In Kentucky, 26.3% of Black students are proficient in reading at the typical school — against 52.4% of White students. Within Jefferson County alone, the gap between the best and worst schools for Black children is 38 points. This tool helps you find the right one.
Search Kentucky schools ›Share of students meeting proficient at the typical Kentucky school. Groups are shown wherever Kentucky reports them; a group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
These figures come from KSA 2025, measuring proficient in ELA & Math · Grades 3–8. Across 13 districts, 108 Kentucky schools report enough results to be included.
At the typical Kentucky school the picture is black students at 23.7%, hispanic students at 27.3%, white students at 48.8% and asian students at 69.7%. That is a 46-point spread between the highest and lowest group, inside the same schools, the same districts and the same state — which is what this tool exists to make visible.
An A means 80% or more of Black students are proficient. No Kentucky school reaches it, and none reach 60%. The highest is Edythe Jones Hayes Middle in Fayette County at 49.7% across 338 Black student results.
Grace M. James Academy reaches 43.4%. Blake Elementary, in the same district, sits at 5.9%. Across 68 schools in one district, a child's address decides which end they land on.
Kentucky suppresses small groups aggressively and reports by grade rather than school, so most schools fall below the threshold. The figures here reflect the schools that clear it, concentrated in Jefferson and Fayette counties.
These are the schools where Black students most often meet proficient, among those with at least 25 Black student results reported. Every group's result is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolFayette County | 71.2% | 49.7% | 58.5% | 79.5% | 71.6% |
| Carter G. Woodson AcademyFayette County MagnetAlt | 48.7% | 45.9% | — | — | — |
| Sandersville ElementaryFayette County | 56.3% | 44.9% | — | 69.2% | — |
| Leestown Middle SchoolFayette County | 49.2% | 44% | 33.4% | 66.4% | — |
| Grace M. James Academy Of ExcellenceJefferson County MagnetAlt | 46.2% | 43.4% | — | — | — |
| Bluegrass Middle SchoolHardin County | 40.3% | 41.7% | — | 41.3% | — |
| Liberty ElementaryFayette County | 60.6% | 40% | — | 70.2% | — |
| Goldsmith ElementaryJefferson County Magnet | 30.1% | 40% | 24.3% | 37.1% | — |
| Audubon Traditional ElementaryJefferson County Magnet | 55.4% | 39.9% | — | 64.3% | — |
| Indian Hills Elementary SchoolChristian County | 47.4% | 39.6% | — | 56.4% | — |
Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.
The same measure at the other end of the range. In many of these schools every group is falling short, which points at the school rather than at the students in it.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake ElementaryJefferson County | 10% | 5.9% | — | — | — |
| Kentucky Virtual AcademyCloverport Independent Virtual | 19.1% | 6.1% | — | 22.6% | — |
| Rutherford ElementaryJefferson County Magnet | 13.8% | 6.2% | — | — | — |
| Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle SchoolJefferson County | 7.5% | 7.7% | — | — | — |
| Rangeland ElementaryJefferson County Magnet | 12.6% | 8% | 13.3% | — | — |
| Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthJefferson County Magnet | 13.8% | 9.3% | — | — | — |
| Conway MiddleJefferson County | 14.5% | 9.3% | 14.1% | 23.4% | — |
| Mcferran Preparatory AcademyJefferson County Magnet | 9.1% | 9.5% | — | — | — |
| Atkinson AcademyJefferson County Magnet | 12.9% | 10.3% | — | — | — |
| Stuart Middle SchoolJefferson County | 14.4% | 10.4% | 13.7% | 18.3% | — |
In Jefferson County, Grace M. James Academy Of Excellence reports 43.4% of Black students meeting the standard. Blake Elementary, in the same district, reports 5.9%. That is a 37.5-point spread across 68 schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base — the clearest illustration of why address matters more than it should.
Districts with at least ten schools reporting Black student results, by school count. The percentage shown is the average across that district's schools for Black students.