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)
210299000754	61	Meyzeek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	828 South Jackson Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8299	930	49	19	42.4%	292 (31.4%)	262 (28.2%)	51 (5.5%)	264 (28.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.0%)	$16,099	$2,128	$1,217	$3,345	$10,005	$1,348	$11,353	73.3	82.9	33	28
210228001436	62	Graves County Middle School	Public	7-8	625 Jimtown Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-4890	621	34	18	52.7%	514 (82.8%)	9 (1.4%)	55 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	$11,500	$716	$1,120	$1,837	$7,502	$1,228	$8,730	73.3	70.8	67	5
210396001013	63	Reidland Middle School	Public	6-8	5351 Benton Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4190	330	22	15.3	63.6%	268 (81.2%)	16 (4.8%)	20 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$15,588	$979	$531	$1,455	$10,764	$2,514	$13,279	73.2	66.2	84	21
210315002029	64	Knox County Middle School	Public	6-8	311 N Main St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 545-5267	429	34	12.6	80.7%	416 (97.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,030	$2,069	$912	$2,981	$10,557	$2,309	$12,867	72.9	67.1	79	15
210021000035	65	Ballard County Middle School	Public	6-8	3561 Paducah Rd	Barlow	42024	Ballard County	Ballard County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 665-8400	215	16	13.6	57.7%	196 (91.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	$15,199	$1,044	$286	$1,330	$9,581	$2,024	$11,606	72.8	62	106	41
210354001543	66	Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 College St	Auburn	42206	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4181	690	47	14.6	51.2%	612 (88.7%)	13 (1.9%)	27 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	$12,008	$1,813	$868	$2,714	$8,680	$2,193	$10,873	72.1	79.3	47	19
210230000487	67	Grayson County Middle School	Public	6-8	726 John Hill Taylor Dr	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 259-4175	839	60	13.9	63.2%	799 (95.2%)	6 (0.7%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	$25,799	$3,093	$1,174	$4,267	$17,629	$3,902	$21,531	71.9	67.4	78	11
210309002420	68	Summit View Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5006 Madison Pike	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 359-9600	1,431	84	17	44.9%	1,221 (85.3%)	44 (3.1%)	74 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (6.1%)	$12,602	$448	$339	$787	$8,798	$1,282	$10,081	71.6	42.8	178	110
210480001197	69	Kimper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8151 State Hwy 194 E	Kimper	41539	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1509	121	11	11	88.4%	120 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$22,850	$2,004	$1,341	$3,345	$15,094	$3,242	$18,337	71.6	86.7	24	45
210576001873	70	North Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5658 Hwy 433	Willisburg	40078	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 375-4038	546	34	16.2	59.5%	501 (91.8%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$23,916	$1,766	$1,826	$3,592	$9,426	$1,899	$20,324	71.4	86.1	25	45

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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.