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)
210195000403	191	Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	112 Eagle Ln	Allen	41601	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 874-2165	484	29	16.6	79.8%	469 (96.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,420	$2,124	$1,066	$3,189	$8,269	$1,962	$10,231	39.6	32.3	228	37
210171000332	192	Eminence High School	Public	6-12	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	491	33	15	44.4%	380 (77.4%)	19 (3.9%)	52 (10.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$16,071	$515	$864	$1,379	$10,259	$2,875	$12,873	39.6	41.3	186	6
210186000382	193	Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	769	57	13.4	58.0%	312 (40.6%)	228 (29.6%)	125 (16.3%)	35 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.8%)	$18,794	$1,482	$499	$1,981	$12,588	$2,253	$14,842	39.3	34.9	215	22
210286000601	194	Browning Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	357 W Arch St	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6006	499	32	15.7	62.9%	331 (66.3%)	77 (15.4%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	$11,881	$668	$963	$1,631	$7,225	$1,478	$8,703	39.3	34.1	217	23
210429001067	195	Morgan County Middle School	Public	6-8	380 Road to Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 743-8102	413	28	14.8	67.1%	405 (98.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,970	$1,270	$1,069	$2,339	$9,597	$2,948	$12,545	39	40.1	191	4
210312002233	196	Cordia School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6050 Lotts Creek Road	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-4457	183	17	10.7	81.4%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,277	$2,859	$1,681	$4,540	$9,046	$2,691	$11,737	38.9	68.6	73	123
210480002012	197	Feds Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Feds Creek Rd	Fedscreek	41524	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 835-4757	166	13	12.7	84.3%	159 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$21,262	$1,663	$1,070	$2,734	$14,125	$3,368	$17,492	38.8	51.2	145	52
210378002443	198	Lebanon Middle School	Public	8-9	200 Corporate Drive	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-3441	541	30	18.2	60.4%	438 (81.0%)	34 (6.3%)	52 (9.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	$13,489	$406	$390	$796	$8,645	$1,628	$10,274	38.7	38.4	197	1
210507000782	199	Rockcastle County Middle School	Public	6-8	945 W Main St	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	No	(606) 256-5118	578	36	16	63.1%	547 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$13,282	$396	$1,061	$1,458	$10,346	$3,736	$14,082	38.6	30.9	235	36
210381002428	200	South Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	2211 US 641 South	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3828	462	29	15.9	55.0%	425 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,676	$892	$497	$1,389	$8,276	$1,799	$10,074	38.5	42.4	181	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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.