Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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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)
210299000711	311	Lassiter Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Candleworth Drive	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8288	1,004	61	16.4	69.7%	381 (37.9%)	261 (26.0%)	277 (27.6%)	33 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.9%)	$17,271	$2,786	$1,209	$3,995	$10,748	$1,290	$12,038	6	7.9	312	1
210075001410	312	Bullitt Lick Middle School	Public	6-8	555 W Blue Lick Rd	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-5400	461	26	17.5	67.2%	396 (85.9%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$16,818	$1,022	$264	$1,285	$9,736	$1,588	$11,324	5.8	11.3	301	11
210299000725	313	Knight Middle	Public	6-8	9803 Blue Lick Road	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8287	452	27	16.7	63.5%	183 (40.5%)	129 (28.5%)	97 (21.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	$19,522	$2,700	$1,662	$4,362	$12,695	$1,325	$14,020	5.6	5.1	318	5
210444001103	314	Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	579	55	10.4	84.5%	249 (43.0%)	123 (21.2%)	114 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (15.9%)	$18,290	$2,446	$1,400	$3,846	$13,331	$3,594	$16,923	5.4	7.2	314
210441001937	315	The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	345	24	14.3	60.3%	327 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,822	$1,346	$449	$1,795	$9,318	$2,550	$11,868	5.3	9.3	307	8
210299000769	316	Johnson Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2509 Wilson Ave	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8277	742	36	20.3	64.4%	179 (24.1%)	440 (59.3%)	51 (6.9%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	$16,094	$2,595	$1,181	$3,776	$9,710	$1,344	$11,054	4.6	8.5	311	5
210299001947	317	Pathfinder School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 S Floyd Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-3173	2,030	73	27.8	71.8%	910 (44.8%)	729 (35.9%)	236 (11.6%)	27 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (6.2%)								4.4	3.6	321	4
210299002026	318	Marion C. Moore School	Public, Magnet	6-12	6415 Outer Loop	Louisville	40228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8304	2,320	127	18.2	64.7%	702 (30.3%)	805 (34.7%)	611 (26.3%)	100 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (4.2%)	$16,788	$2,472	$1,306	$3,778	$10,586	$1,259	$11,845	4	6.6	315	3
210299002121	319	The Phoenix School of Discovery	Public	6-12	502 Wood Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-7700	380	41	9.2	59.2%	247 (65.0%)	85 (22.4%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)								3.1	2.1	325	6
210299000726	320	Conway Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Terry Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8233	730	42	17.4	71.9%	279 (38.2%)	295 (40.4%)	92 (12.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.7%)	$18,204	$3,477	$1,139	$4,616	$11,012	$1,344	$12,356	3.1	2	326	6

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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