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)
210351001484	211	Livingston County Middle School	Public	6-8	1370 Us 60 E	Burna	42028	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 988-3263	252	15	17.2	59.5%	226 (89.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$15,542	$1,969	$1,479	$3,452	$9,091	$1,795	$10,866	35.6	35.9	211
210150002203	212	Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-2957	267	21	12.8	63.7%	252 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,837	$660	$316	$976	$10,690	$2,721	$13,411	35.5	38.9	195	17
210336000900	213	Cowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3125 Hwy 931 S	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-7195	254	19	13.6	64.2%	243 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,387	$1,874	$1,171	$3,045	$10,652	$2,400	$12,303	35.4	58.7	120	93
210007000009	214	James E Bazzell Middle School	Public	7-8	201 New Gallatin Rd	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 622-7140	472	28	16.9	58.1%	415 (87.9%)	5 (1.1%)	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$25,226	$2,212	$1,272	$3,484	$18,733	$3,707	$18,956	35.4	49.7	154	60
210441001089	215	Boston School	Public	K-8	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	361	25	14.4	44.3%	338 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,299	$1,107	$135	$1,242	$8,856	$2,043	$10,899	35.1	35.8	214	1
210387000991	216	Mason County Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Chenault Dr	Maysville	41056	Mason County	Mason County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 564-6748	585	40	14.8	65.6%	450 (76.9%)	48 (8.2%)	32 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	$21,696	$2,747	$946	$3,674	$9,456	$2,413	$11,869	35.1	34.4	216
210186000394	217	Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	772	56	13.8	53.5%	380 (49.2%)	211 (27.3%)	106 (13.7%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.3%)	$17,316	$743	$433	$1,176	$11,923	$2,231	$14,153	34.8	39.4	194	23
210186000358	218	Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	815	52	15.8	55.8%	265 (32.5%)	189 (23.2%)	300 (36.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$18,031	$1,139	$426	$1,622	$12,200	$2,248	$14,391	34.7	28.3	241	23
210299000703	219	Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	303 Gatehouse Lane	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8235	1,016	55	18.4	45.6%	476 (46.9%)	312 (30.7%)	96 (9.4%)	60 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.0%)	$16,494	$1,863	$1,309	$3,172	$10,812	$1,281	$12,093	34.3	42	182	37
210249001673	220	Bluegrass Middle School	Public	6-8	170 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-2658	578	39	14.7	51.9%	335 (58.0%)	91 (15.7%)	69 (11.9%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	65 (11.2%)	$21,760	$1,403	$790	$2,777	$16,919	$2,643	$19,563	34.2	33.7	219	1

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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