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West Jessamine High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2101 Wilmore Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 887-2421 · Part of Jessamine County School District

Nicholasville’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
1,272
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Jessamine High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Nicholasville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West Jessamine High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2101 Wilmore Rd, Nicholasville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9294
Grade 10342
Grade 11312
Grade 12322
Ungraded2
Enrollment over time
1,258’20
1,267’21
1,301’22
1,349’23
1,272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Jessamine High School from Nicholasville families.

Other schools in Jessamine County School District

The district →
Jessamine Early Learning Village
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Nicholasville
785 students13:1
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Nicholasville
B
570 students14:1
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Nicholasville
A−
542 students14:1
Red Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Nicholasville
A−
519 students14:1
Brookside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Nicholasville
B
515 students14:1
Wilmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Wilmore
A
473 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Nicholasville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.