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Schools in Shelby County

15 public schools in this Kentucky school district: 7 elementary · 2 middle · 3 high · 1 K-8 · 2 combined. 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

7 schools in Shelby County, best first
1
Simpsonville Elementary 81.7
Simpsonville · Grades K-5 · 431 students
ELA 63%Math 57%Science 51%
#111 of 605 in Kentucky
2
Heritage Elementary 81.4
Waddy · Grades K-5 · 389 students
ELA 60%Math 68%Science 42%
#113 of 605 in Kentucky
3
Southside Elementary 28.0
Shelbyville · Grades K-5 · 417 students
ELA 40%Math 35%Science 32%
#436 of 605 in Kentucky · #1 in Shelbyville
4
Wright Elementary 25.0
Shelbyville · Grades K-5 · 503 students
ELA 39%Math 37%Science 21%
#454 of 605 in Kentucky · #2 in Shelbyville
5
Clear Creek Elementary 17.9
Shelbyville · Grades K-5 · 426 students
ELA 33%Math 29%Science 27%
#497 of 605 in Kentucky · #3 in Shelbyville
6
Painted Stone Elementary 10.0
Shelbyville · Grades K-5 · 465 students
ELA 33%Math 21%
#545 of 605 in Kentucky · #4 in Shelbyville
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Northside Early Childhood Center —
Shelbyville · Grades PK · 206 students
No published test results

Middle schools

2 schools in Shelby County, best first
1
Shelby County East Middle School 24.5
Shelbyville · Grades 6-8 · 556 students
ELA 41%Math 33%Science 21%
#159 of 210 in Kentucky · #1 in Shelbyville
2
Shelby County West Middle School 11.2
Shelbyville · Grades 6-8 · 552 students
ELA 34%Math 28%Science 11%
#187 of 210 in Kentucky · #2 in Shelbyville

High schools

3 schools in Shelby County, best first
1
Martha Layne Collins High School 35.4
Shelbyville · Grades 9-12 · 1,208 students
ELA 40%Math 40%Science 22%
#133 of 205 in Kentucky · #1 in Shelbyville
2
Shelby County High School 16.8
Shelbyville · Grades 9-12 · 998 students
ELA 38%Math 31%Science 13%
#171 of 205 in Kentucky · #2 in Shelbyville
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Ascension Academy —
Shelbyville · Grades 7-12 · 32 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Shelby County
1
Marnel C. Moorman School 14.8
Shelbyville · Grades K-8 · 781 students
ELA 38%Math 34%Science 29%
#61 of 71 in Kentucky

Combined schools

2 schools in Shelby County
1
Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy 43.8
Shelbyville · Grades 6-12
ELA 38%Math 24%
#23 of 40 in Kentucky
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Shelby County Summer School —
Shelbyville · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Cities and towns in Shelby County

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