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Schools in Versailles · Woodford County School District

Versailles’s public schools outscore 89% of Kentucky districts

48% of students in Versailles’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Versailles, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.

#37of 139 Kentucky townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 9 pts vs KY 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 10 pts vs KY 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 5 pts vs KY 91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 0% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
KY 15.4
Schools in town
4
2,535 students on the public path
In brief

Versailles’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 45% and 38% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,726 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Woodford County Middle School, then Woodford County High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Leo School (private) is in town. Safe Harbor Academy and Woodford Virtual Learning Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Versailles’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 89% of Kentucky school districts, #37 of 139 Kentucky towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kentucky average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (202)Better than 89%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,003 test results and a graduating class of 293 could put Versailles anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Versailles’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,007 in math, 1,999 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Versailles, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Simmons Elementary SchoolWoodford County School DistrictA−
6–8Woodford County Middle SchoolWoodford County School DistrictA
9–12Woodford County High SchoolWoodford County School DistrictA−

Versailles’s public schools are run by Woodford County School District, which also serves Midway. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Woodford County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,064 students · 15.7 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$14,726KY $14,752 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 44.7% · 1999 students tested
Math48%
State average 37.8% · 2007 students tested

Versailles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VersaillesAWoodford County

Every school in Versailles

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).

District schools in Versaillesby address
Simmons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
415 students14:1Rate it →
Woodford County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
897 students17:1Rate it →
Woodford County High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,223 students17:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Versaillesnot counted as local schools
Safe Harbor Academy
High · Grades 6–12
C−
OnlineAlternative Education
33 students8:1Rate it →
Woodford Virtual Learning Academy
High · Grades 6–12
Online
86 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Leo School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
151 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Versailles’s schools

Are Versailles’s schools good?

By Kentucky’s own tests, yes: the public schools Versailles children attend outscore 89% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #37 of 139 Kentucky towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Versailles in?

Woodford County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,064 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Versailles kids go to high school?

Woodford County High School, with 1,223 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Versailles’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Woodford County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.

How much does Versailles spend per student?

$14,726 in Woodford County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Versailles?

Yes: St. Leo School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 151 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.