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)
210009000014	1	Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	405	39	10.4	7.2%	360 (88.9%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.7%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$24,459	$216	$606	$821	$18,429	$5,071	$23,500	99.6	99.6	2	1
210186000354	2	Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	277	29	9.5	10.1%	198 (71.5%)	15 (5.4%)	6 (2.2%)	38 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$22,314	$816	$373	$1,189	$16,842	$2,399	$19,241	98.8	99.6	1	1
210312000836	3	Jones Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9795 Hwy 550 E	Mousie	41839	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 946-2132	164	12	13.6	83.5%	159 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,401	$2,196	$1,724	$3,919	$8,584	$2,898	$11,481	95.9	97.8	3
210254000540	4	Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	124	10	12.4	75.0%	107 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,580	$3,148	$1,563	$4,711	$12,628	$2,723	$15,351	94.3	94.7	10	6
210372002311	5	Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	466	26	18.1	48.3%	424 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,495	$1,197	$365	$1,562	$8,181	$2,121	$10,302	94.1	91.1	18	13
210186001957	6	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,081	74	14.5	36.6%	627 (58.0%)	172 (15.9%)	101 (9.3%)	107 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.6%)	$17,645	$912	$453	$1,365	$12,070	$2,258	$14,327	93.6	90.9	19	13
210573002298	7	South Warren Middle School	Public	7-8	295 Rich Pond Road	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 467-7510	772	42	18.3	41.6%	574 (74.4%)	46 (6.0%)	43 (5.6%)	66 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.2%)	$13,294	$688	$776	$1,464	$7,016	$2,029	$9,045	93.4	92.2	14	7
210453001552	8	North Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-9998	787	45	17.6	11.1%	671 (85.3%)	10 (1.3%)	38 (4.8%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$10,567	$329	$161	$490	$9,044	$2,094	$11,138	93.4	93.8	12	4
210159000318	9	East Bernstadt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	229 School Street	East Bernstadt	40729	Laurel County	East Bernstadt Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 843-6221	523	35	14.9	66.9%	497 (95.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$17,110	$896	$811	$1,707	$9,410	$2,325	$11,736	93.1	88.7	20	11
210573001603	10	Drakes Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	704 Cypress Wood	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0165	729	41	17.6	53.9%	471 (64.6%)	42 (5.8%)	57 (7.8%)	106 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	38 (5.2%)	$13,620	$944	$818	$1,762	$7,658	$1,909	$9,568	92.5	93.2	13	3

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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