Big Clifty’s public schools
Grayson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Clifty. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Big Clifty’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Big Clifty’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Oran P Lawler Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Grayson County Middle School lowest (44%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Big Clifty, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Grayson County High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Clifty, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Big Clifty
Grayson County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Leitchfield
7th grade in Big Clifty
Grayson County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Leitchfield
8th grade in Big Clifty
Grayson County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Leitchfield
9th grade in Big Clifty
Grayson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,180 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Leitchfield
10th grade in Big Clifty
Grayson County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,180 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Leitchfield
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grayson County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Big Clifty vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Big Clifty’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Big Clifty | — | Grayson County |
Every school in Big Clifty
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Big Clifty’s schools
Are Big Clifty’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Big Clifty. Grayson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Clifty. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Big Clifty in?
Grayson County School District.
Where do Big Clifty kids go to high school?
Grayson County High School.
Parents talk
What Big Clifty families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.