Schools in Fayette County

80 public schools in this Kentucky school district: 43 elementary · 12 middle · 15 high · 1 K-8 · 6 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

43 schools in Fayette County, best first
1
Clays Mill Elementary School 99.1
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 520 students
ELA 78%Math 74%Science 63%
#6 of 605 in Kentucky · #1 in Lexington
2
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary 98.4
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 570 students
ELA 75%Math 74%Science 70%
#10 of 605 in Kentucky · #2 in Lexington
3
Cassidy Elementary School 97.9
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 645 students
ELA 75%Math 75%Science 62%
#13 of 605 in Kentucky · #3 in Lexington
4
Rosa Parks Elementary School 97.1
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 708 students
ELA 76%Math 73%Science 57%
#18 of 605 in Kentucky · #4 in Lexington
5
Wellington Elementary 95.3
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 604 students
ELA 70%Math 73%Science 57%
#29 of 605 in Kentucky · #5 in Lexington
6
Meadowthorpe Elementary School 92.8
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 65%
#44 of 605 in Kentucky · #6 in Lexington
7
Glendover Elementary School 91.5
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 463 students
ELA 66%Math 67%Science 66%
#52 of 605 in Kentucky · #7 in Lexington
8
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School 91.3
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 560 students
ELA 71%Math 65%Science 52%
#53 of 605 in Kentucky · #8 in Lexington
9
Stonewall Elementary School 89.3
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 673 students
ELA 69%Math 60%Science 56%
#65 of 605 in Kentucky · #9 in Lexington
10
Veterans Park Elementary School 88.7
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 697 students
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 59%
#69 of 605 in Kentucky · #10 in Lexington
11
Ashland Elementary School 85.2
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 281 students
ELA 63%Math 59%Science 61%
#90 of 605 in Kentucky · #11 in Lexington
12
Liberty Elementary 80.6
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 726 students
ELA 62%Math 59%Science 46%
#118 of 605 in Kentucky · #12 in Lexington
13
Garrett Morgan Elementary 80.2
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 780 students
ELA 64%Math 54%Science 52%
#120 of 605 in Kentucky · #13 in Lexington
14
Squires Elementary School 77.3
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 419 students
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 54%
#138 of 605 in Kentucky · #14 in Lexington
15
Sandersville Elementary 76.0
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 769 students
ELA 58%Math 55%Science 48%
#146 of 605 in Kentucky · #15 in Lexington
16
Brenda Cowan Elementary 61.1
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 570 students
ELA 58%Math 44%Science 40%
#236 of 605 in Kentucky · #16 in Lexington
17
Garden Springs Elementary School 54.3
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 414 students
ELA 51%Math 49%Science 32%
#277 of 605 in Kentucky · #17 in Lexington
18
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School 39.6
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 557 students
ELA 43%Math 47%Science 25%
#366 of 605 in Kentucky · #18 in Lexington
19
Dixie Elementary Magnet School 38.8
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 587 students
ELA 49%Math 42%Science 21%
#371 of 605 in Kentucky · #19 in Lexington
20
Picadome Elementary School 34.1
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 436 students
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 35%
#399 of 605 in Kentucky · #20 in Lexington
21
Tates Creek Elementary School 29.0
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 661 students
ELA 45%Math 32%Science 32%
#430 of 605 in Kentucky · #21 in Lexington
22
William Wells Brown Elementary 26.5
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 303 students
ELA 36%Math 41%Science 23%
#445 of 605 in Kentucky · #22 in Lexington
23
Julius Marks Elementary School 26.4
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 479 students
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 26%
#446 of 605 in Kentucky · #23 in Lexington
24
George Washington Carver STEM Academy 25.4
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 133 students
ELA 34%Math 37%Science 31%
#452 of 605 in Kentucky · #24 in Lexington
25
Southern Elementary School 22.6
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 490 students
ELA 38%Math 29%Science 31%
#469 of 605 in Kentucky · #25 in Lexington
26
Deep Springs Elementary School 22.2
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 38%Math 36%Science 13%
#471 of 605 in Kentucky · #26 in Lexington
27
Mary Todd Elementary School 21.9
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 382 students
ELA 36%Math 35%Science 26%
#473 of 605 in Kentucky · #27 in Lexington
28
James Lane Allen Elementary School 18.1
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 410 students
ELA 33%Math 27%Science 29%
#496 of 605 in Kentucky · #28 in Lexington
29
Lansdowne Elementary School 17.4
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 591 students
ELA 35%Math 29%Science 23%
#500 of 605 in Kentucky · #29 in Lexington
30
Coventry Oak Elementary 9.3
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 679 students
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 18%
#549 of 605 in Kentucky · #30 in Lexington
31
Booker T Washington Elementary School 9.2
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 328 students
ELA 25%Math 27%
#550 of 605 in Kentucky · #31 in Lexington
32
Northern Elementary School 9.0
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 419 students
ELA 31%Math 22%Science 14%
#551 of 605 in Kentucky · #32 in Lexington
33
Millcreek Elementary School 8.0
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 531 students
ELA 30%Math 22%Science 15%
#557 of 605 in Kentucky · #33 in Lexington
34
Yates Elementary School 7.7
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 402 students
ELA 27%Math 25%Science 5%
#559 of 605 in Kentucky · #34 in Lexington
35
Russell Cave Elementary School 4.9
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 268 students
ELA 22%Math 21%Science 14%
#576 of 605 in Kentucky · #35 in Lexington
36
Cardinal Valley Elementary School 4.5
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 615 students
ELA 21%Math 22%Science 12%
#578 of 605 in Kentucky · #36 in Lexington
37
Arlington Elementary School 4.2
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 301 students
ELA 22%Math 19%
#580 of 605 in Kentucky · #37 in Lexington
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Fayette County Preschool Center —
Lexington · Grades PK · 34 students
No published test results
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Fayette Pre-School —
Lexington · Grades PK · 38 students
No published test results
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Harrison Elementary School —
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 198 students
ELA 25%
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Homebound Elementary —
Lexington · Grades PK-5 · 3 students
No published test results
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Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary —
Lexington · Grades K-5 · 2 students
No published test results
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UK Early Childhood Lab —
Lexington · Grades PK · 2 students
No published test results

Middle schools

12 schools in Fayette County, best first
1
Scapa At Bluegrass 99.8
Lexington · Grades 4-8 · 300 students
ELA 86%Math 78%Science 81%
#1 of 210 in Kentucky · #1 in Lexington
2
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School 98.8
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 1,070 students
ELA 71%Math 71%Science 44%
#3 of 210 in Kentucky · #2 in Lexington
3
Jessie M Clark Middle School 91.2
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 985 students
ELA 65%Math 58%Science 42%
#19 of 210 in Kentucky · #3 in Lexington
4
Morton Middle School 84.5
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 641 students
ELA 61%Math 53%Science 42%
#33 of 210 in Kentucky · #4 in Lexington
5
Beaumont Middle School 79.8
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 757 students
ELA 55%Math 54%Science 37%
#43 of 210 in Kentucky · #5 in Lexington
6
Southern Middle School 64.0
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 764 students
ELA 53%Math 42%Science 34%
#76 of 210 in Kentucky · #6 in Lexington
7
Leestown Middle School 61.7
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 944 students
ELA 50%Math 47%Science 27%
#81 of 210 in Kentucky · #7 in Lexington
8
Tates Creek Middle School 41.7
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 737 students
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 36%
#123 of 210 in Kentucky · #8 in Lexington
9
Bryan Station Middle School 33.6
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 720 students
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 23%
#140 of 210 in Kentucky · #9 in Lexington
10
Crawford Middle School 27.9
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 720 students
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 18%
#152 of 210 in Kentucky · #10 in Lexington
11
Winburn Middle School 15.5
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 804 students
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 25%
#178 of 210 in Kentucky · #11 in Lexington
12
Lexington Trad Magnet School 13.6
Lexington · Grades 6-8 · 299 students
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 17%
#182 of 210 in Kentucky · #12 in Lexington

High schools

15 schools in Fayette County, best first
1
Lafayette High School 94.4
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 2,373 students
ELA 64%Math 57%Science 41%
#12 of 205 in Kentucky · #1 in Lexington
2
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School 90.0
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 1,889 students
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 35%
#21 of 205 in Kentucky · #2 in Lexington
3
STEAM Academy 84.6
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 444 students
ELA 59%Math 53%Science 26%
#32 of 205 in Kentucky · #3 in Lexington
4
Henry Clay High School 80.2
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 1,990 students
ELA 54%Math 51%Science 37%
#41 of 205 in Kentucky · #4 in Lexington
5
Frederick Douglass High School 44.1
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 1,719 students
ELA 48%Math 38%Science 21%
#115 of 205 in Kentucky · #5 in Lexington
6
Tates Creek High School 31.0
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 1,733 students
ELA 44%Math 36%Science 20%
#142 of 205 in Kentucky · #6 in Lexington
7
Bryan Station High School 18.8
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 2,025 students
ELA 41%Math 29%Science 14%
#167 of 205 in Kentucky · #7 in Lexington
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Eastside Technical Center —
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Family Care Center —
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 25 students
No published test results
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Fayette County Learning Center —
Lexington · Grades 8-12 · 189 students
ELA 15%
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Locust Trace AgriScience Center —
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Opportunity Middle College —
Lexington · Grades 11-12 · 117 students
No published test results
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Southside Technical Center —
Lexington · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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The Hub for Innovation and Leadership —
Lexington · Grades 9-12
No published test results
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The Stables —
Lexington · Grades 8-12 · 41 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Fayette County

Combined schools

6 schools in Fayette County, best first

Schools

3 schools in Fayette County