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Schools in Island

Island’s public schools

McLean County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Kentucky’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 7% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,385 students on the public path
In brief

Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Island’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Calhoun Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Livermore Elementary School lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Island, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: McLean 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 Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–8McLean County Middle Schoolin CalhounB
9–12McLean County High Schoolin CalhounB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McLean 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.

McLean County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,387 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,750KY $14,752 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 44.7% · 712 students tested
Math46%
State average 37.8% · 712 students tested

Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Island—McLean County

Every school in Island

5 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).

Also serving Islandin other towns
Calhoun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calhoun
A
290 students16:1Rate it →
Livermore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Livermore
B
232 students12:1Rate it →
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sacramento
B+
115 students14:1Rate it →
McLean County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Calhoun
B
321 students13:1Rate it →
McLean County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Calhoun
B
427 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Island’s schools

Are Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Island. McLean County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Island in?

McLean County School District.

Where do Island kids go to high school?

McLean County High School.

Parents talk

What Island 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.