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)
210441001095	281	Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Wildcat Ln	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7040	368	22	16.7	40.2%	325 (88.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$12,513	$975	$411	$1,386	$8,387	$2,579	$10,965	17.8	11.5	298	17
210504001246	282	Robertson County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1760 Sardis Rd.	Mount Olivet	41064	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 724-5431	479	23	20.8	60.1%	457 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,379	$2,833	$1,071	$3,904	$9,066	$3,201	$12,267	17.8	36.6	207	75
210456001539	283	Maurice Bowling Middle School	Public	5-8	2380 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-5701	484	33	14.8	62.2%	446 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,277	$1,800	$886	$2,686	$8,047	$2,321	$10,368	17.5	19.9	268	15
210042000075	284	Bellevue High School	Public	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-2980	362	27	13.4	61.3%	278 (76.8%)	22 (6.1%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.8%)	$19,838	$948	$2,265	$3,077	$11,696	$4,622	$16,318	16.9	24.5	254	30
210324000870	285	Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highway 2562	Blaine	41124	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 826-3624	162	18	9	78.4%	160 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$31,433	$4,684	$2,759	$7,443	$18,735	$4,034	$22,769	16.3			(n/a)
210299002458	286	W.E.B. DuBois Academy	Public, Magnet	6-10	3307 East Indian Trail	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	591	38	15.5	68.4%	12 (2.0%)	512 (86.6%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)								16	19.8	270	16
210312000826	287	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8000 Hwy 7 S	Topmost	41862	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 447-2833	196	16	12.2	80.1%	195 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,821	$2,160	$1,646	$3,806	$10,110	$2,904	$13,015	15.9	10.7	304	17
210111001914	288	Caverna Middle School	Public	6-8	2276 S Dixie Hwy	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 773-4665	129	12	10.8	82.2%	90 (69.8%)	13 (10.1%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.6%)	$13,214	$3,054	$1,100	$4,154	$7,987	$1,030	$9,017	15.5	8.9	310	22
210532001291	289	Shelby County West Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-4869	600	32	18.7	49.5%	313 (52.2%)	44 (7.3%)	201 (33.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	$13,530	$461	$376	$837	$9,250	$1,695	$10,945	14.9	15.9	287	2
210153000316	290	Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	372	30	12.4	78.2%	324 (87.1%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$19,600	$2,184	$1,211	$3,394	$12,007	$2,739	$14,747	14.5	16	285	5

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.