Rockcastle County High School

1545 Lake Cumberland Road, Mount Vernon KY, 40456 | Rockcastle County School District | 606-256-4816
  • grades 9-12
  • students 862
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 46% 6% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Mount Vernon
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
53%Mount Vernon
48%Kentucky

Rockcastle County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Rockcastle County School District" in Mount Vernon, KY. There are a total of 862 students and 50 teachers at Rockcastle County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Rockcastle County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 45.5%, which is 6% lower than the Kentucky average.

Rockcastle County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students862
Teachers50
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment132
Taking some courses112
Taking some courses (not tests)16
Passing some courses65
Passing no courses44

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 Rockcastle County High School, there are a total of 132 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 112 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

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.

Rockcastle County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 97.5% 97.5% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 0.2% 0.2% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 1.0% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.8% 2.9% 3.1%

Mount Vernon demographics profile

StatisticMount VernonKentuckyNational
Population2,1914,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)77811491
Median age43.338.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%58%55%
Speak English99%95%79%
Speak Spanish0%3%13%

Education level achieved in Mount Vernon

IndexMount VernonKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade72.4%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school62.5%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college40.2%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.3%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors13.2%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters6.5%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Rockcastle County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.