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)
210477001166	131	Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	310	23	13.4	70.3%	296 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,582	$1,868	$2,323	$4,190	$10,979	$5,714	$16,690	53.6	53.7	139	8
210254000532	132	Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1555 Hwy 215	Evarts	40828	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 837-2214	280	23	12.4	88.6%	261 (93.2%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$20,312	$2,930	$1,582	$4,512	$10,345	$2,697	$13,042	53.5	41.1	188	56
210459002304	133	Owensboro Innovation Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 S Griffith Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1128	311	23	13.5	60.1%	217 (69.8%)	21 (6.8%)	38 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.3%)	$19,944	$1,580	$628	$2,208	$12,603	$1,966	$14,569	53.3	54.7	137	4
210246000508	134	Hancock County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 State Rt 271 South	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6712	333	24	13.8	56.5%	304 (91.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$26,323	$1,919	$1,119	$3,038	$18,239	$12,364	$21,830	52.9	59	118	16
210039001882	135	Page School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	239 Page School Road	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5207	285	21	13.4	82.1%	274 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$20,220	$7,389	$1,451	$8,840	$7,691	$3,689	$11,380	52.8	59.6	116	19
210411000482	136	Kenneth D. King Middle School	Public	6-8	937 Moberly Rd.	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7060	610	38	16	63.9%	490 (80.3%)	23 (3.8%)	45 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.6%)	$14,741	$1,083	$470	$1,553	$9,555	$1,708	$11,262	52.6	47.9	162	26
210516001599	137	Russell County Middle School	Public	6-8	2258 S Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-2224	677	41	16.6	69.0%	552 (81.5%)	5 (0.7%)	105 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	$12,177	$666	$759	$1,425	$8,572	$2,225	$10,797	52.4	58.1	125	12
210543001311	138	Meece Middle School	Public	5-8	210 Barnett St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-5821	444	34	12.9	67.3%	365 (82.2%)	15 (3.4%)	42 (9.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$14,024	$977	$940	$1,916	$1,754	$1,538	$3,291	52.4	68	74	64
210027000046	139	Bardstown Middle School	Public	6-8	410 N 5th St	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8803	575	33	17.2	46.8%	397 (69.0%)	66 (11.5%)	46 (8.0%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.7%)	$18,339	$485	$197	$682	$10,918	$1,817	$12,734	52.3	50.1	151	12
210192000397	140	Simons Middle School	Public	6-8	242 W Water St	Flemingsburg	41041	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 845-9331	325	27	12.2	65.2%	299 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$14,536	$1,146	$772	$1,918	$9,890	$2,729	$12,618	52.2	56.7	130	10

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.