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)
210186000391	31	Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	985	65	15.1	36.9%	658 (66.8%)	104 (10.6%)	85 (8.6%)	68 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	$16,945	$745	$384	$1,133	$11,671	$2,148	$13,816	83.1	85	27	4
210333000882	32	Hayes Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10130 Cutshin Rd	Yeaddiss	41776	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4121	131	10	13.5	58.0%	126 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$26,135	$1,673	$958	$2,610	$13,789	$3,280	$17,317	83.1	62	107	75
210051002460	33	Ballyshannon Middle School	Public	6-8	7515 Shamrock Avenue	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 905-2620	614	39	15.7	27.2%	505 (82.2%)	26 (4.2%)	31 (5.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.0%)	$10,314	$710	$625	$1,335	$8,207	$772	$8,979	83.1	82.5	35	2
210039000072	34	Right Fork School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5296 Hwy. 221	Stoney Fork	30808	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3271	146	13	11.6	90.4%	140 (95.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$24,384	$7,891	$1,503	$9,394	$10,989	$4,001	$14,990	82.8	56.4	131	97
210372002217	35	B. Michael Caudill Middle School	Public	6-8	1428 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6172	465	30	15.5	53.8%	376 (80.9%)	23 (4.9%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$16,194	$1,298	$410	$1,709	$8,460	$2,213	$10,673	82.2	88.2	21	14
210477001177	36	Viper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Eddington Ln	Viper	41774	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-3837	303	22	14	82.2%	298 (98.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,145	$1,423	$1,731	$3,154	$10,809	$4,374	$15,184	81.7	76.8	54	18
210249000512	37	East Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	810 New Glendale Rd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 369-7370	782	44	17.7	34.7%	666 (85.2%)	16 (2.0%)	53 (6.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	$21,463	$1,232	$852	$2,089	$16,580	$2,792	$19,374	80.7	76.1	55	18
210546001313	38	Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	195	20	10	67.2%	123 (63.1%)	45 (23.1%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.7%)	$23,496	$2,422	$2,131	$4,553	$13,445	$4,000	$17,445	80.7	53.5	140	102
210299000641	39	Barret Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2561 Grinstead Drive	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8207	631	36	17.6	42.8%	283 (44.8%)	207 (32.8%)	38 (6.0%)	55 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	$16,754	$1,937	$1,300	$3,237	$10,960	$1,289	$12,249	80.6	80.1	44	5
210039001881	40	Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	484	35	13.7	75.4%	479 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$21,727	$7,125	$1,978	$9,103	$8,920	$3,704	$12,624	80.4	82.4	37	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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.