Editing Johnson County, Kentucky (section)

====Johnson County Schools====
[[File:Johnson Central HS.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Johnson Central High School]]

The [[Johnson County School District (Kentucky)|Johnson County School District]], which operates schools throughout the county, including the city of Paintsville, operates the following schools:

Porter Elementary, W.R. Castle Elementary, Highland Elementary, Flat Gap Elementary, Central Elementary, [[Johnson County Middle School (Kentucky)|Johnson County Middle School]], and [[Johnson Central High School]].

Central Elementary was ranked top-performing elementary school in 5-6 statewide CTBS/CATS testing. Central Elementary was also the top-performing elementary school (based on national CTBS testing) in the Southeastern US.

[[Johnson County Middle School (Kentucky)|Johnson County Middle School's]] academic team has won the most State [[Governor's Cup (Academics)|Governor's Cups]]. It has won the Cup in 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. It has won numerous state [[Quick Recall]] awards and its [[Future Problem Solving]] team has won state and international awards and acclaim.

[[Johnson Central High School]] performs well in various areas and is well known statewide for their academic, football, and basketball teams. The high school was recently{{when|date=May 2022}} named a U.S. News & World Report Top American High School, being given a bronze award. Johnson Central offers many clubs including [[Student Technology Leadership Program|STLP]], [[FBLA-PBL|FBLA]], [[DECA (organization)|DECA]], [[National Beta Club|Beta]], [[National FFA Organization|FFA]], [[Health Occupations Students of America|HOSA]], [[SkillsUSA]] and [[Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America|FCCLA]]. Johnson Central is also home to a new [[Career Technology Center]].