Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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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)
210033001606	201	Bath County Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	335 W Main St	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(606) 674-8165	416	27	15.6	77.6%	391 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,040	$1,751	$431	$2,190	$7,478	$1,944	$9,423	38.4	50.9	147	54
210176000341	202	Estill County Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Patriot Dr.	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-5136	446	29	15.6	70.0%	429 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$22,300	$953	$641	$3,406	$11,390	$9,186	$13,114	38.3	19.4	276	74
210579002020	203	Wayne County Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Champion Drive	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-6691	679	40	16.9	75.4%	571 (84.1%)	3 (0.4%)	81 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$13,678	$1,056	$1,120	$2,176	$8,252	$1,825	$10,077	38.2	43.3	175	28
210003001919	204	Adair County Middle School	Public	6-8	322 General John Adair Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-5308	598	41	14.7	68.7%	522 (87.3%)	12 (2.0%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$10,081	$1,030	$67	$1,098	$7,810	$1,031	$8,842	37.8	42.7	179	25
210225000469	205	Grant County Middle School	Public	6-8	305 School Rd	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-7161	807	45	17.9	69.8%	713 (88.4%)	12 (1.5%)	61 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (2.1%)	$12,244	$1,170	$924	$2,094	$8,319	$1,831	$10,150	36.5	29.9	239	34
210123001699	206	Clay County Middle School	Public	7-8	239 Richmond Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-1810	407	35	11.6	74.0%	392 (96.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,784	$2,956	$579	$3,535	$9,446	$1,750	$11,196	36.4	46.5	166	40
210324000872	207	Louisa Middle School	Public	6-8	9 Bulldog Lane	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-4090	457	28	16.3	67.0%	437 (95.6%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$23,830	$2,445	$3,168	$5,613	$13,969	$3,192	$17,161	36.4	43.6	173	34
210465001144	208	Paducah Middle School	Public	6-8	342 Lone Oak Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5710	652	41	16	69.2%	256 (39.3%)	255 (39.1%)	44 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.1%)	$28,579	$1,568	$1,583	$3,202	$18,556	$4,372	$23,335	36.3	35.8	212	4
210303000797	209	East Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5561	936	58	16.1	56.0%	710 (75.9%)	74 (7.9%)	90 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	$14,141	$1,164	$410	$1,574	$9,487	$1,801	$11,288	36.1	35.8	213	4
210576002047	210	Washington County Middle School	Public	6-8	603 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5483	203	13	15.2	63.5%	141 (69.5%)	19 (9.4%)	29 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	$23,847	$1,194	$1,990	$3,184	$9,940	$2,034	$19,897	35.9	33.4	221	11

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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