Johnson Central High School

257 North Mayo Trail, Paintsville KY, 41240 | Paintsville Independent School District | 606-789-2500
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1078
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 33% 32% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 11 in Paintsville
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
54%Paintsville
48%Kentucky

Johnson Central High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Paintsville Independent School District" in Paintsville, KY. There are a total of 1,078 students and 66 teachers at Johnson Central High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Johnson Central High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 33.0%, which is 32% lower than the Kentucky average.

Johnson Central High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1078
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment292
Taking some courses160
Taking some courses (not tests)132
Passing some courses59
Passing no courses99

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 Johnson Central High School, there are a total of 292 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 160 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All26%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
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.

Johnson Central High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 98.4% 98.0% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 0.4% 0.3% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 0.6% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.2% 0.6% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.5% 2.9% 3.1%

Paintsville demographics profile

StatisticPaintsvilleKentuckyNational
Population4,0324,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)60911491
Median age45.338.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%58%55%
Speak English98%95%79%
Speak Spanish1%3%13%

Education level achieved in Paintsville

IndexPaintsvilleKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade71.1%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school68.4%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college43.7%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree24.6%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.9%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters12.0%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.3%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Johnson Central High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.