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)
210513001273	101	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	707 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8135	511	31	16.3	44.0%	467 (91.4%)	10 (2.0%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$12,486	$877	$811	$1,688	$8,439	$1,110	$11,064	62.1	65.4	90	11
210306000800	102	Johnson County Middle School	Public	7-8	251 N Mayo Tr	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-4133	475	41	11.5	61.1%	460 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$17,961	$2,275	$1,061	$3,336	$10,321	$2,315	$12,635	62.1	58.4	121	19
210480002013	103	Belfry Middle School	Public	6-8	25259 Us 119 N	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 353-9688	349	22	16.2	74.8%	332 (95.1%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,440	$499	$852	$1,351	$9,938	$3,358	$13,296	61.6	58	126	23
210165000326	104	Talton K Stone Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-6343	545	36	15	42.0%	347 (63.7%)	61 (11.2%)	54 (9.9%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.3%)	$10,546	$634	$586	$1,219	$8,129	$1,197	$9,327	61.3	63	102	2
210264000567	105	Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	492	37	13.2	64.4%	441 (89.6%)	15 (3.0%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,840	$754	$720	$1,475	$9,619	$1,841	$11,365	61.2	61.5	109	4
210526002017	106	Royal Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-2390	726	46	15.8	43.7%	556 (76.6%)	51 (7.0%)	69 (9.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	$15,317	$324	$534	$858	$9,434	$1,237	$10,671	61.1	66.9	80	26
210354001544	107	Chandlers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 Morgantown Rd	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4139	445	29	15.3	57.3%	410 (92.1%)	8 (1.8%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$13,097	$1,781	$838	$2,619	$9,528	$2,443	$11,971	60.3	47.7	163	56
210318000854	108	LaRue County Middle School	Public	6-8	911 S Lincoln Blvd	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	No	(270) 358-3196	533	34	15.8	54.0%	462 (86.7%)	13 (2.4%)	34 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$11,942	$456	$634	$1,090	$8,410	$1,402	$9,813	60	59.5	117	9
210312000834	109	Emmalena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8343 W Hwy 550	Emmalena	41740	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 251-3651	207	19	11.1	77.3%	206 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,572	$2,902	$1,764	$4,667	$8,640	$2,266	$10,906	60	84.4	30	79
210303001110	110	West Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-2244	904	53	17.1	47.6%	732 (81.0%)	46 (5.1%)	73 (8.1%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.2%)	$14,603	$1,039	$425	$1,463	$9,891	$1,821	$11,712	59.8	68.9	72	38

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