Kentucky Public K-12 School Rankings are based on data from the Academic Excellent Indicator System (AEIS) provided by Kentucky Education Agency. There are two sets of rankings:

Standard Rankings are based on the following:

Elementary Schools: The percentages of Third graders who passed both Math and Reading Tests, the percentages of Fourth graders who passed All Three (Math, Reading, and Writing) Tests, and the percentages of Fifth graders who passed both Math and Reading Tests.
Middle Schools: The percentages of Seventh graders who passed both Math and Reading Tests, and the percentages of Eighth graders who passed All Five (Math, Reading, Writing, Science and Social Studies) Tests.
High Schools: The percentages of Tenth graders who passed All Three (Math, Reading, and Writing) Tests, the percentages of students who took the AP/IP Tests, and the percentages of students who took the SAT/ACT Tests.