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)
210271000578	141	Henderson County North Middle School	Public	6-8	1707 Second St	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5060	720	48	15.1	53.8%	520 (72.2%)	70 (9.7%)	41 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	78 (10.8%)	$15,647	$1,024	$664	$1,688	$9,086	$1,986	$11,076	52.1	48.8	157	16
210075000414	142	Bernheim Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Audubon Dr	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4000	435	23	18.9	52.2%	407 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$15,287	$803	$234	$1,037	$8,515	$1,523	$10,038	51.9	50	153	11
210477002354	143	East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	652	46	14.1	60.9%	621 (95.2%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (2.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$18,524	$1,542	$1,829	$3,371	$11,459	$4,243	$15,703	51.9	48.2	160	17
210573001605	144	Warren East Middle School	Public	7-8	7031 Louisville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0181	487	33	14.6	64.7%	346 (71.0%)	50 (10.3%)	52 (10.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$15,249	$1,080	$1,149	$2,229	$8,278	$2,490	$10,768	51.8	66.5	82	62
210372000250	145	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Summit St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	670	40	16.6	49.3%	526 (78.5%)	39 (5.8%)	47 (7.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.2%)	$14,580	$922	$363	$1,285	$7,993	$1,670	$9,663	51.7	43.4	174	29
210480001202	146	Mullins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Tiger Way	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-2733	755	45	16.7	64.5%	702 (93.0%)	7 (0.9%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$14,342	$1,350	$767	$2,117	$8,793	$2,719	$11,511	51.6	65.7	88	58
210249000525	147	West Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	10471 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3924	509	32	16	53.2%	418 (82.1%)	24 (4.7%)	36 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$22,413	$1,188	$912	$2,105	$17,423	$2,885	$20,308	51.3	67.5	77	70
210234001526	148	Green County Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Brummal Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 932-6615	377	25	15	62.6%	348 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,013	$908	$705	$1,613	$9,133	$2,267	$11,400	51	66	86	62
210102001698	149	East Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Spirit Lane	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5156	505	31	16.4	62.4%	475 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,087	$730	$460	$1,190	$8,017	$1,612	$9,629	50.6	58.1	124	25
210147000961	150	College View Middle School	Public	6-8	5061 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7500	863	54	15.9	50.4%	706 (81.8%)	34 (3.9%)	55 (6.4%)	37 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.6%)	$13,592	$758	$480	$1,238	$9,310	$1,536	$10,846	50.5	50.9	148	2

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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