Schools in Nicholasville · Jessamine County School District
Nicholasville’s public schools beat 69% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Nicholasville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 4 pts vs KY 41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 1 pts vs KY 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 2 pts vs KY 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 4% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools
12
7,728 students
The School Grade
How Nicholasville compares
B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (171)Better than 70%
High confidence. Built on 4,046 tested students and a graduating class of 603; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kentucky’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kentucky only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nicholasville.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Nicholasville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Nicholasville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Nicholasville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Nicholasville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Nicholasville’s district. Which one depends on your address: Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Brookside Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–KJessamine Early Learning VillageJessamine County School District
1–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading45%
State average 41.3%
Math31%
State average 29.6%
Every school in Nicholasville
12 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Jessamine Early Learning Village
785 students13:1Rate it →
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School
B570 students14:1Rate it →
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
A−542 students14:1Rate it →
Red Oak Elementary School
A−519 students14:1Rate it →
Brookside Elementary School
B515 students14:1Rate it →
Nicholasville Elementary School
B−465 students12:1Rate it →
Private & other
East Jessamine Middle School
B944 students17:1Rate it →
West Jessamine Middle School
A−887 students16:1Rate it →
West Jessamine High School
A−1,272 students18:1Rate it →
East Jessamine High School
B−1,222 students20:1Rate it →
Ashgrove Academy
7 students4:1Rate it →
Jessamine Career and Technology Center
0:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Nicholasville
There’s no college in Nicholasville, but 11 are within 30 miles. The closest is Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, 5.5 miles away.
Asbury Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wilmore
5.5 mi1,085 students
Asbury UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wilmore
5.7 mi1,342 students
University of KentuckyUniversity or college · Public · Lexington-Fayette urban county
10.7 mi28,008 students
Transylvania UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lexington-Fayette urban county
11.8 mi1,022 students
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lexington-Fayette urban county
12.3 mi7,363 students
Eastern Kentucky UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Richmond
17.8 mi10,318 students
Midway UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Midway
18.6 mi1,426 students
Centre CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Danville
20.6 mi1,356 students
Georgetown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Georgetown
21.8 mi1,200 students
Kentucky State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Frankfort
26.6 mi1,520 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Nicholasville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 1 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.