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Schools in Sacramento

Sacramento’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
1
863 students on the public path
In brief

Sacramento’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Sacramento’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary places highest (better than 70%); McLean County Middle School lowest (60%). 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 Sacramento, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Marie Gatton Phillips ElementaryMcLean County School DistrictB+
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

Sacramento vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sacramento—McLean County

Every school in Sacramento

3 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).

District schools in Sacramentoby address
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
115 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Sacramentoin other towns
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 Sacramento’s schools

Are Sacramento’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sacramento. McLean County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sacramento. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sacramento in?

McLean County School District.

Where do Sacramento kids go to high school?

McLean County High 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.