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)
210549001871	111	Spencer County Middle School	Public	6-8	1263 Mt Washington Rd	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3260	721	38	18.9	38.8%	657 (91.1%)	8 (1.1%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$10,702	$1,081	$599	$1,680	$7,588	$1,434	$9,022	59.5	64.5	94	17
210030000607	112	Barren County Middle School	Public	7-8	555 Trojan Trail	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-4909	652	40	16.1	52.9%	574 (88.0%)	13 (2.0%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$16,269	$1,307	$742	$3,171	$7,821	$1,965	$8,995	59.3	65.3	91	21
210057000104	113	Bowling Green Junior High	Public	6-8	900 Campbell Ln	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2290	963	56	17.2	64.6%	451 (46.8%)	219 (22.7%)	161 (16.7%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	67 (7.0%)	$17,439	$1,298	$489	$1,787	$8,615	$2,325	$10,940	58.6	61.5	108	5
210291001719	114	Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	349	22	15.8	61.0%	342 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,546	$5,612	$2,653	$8,265	$5,344	$1,937	$7,281	58.5	57.8	127	13
210141001561	115	Cumberland County Middle School	Public	6-8	908 N Main St	Burkesville	42717	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 864-5818	206	16	12.7	71.4%	192 (93.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$29,373	$5,446	$2,592	$8,038	$21,174	$8,199	$13,067	58.1	48.6	159	44
210144000290	116	John W. Bate Middle School	Public	6-8	460 Stanford Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1305	399	32	12.6	65.9%	229 (57.4%)	51 (12.8%)	58 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.3%)	$15,953	$2,032	$571	$2,603	$9,984	$2,052	$12,036	57.8	51.1	146	30
210267000569	117	Hazard Middle School	Public	5-8	325 School Street	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4421	295	20	14.5	57.3%	260 (88.1%)	16 (5.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	$14,887	$1,960	$725	$2,686	$7,431	$2,858	$10,289	57.3	70.9	66	51
210186000369	118	Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	966	72	13.4	52.4%	298 (30.8%)	270 (28.0%)	323 (33.4%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.1%)	$17,908	$1,228	$659	$1,933	$11,738	$2,286	$13,977	56.7	56.3	132	14
210336000894	119	Fleming Neon Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Second Street	Neon	41840	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-9042	167	13	12.7	59.3%	162 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,645	$1,853	$1,139	$2,992	$9,382	$2,667	$11,381	56.5	58.3	123	4
210591001939	120	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	835	63	13.2		802 (96.0%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,862	$2,014	$913	$2,928	$7,794	$1,990	$9,785	56.4	41.4	184	64

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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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