Henry Clay High School

2100 Fontaine Rd, Lexington-Fayette KY, 40502 | Fayette County School District | 859-381-3423
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2219
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 54% 12% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
50%Lexington-Fayette
48%Kentucky

Henry Clay High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Fayette County School District" in Lexington-Fayette, KY. There are a total of 2,219 students and 123 teachers at Henry Clay High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Henry Clay High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.0%, which is 12% higher than the Kentucky average.

Henry Clay High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2219
Teachers123
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment927
Taking some courses652
Taking some courses (not tests)274
Passing some courses492
Passing no courses148

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Henry Clay High School, there are a total of 927 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 652 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Henry Clay High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 63.0% 55.9% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 22.2% 22.3% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 4.7% 4.2% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4% 13.0% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.4% 4.2% 2.9% 3.1%

Lexington-Fayette demographics profile

StatisticLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Population322,2004,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,13611491
Median age34.838.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%58%55%
Speak English86%95%79%
Speak Spanish6%3%13%

Education level achieved in Lexington-Fayette

IndexLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade87.0%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school85.7%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college69.3%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.3%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors41.4%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters17.9%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree6.5%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.9%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Henry Clay High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.