#496 of 605 in Kentucky
Lansdowne Elementary School
17.4
ELA 35%Math 29%Science 23%
#500 of 605 in Kentucky
Coventry Oak Elementary
9.3
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 18%
#549 of 605 in Kentucky
Booker T Washington Elementary School
9.2
ELA 25%Math 27%
#550 of 605 in Kentucky
Northern Elementary School
9.0
ELA 31%Math 22%Science 14%
#551 of 605 in Kentucky
Millcreek Elementary School
8.0
ELA 30%Math 22%Science 15%
#557 of 605 in Kentucky
Yates Elementary School
7.7
ELA 27%Math 25%Science 5%
#559 of 605 in Kentucky
Russell Cave Elementary School
4.9
ELA 22%Math 21%Science 14%
#576 of 605 in Kentucky
Cardinal Valley Elementary School
4.5
ELA 21%Math 22%Science 12%
#578 of 605 in Kentucky
Arlington Elementary School
4.2
ELA 22%Math 19%
#580 of 605 in Kentucky
Fayette County Preschool Center
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No published test results
Fayette Pre-School
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No published test results
Harrison Elementary School
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ELA 25%
Homebound Elementary
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No published test results
Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary
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No published test results
UK Early Childhood Lab
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Scapa At Bluegrass
99.8
ELA 86%Math 78%Science 81%
#1 of 210 in Kentucky
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
98.8
ELA 71%Math 71%Science 44%
#3 of 210 in Kentucky
Jessie M Clark Middle School
91.2
ELA 65%Math 58%Science 42%
#19 of 210 in Kentucky
Morton Middle School
84.5
ELA 61%Math 53%Science 42%
#33 of 210 in Kentucky
Beaumont Middle School
79.8
ELA 55%Math 54%Science 37%
#43 of 210 in Kentucky
Southern Middle School
64.0
ELA 53%Math 42%Science 34%
#76 of 210 in Kentucky
Leestown Middle School
61.7
ELA 50%Math 47%Science 27%
#81 of 210 in Kentucky
Tates Creek Middle School
41.7
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 36%
#123 of 210 in Kentucky
Bryan Station Middle School
33.6
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 23%
#140 of 210 in Kentucky
Crawford Middle School
27.9
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 18%
#152 of 210 in Kentucky
Winburn Middle School
15.5
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 25%
#178 of 210 in Kentucky
Lexington Trad Magnet School
13.6
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 17%
#182 of 210 in Kentucky
High schools
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Lafayette High School
94.4
ELA 64%Math 57%Science 41%
#12 of 205 in Kentucky
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
90.0
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 35%
#21 of 205 in Kentucky
STEAM Academy
84.6
ELA 59%Math 53%Science 26%
#32 of 205 in Kentucky
Henry Clay High School
80.2
ELA 54%Math 51%Science 37%
#41 of 205 in Kentucky
Frederick Douglass High School
44.1
ELA 48%Math 38%Science 21%
#115 of 205 in Kentucky
Tates Creek High School
31.0
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 20%
#142 of 205 in Kentucky
Bryan Station High School
18.8
ELA 41%Math 29%Science 14%
#167 of 205 in Kentucky
Eastside Technical Center
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No published test results
Family Care Center
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No published test results
Fayette County Learning Center
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ELA 15%
Locust Trace AgriScience Center
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No published test results
Opportunity Middle College
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No published test results
Southside Technical Center
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No published test results
The Hub for Innovation and Leadership
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No published test results
The Stables
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No published test results
K-8 schools
1 school in Lexington
Combined schools
7 schools in Lexington, best first
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Carter G. Woodson Academy
68.8
ELA 49%Math 38%
#13 of 40 in Kentucky
Success Academy
36.2
ELA 35%Math 25%
#26 of 40 in Kentucky
Audrey Grevious Center
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No published test results
Future Forward Education & Career Center
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No published test results
Homebound Secondary
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No published test results
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt
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No published test results
Ridge Hospital Alt. High School
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No published test results