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)
210186000353	81	Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	843	55	15.2	39.7%	481 (57.1%)	92 (10.9%)	152 (18.0%)	82 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$18,039	$768	$426	$1,249	$12,668	$2,167	$14,780	68.7	74.9	60	21
210522001277	82	Science Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6007 N Hwy 27	Science Hill	42553	Pulaski County	Science Hill Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 423-3341	476	29	16.4	60.9%	444 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$14,050	$1,467	$875	$2,343	$8,734	$1,949	$10,682	68.7	64	96	14
210030001970	83	Bavel	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	500 Hilltopper Way	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 651-3787	239	8	29.8	12.6%	198 (82.8%)	8 (3.3%)	14 (5.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)								68.1	63.8	98	15
210333000887	84	Stinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12975 Hwy 421	Hoskinston	40844	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 374-3641	318	22	14.7	65.4%	318 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,266	$2,389	$944	$3,171	$9,632	$1,996	$11,804	67	53.2	141	57
210477002453	85	West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	755	46	16.5	70.7%	725 (96.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$16,971	$1,676	$1,753	$3,429	$10,113	$4,041	$14,154	66.6	61	112	27
210195001426	86	May Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	481 Stephens Br	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 285-0883	428	28	15.2	72.9%	413 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,922	$2,577	$1,579	$4,156	$8,792	$1,973	$10,766	66.1	74.7	61	25
210254000541	87	James A. Cawood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	279 Ball Park Rd	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-5029	307	26	11.6	85.3%	298 (97.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,744	$3,528	$1,554	$5,082	$9,319	$2,625	$11,944	66	82.3	38	49
210354001546	88	Olmstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1170 Olmstead Rd	Olmstead	42265	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 726-3811	402	30	13.4	48.5%	343 (85.3%)	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (7.0%)	$13,310	$1,987	$1,047	$3,033	$9,820	$2,180	$12,000	65.8	69.2	71	17
210480001183	89	Dorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	217 Dorton Jenkins Highway	Dorton	41520	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2832	255	16	15.9	77.3%	252 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$17,698	$1,493	$984	$2,478	$10,993	$3,353	$14,346	65.7	71.7	65	24
210162000321	90	Edmonson County Middle School	Public	7-8	210 Wildcat Way	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 597-2932	280	17	16.5	47.5%	258 (92.1%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,860	$656	$120	$776	$8,792	$1,902	$10,694	65.5	62.4	104	14

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