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)
210348000478	261	Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	285 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-8400	745	49	15.2	66.7%	657 (88.2%)	17 (2.3%)	40 (5.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$14,196	$1,541	$730	$2,271	$8,180	$2,288	$10,468	22.5	23.1	260	1
210474001646	262	Phillip Sharp Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Wright Rd	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7000	497	29	17.1	61.4%	477 (96.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,129	$760	$540	$1,300	$7,983	$2,525	$10,507	22.1	11.1	302	40
210299000750	263	Highland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1700 Norris Place	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8266	801	49	16.5	59.2%	354 (44.2%)	273 (34.1%)	103 (12.9%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)	$17,342	$2,481	$1,260	$3,741	$10,843	$1,321	$12,164	21.8	17.8	280	17
210375001618	264	Herald Whitaker Middle School	Public	7-8	221 Hornet Dr	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-5190	250	22	11.3	72.4%	245 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$18,371	$2,883	$445	$3,328	$8,365	$2,355	$10,721	21.7	9	309	45
210414000729	265	Metcalfe County Middle School	Public	6-8	208 Randolph Street Lot 1	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-3359	367	19	19.3	71.1%	349 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,766	$1,663	$780	$2,443	$7,653	$2,107	$9,760	20.9	29.9	238	27
210459002305	266	Owensboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Booth Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1130	807	63	12.8	73.6%	411 (50.9%)	120 (14.9%)	134 (16.6%)	29 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (13.5%)	$15,830	$1,685	$537	$2,222	$9,620	$1,634	$11,254	20.9	23.9	256	10
210054000099	267	Bourbon County Middle School	Public	6-8	3339 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2189	593	38	15.6	62.7%	431 (72.7%)	13 (2.2%)	126 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$15,065	$1,364	$840	$2,204	$9,864	$2,072	$11,936	20.7	19.7	272	5
210441001087	268	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Arnold Ln	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7201	352	21	16.7	39.5%	328 (93.2%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$11,860	$744	$188	$932	$8,539	$2,229	$10,770	20.7	19.9	269	1
210327002434	269	Lee County Middle High School	Public	6-12	599 Lee Avenue	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5005	458	27	16.9	78.4%	444 (96.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,525	$2,103	$1,041	$3,144	$8,439	$3,312	$11,752	20.2	14	293	24
210299000670	270	Westport Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8100 Westport Road	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8346	1,177	78	15	55.0%	486 (41.3%)	384 (32.6%)	182 (15.5%)	33 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	86 (7.3%)	$19,287	$2,389	$1,157	$3,546	$12,831	$1,353	$14,184	20.2	25.1	251	19

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