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)
210051000090	151	Ockerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3240	631	42	15	46.0%	416 (65.9%)	62 (9.8%)	80 (12.7%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	38 (6.0%)	$10,856	$535	$504	$1,040	$8,995	$821	$9,817	49.2	50.1	152	1
210336000904	152	Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	366 Park St	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2761	189	12	15.6	66.1%	186 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,059	$1,950	$1,062	$3,016	$9,842	$1,623	$10,754	49.1	52	142	10
210324000871	153	Fallsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6869 N Hwy 3	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-2351	222	20	11.1	69.4%	217 (97.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,362	$3,282	$2,933	$6,215	$17,377	$3,701	$21,039	48.8	50.7	150	3
210240001611	154	Mckell Middle School	Public	6-8	129 Bulldog Lane	South Shore	41175	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 932-3221	339	24	14.1	56.6%	327 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,253	$1,093	$516	$1,609	$8,456	$2,188	$10,644	48	46.3	167	13
210186002323	155	Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	305	22	13.6	59.0%	19 (6.2%)	229 (75.1%)	36 (11.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)								47.8	55.6	133	22
210510001478	156	Rowan County Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Viking Drive	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	No	(606) 784-8911	677	36	19	68.1%	627 (92.6%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$9,457	$470	$575	$1,045	$7,156	$1,257	$8,412	47.7	51.4	143	13
210090001306	157	Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,138	68	16.7	45.9%	1,007 (88.5%)	21 (1.8%)	27 (2.4%)	22 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.2%)	$13,407	$679	$236	$916	$9,488	$2,542	$11,972	47.6	55.4	134	23
210198000432	158	Second Street School	Public	K-8	506 W 2nd St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8658	585	41	14.3	53.7%	390 (66.7%)	90 (15.4%)	33 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	$17,114	$1,387	$833	$2,220	$9,001	$2,581	$11,627	47.4	41.2	187	29
210486002393	159	Pineville Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Virginia Avenue	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Pineville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5701	569	41	13.9	86.1%	535 (94.0%)	10 (1.8%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,404	$1,776	$1,469	$3,245	$8,316	$2,738	$11,054	47.1	31.9	229	70
210254000539	160	Evarts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Keister St	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2386	348	24	14.5	93.1%	333 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$18,982	$2,721	$1,630	$4,351	$9,586	$2,326	$11,912	46.5	64.9	93	67

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

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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