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Top, bottom 10 elementary, middle and high schools; biggest gainers

Top 10 elementary schools

(Format is district: school, score)

Murray Independent: Murray, 91.7

Carter County: Star, 89.5

Jefferson County: Greathouse/Shryock Traditional, 89.2

Floyd County: John M. Stumbo, 86.4

Laurel County: Bush, 86.1

Laurel County: Hunter Hills, 86.0

Fayette County: SCAPA at Bluegrass, 85.8

Fayette County: Veterans Park, 85.0

Anchorage Independent: Anchorage Independent, 84.7

Floyd County: May Valley, 84.4

Bottom 10 elementary schools

Fayette County: William Wells Brown, 34.4

Leslie County: W.B. Muncy, 37.4

Silver Grove Independent: Silver Grove, 43.1

Robertson County: Robertson County, 43.5

Jefferson County: Roosevelt-Perry, 44.3

Perry County: Buckhorn, 46.9

Knott County: Carr Creek, 47.9

Covington Independent: Ninth District, 48.0

Leslie County: Hayes Lewis, 48.5

Russellville Independent: R.E. Stevenson, 48.9

Top 10 middle schools

Anchorage Independent: Anchorage Independent, 87.4

Jefferson County: The Academy @Shawnee, 86.4

Fayette County: SCAPA at Bluegrass, 86.3

Jefferson County: The Brown School, 82.4

Harlan County: Rosspoint Elementary, 81.6

Marshall County: Benton, 80.1

Hart County: Cub Run Elementary, 80.0

Pike County: Dorton Elementary, 79.7

Floyd County: Allen Central, 79.4

Lyon County: Lyon County, 79.1

Bottom 10 middle schools

Jefferson County: Myers, 41.7

Jefferson County: Frost Sixth-Grade Academy, 43.5

Jefferson County: Knight, 45.0

Robertson County: Robertson County, 46.1

Leslie County: W.B. Muncy Elementary, 46.9

Knox County: Lynn Camp, 47.5

Leslie County: Mountain View Elementary, 47.6

Jefferson County: Olmsted Academy North, 48.0

Jefferson County: Stuart, 48.3

Jefferson County: Lassiter, 48.4

Top 10 high schools

Jefferson County: Dupont Manual, 91.8

Fort Thomas Ind.: Highlands, 87.0

Jefferson County: Louisville Male, 86.4

Beechwood Ind.: Beechwood, 85.8

Jefferson County: The Brown School, 84.8

Walton-Verona Ind.: Walton-Verona, 84.4

Pulaski County: Pulaski County, 83.6

Oldham County: South Oldham, 83.1

Murray Independent: Murray, 82.9

Boone County: Larry A. Ryle, 82.4

Bottom 10 high schools

Robertson County: Robertson County, 50.1

Jefferson County: Valley, 55.0

Perry County: Buckhorn, 55.0

Jefferson County: The Academy @Shawnee, 56.1

Jefferson County: Western, 57.4

Knott County: Cordia, 57.4

Jefferson County: Iroquois, 58.5

Covington Independent: Holmes, 59.7

Nicholas County: Nicholas County, 59.8

Knox County: Knox Central, 59.9

10 biggest gains

Jefferson County: The Academy @Shawnee, 29.2

Pike County: Blackberry Elementary, 28.6

Middlesboro Independent: Middlesboro Elementary, 28.5

Clay County: Oneida Elementary, 28.2

Wolfe County: Red River Valley Elementary, 25.7

Harlan County: Green Hills Elementary, 25.0

Montgomery County: Montgomery Co. Intermediate, 23.7

Harlan County: Green Hills Elementary, 23.1

Hopkins County: Pride Elementary, 23.1

Knott County: Jones Fork Elementary, 21.9

10 biggest drops

McCracken County: Lone Oak Intermediate, -12.9

Cloverport Independent: William H. Natcher Elementary, -12.2

Robertson County: Robertson County, -10.6

Ludlow Independent: Ludlow High, -10.1

Perry County: Buckhorn, -9.9

Pulaski County: Nancy Elementary, -9.6

Owensboro Independent: Newton Parrish Elementary, -9.3

Bullitt County: Maryville Elementary, -9.2

Harlan Independent: Harlan Elementary, -8.5

Jefferson County: Roosevelt-Perry Elementary, -8.4

Source: Kentucky Department of Education

This story was originally published October 3, 2014 at 7:55 AM with the headline "Top, bottom 10 elementary, middle and high schools; biggest gainers."

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