Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 324)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
210299002190	271	Ramsey Middle	Public	6-8	6409 Gelhaus Lane	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8391	1,008	62	16.3	62.0%	388 (38.5%)	381 (37.8%)	137 (13.6%)	44 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.7%)	$16,789	$2,433	$1,458	$3,891	$10,249	$1,441	$11,690	20.2	22	263	8
210186000393	272	Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	800	67	11.9	66.1%	178 (22.3%)	266 (33.3%)	302 (37.8%)	26 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$18,991	$1,502	$584	$2,086	$12,743	$2,182	$14,925	19.5	19.6	274	2
210555001324	273	Todd County Middle School	Public	6-8	515 W Main St	Elkton	42220	Todd County	Todd County	No	No	No	No	(270) 265-2511	392	24	16.3	57.1%	296 (75.5%)	34 (8.7%)	38 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	$15,856	$1,235	$2,801	$4,036	$9,642	$2,119	$11,768	19.3	36.5	208	65
210186000370	274	Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	296	35	8.4	81.4%	51 (17.2%)	178 (60.1%)	38 (12.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	$25,103	$2,690	$603	$3,294	$17,347	$2,364	$19,711	19.3	10.5	305	31
210240001610	275	Wurtland Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Center Ave	Wurtland	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-0025	250	23	11.1	74.0%	240 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,561	$1,896	$685	$2,581	$10,590	$2,390	$12,980	18.8	46.1	168	107
210051000080	276	Rector A. Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4610	679	56	12.1	73.5%	277 (40.8%)	125 (18.4%)	215 (31.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	46 (6.8%)	$11,800	$1,452	$894	$2,345	$8,787	$667	$9,454	18.8	10.9	303	27
210186002463	277	Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1555 Georgetown Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 381-4000	310	18	17.7	63.9%	149 (48.1%)	91 (29.4%)	44 (14.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.8%)								18.8	42.9	177	100
210249000520	278	North Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Way	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3340	578	39	14.6	65.4%	242 (41.9%)	155 (26.8%)	87 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (14.2%)	$22,735	$1,622	$908	$2,534	$17,400	$2,801	$20,200	18.7	23.8	257	21
210195002446	279	South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	608	41	14.8	83.7%	594 (97.7%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,399	$2,690	$1,335	$4,025	$8,465	$1,909	$10,374	18.4	36.4	209	70
210573001604	280	Henry F. Moss Middle School	Public	7-8	2565 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0166	566	37	15.5	89.4%	214 (37.8%)	145 (25.6%)	116 (20.5%)	51 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	29 (5.1%)	$15,689	$1,298	$938	$2,236	$8,836	$2,266	$11,102	18	21.7	264	16

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.