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)
210309001588	71	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	616	35	17.6	48.1%	511 (83.0%)	16 (2.6%)	31 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	$12,991	$362	$295	$657	$9,225	$1,345	$10,570	71.2	67.7	76	5
210254000549	72	Wallins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	993 Hwy 219	Wallins Creek	40873	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 664-3444	386	27	14.5	82.9%	382 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,928	$2,425	$1,581	$4,006	$8,877	$2,346	$11,223	71.2	40.7	190	118
210378002454	73	Marion County Middle School	Public	6-7	1155 Hwy. 327	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-4578	431	28	15.4	61.3%	330 (76.6%)	26 (6.0%)	37 (8.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	$14,430	$575	$416	$992	$9,300	$1,608	$10,908	71.1	61.2	111	38
210271000585	74	Henderson County South Middle School	Public	6-8	800 S Alves St	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5050	721	47	15.5	42.7%	531 (73.6%)	67 (9.3%)	53 (7.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	56 (7.8%)	$15,101	$949	$581	$1,530	$8,684	$1,990	$10,677	70.6	84.5	29	45
210279000594	75	Hickman County High School	Public	7-12	301 James H Phillips Dr	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4044	302	24	12.5	57.3%	247 (81.8%)	22 (7.3%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$15,609	$851	$1,663	$2,514	$10,726	$3,257	$13,983	70.4	66.4	83	8
210075001975	76	Eastside Middle School	Public	6-8	6925 Hwy 44E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5000	683	39	17.5	29.1%	630 (92.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$15,554	$767	$177	$944	$8,975	$1,463	$10,439	70.3	85.4	26	50
210138000280	77	Crittenden County Middle School	Public	6-8	519 West Gum St	Marion	42064	Crittenden County	Crittenden County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 965-5221	291	21	13.8	60.1%	273 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$13,500	$1,293	$450	$1,743	$1,294	$1,782	$3,077	69.9	66.2	85	8
210309000820	78	Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	1,029	51	20.1	47.2%	758 (73.7%)	38 (3.7%)	107 (10.4%)	41 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	77 (7.5%)	$11,712	$321	$297	$618	$8,205	$1,149	$9,354	69.9	62.7	103	25
210039000074	79	Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	559	36	15.7	82.6%	527 (94.3%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,715	$6,367	$1,402	$7,769	$6,124	$3,522	$9,646	69.6	65.4	89	10
210372000944	80	Clark Moores Middle School	Public	6-8	1143 Berea Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4545	546	36	15.1	59.9%	428 (78.4%)	33 (6.0%)	42 (7.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	$16,381	$1,711	$274	$1,985	$8,493	$2,094	$10,588	68.9	60.8	113	33

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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