East Jessamine High School

815 Sulphur Well Rd, Nicholasville KY, 40356 | Jessamine County School District | 859-885-7240
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1025
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 39% 20% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
50%Nicholasville
48%Kentucky

East Jessamine High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jessamine County School District" in Nicholasville, KY. There are a total of 1,025 students and 52 teachers at East Jessamine High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

East Jessamine High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 38.5%, which is 20% lower than the Kentucky average.

East Jessamine High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1025
Teachers52
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment125
Taking some courses101
Taking some courses (not tests)29
Passing some courses59
Passing no courses32

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 East Jessamine High School, there are a total of 125 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 101 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All34%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School30-34%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

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.

East Jessamine High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 89.6% 86.3% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 5.9% 4.7% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 1.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 4.5% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 2.7% 2.9% 3.1%

Nicholasville demographics profile

StatisticNicholasvilleKentuckyNational
Population30,5494,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,06711491
Median age37.738.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%58%55%
Speak English93%95%79%
Speak Spanish3%3%13%

Education level achieved in Nicholasville

IndexNicholasvilleKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade75.6%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school72.7%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college49.2%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.8%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors21.4%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters7.4%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The East Jessamine High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.