Best Middle Schools in Kentucky for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kentucky!

Every year, the Kentucky Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kentucky test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 130)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
210254000091	1	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	449	32	13.9	83.5%	407 (90.6%)	15 (3.3%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$19,101	$2,739	$1,650	$4,389	$9,534	$2,461	$11,995	99.2%	70.1%	29.17%
210477001166	2	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	98.5%	59.6%	38.89%
210254000545	3	Rosspoint Elementary School	Public	K-8	132 Hwy 522	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-4600	354	25	14.1	82.2%	349 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,613	$2,349	$1,556	$3,905	$8,785	$2,214	$10,999	97.7%	82.7%	14.98%
210480001195	4	Johns Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8302 Meta Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1097	632	44	14.3	76.3%	617 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,712	$1,799	$875	$2,674	$10,257	$3,047	$13,305	96.9%	82.1%	14.82%
210588001387	5	Whitley County Middle School	Public	7-8	351 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7050	563	38	14.8	79.6%	536 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,921	$1,798	$1,214	$3,012	$8,340	$1,513	$9,853	96.2%	85.2%	10.97%
210597001693	6	Wolfe County Middle School	Public	7-8	303 North Johnson Street	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8152	171	13	13.1	76.6%	167 (97.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,841	$3,752	$669	$4,421	$10,794	$2,511	$13,388	95.4%	42.9%	52.48%
210306000800	7	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	94.6%	68.5%	26.10%
210234001526	8	Green County Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Brummal Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 932-6615	377	25	15	62.6%	348 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,013	$908	$705	$1,613	$9,133	$2,267	$11,400	93.8%	54.3%	39.53%
210286000681	9	James Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Brown Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6160	494	28	17.4	45.7%	390 (78.9%)	47 (9.5%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	$12,000	$768	$945	$1,713	$7,235	$1,482	$8,717	93.1%	62.0%	31.04%
210477002453	10	West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	755	46	16.5	70.7%	725 (96.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$16,971	$1,676	$1,753	$3,429	$10,113	$4,041	$14,154	92.3%	73.8%	18.54%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.