Bryan Station High School, 201 Eastin Road: grades 9 to 12; 2,030 students in 2024-25, rated Yellow by Kentucky for 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Fayette County Public Schools’ high schools page, magnet and specialized programs page, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, the federal NCES school directory, the district’s attendance zone maps and the KHSAA.

Bryan Station High School is a Fayette County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 201 Eastin Road, Lexington.

The district lists these programs at the school on its magnet and specialized programs page:

  • Academy of Information Technology: programming, video, cinematography and graphic design, with work-based learning and job shadowing
  • Air Force Junior ROTC: elective courses in citizenship and leadership
  • Dual Language Immersion: the continuation of the middle school program, with AP courses and science classes taught in Spanish
  • StationARTS: majors in band, orchestra, vocal music, classical guitar, visual arts, theater, technical theater, dance and piano
  • Academies of Lexington: the district’s career academy model, which it lists for Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass and Tates Creek

Who to call
Address 201 Eastin Road, Lexington, KY 40505
Phone 859-422-0040
Grades 9-12
School day 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Run by Fayette County Public Schools
State school code 165170

Principal

Interim Executive Principal Rebecca Shearer is leading the school for the 2026-27 school year, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026. The site says the school’s site-based decision making council will run the search for a permanent principal this school year.

Enrollment and teachers

Bryan Station High School had 2,030 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 students per teacher, according to the federal NCES school directory. That is the latest federal count.

State report card

Kentucky rates schools on state tests in reading and math and in science, social studies and writing, English learner progress, school climate and safety and, for high schools, postsecondary readiness and graduation. Each score combines this year’s results with the change from last year, and ratings run, from highest to lowest, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

2025-26 overall rating: Yellow, with an overall score of 60.9. Fayette County Public Schools’ high schools as a whole rated Green (71.8); statewide, high schools rated Yellow (67.5).

Indicator Score Rating
Reading and math 57.3 Green
Science, social studies and writing 45.7 Yellow
English learner progress 19.7 Orange
Quality of school climate and safety 67.8 Green
Postsecondary readiness 83.3 Yellow
Graduation rate 93.3 Yellow

On the 2025-26 Kentucky Summative Assessment, 45% of students scored proficient or distinguished in reading (district 53%, state 49%) and 31% in math (district 42%, state 39%).

The state lists the school for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI), a federal classification, based on results for English learners.

Four-year graduation rate: 93.8% in the 2025-26 state file (district 93.9%, state 94.1%).

The full report card, with test results by student group, attendance and teacher data, is on the school’s page on the Kentucky School Report Card. All figures above are from the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 assessment and accountability datasets, published Oct. 14, 2026.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Fayette County address is zoned to one elementary, one middle and one high school. Look up an address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

About 23,332 residential addresses fall in the Bryan Station High zone. By middle school zone, those homes are in Winburn Middle (44%), Leestown Middle (29%) and Bryan Station Middle (27%). We matched the district’s current attendance zone maps with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s residential address points. The locator is the final word for any single address.

Families who want a school outside their zone can ask through the district’s out-of-area request process, which the district says is open only in “extremely limited” circumstances.

Calendar and school day

The school day runs 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s high schools page.

Bryan Station High follows the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), which the school board approved June 23, 2025. Coming up:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; no classes
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, is also a no-class day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day
  • Friday, March 19, 2027: no classes; possible weather make-up day
  • April 5-9, 2027: spring break; Monday, April 12, is also a no-class day
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2027: primary election; no classes
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of classes, pending weather make-up days

Live dates and school events are on the district calendar.

Sports and activities

Bryan Station High plays football in Class 6A, District 8 with Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark and Madison Central in the KHSAA’s alignment for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Its basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball teams are in the 11th Region, 42nd District, according to the school’s KHSAA directory listing. The teams are the Defenders.

The KHSAA directory lists the football stadium as R. L. Grider, seating 3,500.

Varsity teams in the KHSAA directory: boys’ and girls’ archery, baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ bass fishing, boys’ and girls’ bowling (plus unified), cheerleading, boys’ and girls’ cross country, football, boys’ golf, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ and girls’ soccer, softball, boys’ and girls’ swimming, boys’ and girls’ tennis, boys’ and girls’ track and field, girls’ volleyball and boys’ and girls’ wrestling.

Game times and results are on our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Bryan Station High serve?

Bryan Station High serves grades 9 to 12, according to Fayette County Public Schools.

What is Bryan Station High’s Kentucky school rating?

Bryan Station High was rated Yellow, with an overall score of 60.9, in Kentucky’s 2025-26 school accountability results. Blue is the highest of the five ratings and Red the lowest.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Bryan Station High?

Enter the address in Fayette County Public Schools’ SchoolSite Locator, or call the district at 859-422-4100.

What time does Bryan Station High start?

The school day runs 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.

What football district is Bryan Station High in?

Bryan Station High plays in Class 6A, District 8, in the KHSAA alignment for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.