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)
210048001658	161	Berea Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	230	24	9.4	61.7%	187 (81.3%)	9 (3.9%)	13 (5.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	$12,899	$4,442	$4,237	$4,502	$12,730	$4,473	$12,779	46.5	47.9	161
210102001661	162	West Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Warrior Drive	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-5354	366	24	15.5	65.3%	358 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,118	$907	$400	$1,307	$8,557	$1,806	$10,363	46.3	44.9	170	8
210447001107	163	Nicholas County High School	Public	7-12	103 School Dr	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	No	(859) 289-3780	455	30	15.1	63.3%	421 (92.5%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$28,499	$1,432	$1,708	$3,139	$14,069	$3,232	$17,325	46.2	43	176	13
210540001300	164	Franklin-Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	322 S College St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-4401	687	38	18.3	69.0%	523 (76.1%)	71 (10.3%)	34 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	$12,792	$1,236	$537	$1,773	$7,877	$2,120	$9,997	45.8	41.3	185	21
210008101517	165	Muhlenberg South Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 State Route 176	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	No	(270) 820-6534	420	25	16.7	59.5%	387 (92.1%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$16,059	$1,572	$528	$1,979	$11,838	$3,142	$14,980	45.7	42.4	180	15
210299000760	166	Jefferson County Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1418 Morton Ave	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8272	877	49	17.8	44.5%	413 (47.1%)	320 (36.5%)	67 (7.6%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	$17,019	$1,854	$1,135	$2,989	$11,070	$1,393	$12,463	45.4	62.1	105	61
210425001538	167	McNabb Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Indian Mound Drive	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-8770	1,018	57	17.8	55.2%	900 (88.4%)	11 (1.1%)	75 (7.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	$10,231	$996	$481	$1,476	$7,505	$1,851	$9,356	45.1	37.6	200	33
210552001319	168	Taylor County Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Ingram Avenue	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-2877	601	31	19.7	51.9%	528 (87.9%)	9 (1.5%)	29 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	$13,950	$1,294	$365	$1,659	$8,277	$2,017	$10,294	44.6	57.7	128	40
210222000402	169	Glasgow Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Scottie Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-2256	539	33	16.3	61.0%	319 (59.2%)	45 (8.3%)	91 (16.9%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	69 (12.8%)	$12,239	$1,149	$433	$1,582	$8,567	$2,090	$10,657	44.5	48.7	158	11
210286001472	170	West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	343	27	12.7	55.4%	317 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,949	$921	$978	$1,899	$9,762	$1,656	$11,419	44.5	36.9	204	34

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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.