Best Middle Schools in Kentucky for Gifted and Talented 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, Gifted and Talented 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 (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 9)	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 (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
210299000763	1	Noe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	121 West Lee Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8307	1,347	67	20.2	45.8%	638 (47.4%)	425 (31.6%)	118 (8.8%)	65 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (7.4%)	$16,144	$1,859	$1,197	$3,056	$10,581	$1,303	$11,884	88.9%	87.3%	1.54%
210249000525	2	West Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	10471 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3924	509	32	16	53.2%	418 (82.1%)	24 (4.7%)	36 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$22,413	$1,188	$912	$2,105	$17,423	$2,885	$20,308	77.8%	54.6%	23.15%
210299000754	3	Meyzeek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	828 South Jackson Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8299	930	49	19	42.4%	292 (31.4%)	262 (28.2%)	51 (5.5%)	264 (28.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.0%)	$16,099	$2,128	$1,217	$3,345	$10,005	$1,348	$11,353	66.7%	81.2%	14.51%
210057000104	4	Bowling Green Junior High	Public	6-8	900 Campbell Ln	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2290	963	56	17.2	64.6%	451 (46.8%)	219 (22.7%)	161 (16.7%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	67 (7.0%)	$17,439	$1,298	$489	$1,787	$8,615	$2,325	$10,940	55.6%	65.1%	9.57%
210507000782	5	Rockcastle County Middle School	Public	6-8	945 W Main St	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	No	(606) 256-5118	578	36	16	63.1%	547 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$13,282	$396	$1,061	$1,458	$10,346	$3,736	$14,082	44.4%	38.6%	5.86%
210299000642	6	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	33.3%	8.6%	24.69%
210299000750	7	Highland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1700 Norris Place	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8266	801	49	16.5	59.2%	354 (44.2%)	273 (34.1%)	103 (12.9%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)	$17,342	$2,481	$1,260	$3,741	$10,843	$1,321	$12,164	22.2%	18.8%	3.40%
210299001530	8	Farnsley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3400 Lees Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8242	1,038	58	17.8	69.7%	437 (42.1%)	380 (36.6%)	131 (12.6%)	28 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.8%)	$16,559	$2,298	$1,485	$3,783	$10,139	$1,391	$11,530	11.1%	7.1%	4.01%
210299000682	9	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Rangeland Road	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8273	892	66	13.5	71.9%	197 (22.1%)	316 (35.4%)	306 (34.3%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.5%)	$18,254	$3,291	$1,164	$4,455	$11,245	$1,274	$12,519	0.0%	0.3%	0.31%

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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