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)
210564001602	291	Union County Middle School	Public	6-8	4465 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-0224	437	36	12.2	58.4%	371 (84.9%)	24 (5.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$17,257	$1,287	$445	$1,732	$10,030	$1,861	$11,891	13.6	19.4	275	16
210519002490	292	Russellville Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 W. 9th Street	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Russellville Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 726-8428	237	19	12.6	79.3%	118 (49.8%)	44 (18.6%)	40 (16.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.9%)	$13,910	$1,602	$810	$2,412	$8,269	$1,925	$10,193	13.6	20.3	266	26
210168002504	293	Elliott County Middle School	Public	6-8	351 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	No	(606) 738-8102	236	17	13.8	67.8%	228 (96.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,319	$397	$1,245	$8,100	$3,090	$1,486	$11,187	13.4	15.2	289	4
210336002528	294	Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	374	31	12.1	69.0%	370 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,464	$1,380	$1,037	$2,417	$9,446	$2,208	$10,904	13.2	25.8	250	44
210195001670	295	James D. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	2520 S Lake Dr	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-2671	312	19	16.4	71.5%	302 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,690	$1,869	$1,492	$3,362	$8,302	$2,026	$10,328	12.9	31	234	61
210299000642	296	Newburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Exeter Avenue	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8306	941	59	15.8	63.9%	234 (24.9%)	397 (42.2%)	194 (20.6%)	66 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.2%)	$18,262	$3,083	$1,351	$4,434	$10,941	$1,406	$12,347	12.9	13.2	296
210471001159	297	Paris Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2163	146	12	12.6	82.9%	66 (45.2%)	23 (15.8%)	32 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.4%)	$12,404	$2,136	$2,756	$3,910	$9,944	$3,443	$12,404	12.2	13.8	294	3
210186002251	298	Fayette County Learning Center	Public	8-12	475 Price Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-0597	187	24	7.9	67.4%	100 (53.5%)	46 (24.6%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)								11.2	15.9	286	12
210069000129	299	Breathitt County High School	Public	7-12	2307 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-7511	763	47	16.1	71.4%	752 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,775	$2,229	$1,421	$3,651	$8,041	$2,399	$10,440	10.8	18.8	278	21
210207002205	300	Fulton Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Stephen Beale Dr	Fulton	42041	Fulton County	Fulton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 472-1741	324	31	10.3	70.1%	118 (36.4%)	119 (36.7%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.4%)	$20,324	$3,082	$2,074	$5,156	$11,371	$3,120	$14,491	10.5	17.4	281	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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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