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Schools in Wickliffe

Wickliffe’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 3% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
KY 15.4
Schools in town
1
922 students on the public path
In brief

Wickliffe’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wickliffe’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Ballard County Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Ballard County Middle School lowest (46%). 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 Wickliffe, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Ballard County Elementary Schoolin BarlowB+
6–8Ballard County Middle Schoolin BarlowB−
9–12Ballard Memorial High Schoolin BarlowB−

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

Ballard County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,015 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$14,370KY $14,752 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 44.7% · 526 students tested
Math38%
State average 37.8% · 526 students tested

Wickliffe vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wickliffe—Ballard County

Every school in Wickliffe

4 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 Wickliffein other towns
Ballard County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barlow
B+
444 students16:1Rate it →
Ballard County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barlow
B−
202 students15:1Rate it →
Ballard Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barlow
B−
276 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Olive Branch Christian Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
40 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Wickliffe’s schools

Are Wickliffe’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wickliffe. Ballard County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wickliffe. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Wickliffe in?

Ballard County School District.

Where do Wickliffe kids go to high school?

Ballard Memorial High School.

Are there private schools in Wickliffe?

Yes: Olive Branch Christian Academy (grades K–12, 40 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). Stars are from neighbors.