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)
210450001114	91	Ohio County Middle School	Public	7-8	1404 S Main St	Hartford	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 274-7893	574	33	17.5	65.0%	481 (83.8%)	5 (0.9%)	75 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,630	$1,872	$494	$2,366	$7,099	$1,562	$8,660	65.4	76	57	34
210066001560	92	Bracken County Middle School	Public	6-8	167 Parsley Drive	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 735-3425	246	17	14.4	54.5%	234 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,582	$1,974	$1,137	$3,111	$7,370	$1,101	$8,471	65.2	63.5	100	8
210039000068	93	Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	217	14	16	85.3%	214 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,968	$8,124	$1,433	$9,557	$9,355	$4,056	$13,411	64.9	36.6	206	113
210195000415	94	John M. Stumbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6945 KY Rt 979	Grethel	41631	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6200	254	20	12.7	90.2%	250 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,752	$2,880	$1,766	$4,646	$9,937	$2,170	$12,106	64.4	78.9	49	45
210312000830	95	Carr Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8596 S Hwy 160	Littcarr	41834	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 642-3833	357	27	13.2	68.9%	344 (96.4%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,461	$1,757	$1,598	$3,355	$10,550	$2,556	$13,106	64.1	60.6	115	20
210453001126	96	Oldham County Middle School	Public	6-8	4305 Brown Blvd	Buckner	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 222-1451	699	44	15.9	37.2%	536 (76.7%)	27 (3.9%)	98 (14.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$11,338	$428	$153	$580	$10,191	$1,861	$12,052	63.8	58.3	122	26
210254000091	97	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	451	32	13.9	86.3%	410 (90.9%)	14 (3.1%)	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	63.7	53.9	138	41
210600001405	98	Woodford County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 School House Rd	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	No	(859) 879-4650	864	52	16.5	38.3%	638 (73.8%)	31 (3.6%)	132 (15.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.3%)	$12,258	$550	$247	$798	$401	$1,889	$10,634	63.6	69.2	69	29
210333000883	99	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	457	28	16.4	68.1%	449 (98.2%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,109	$1,770	$867	$2,625	$8,287	$1,807	$10,197	63.6	49.3	155	56
210024001969	100	Barbourville City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 School St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Barbourville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 546-3129	731	41	18	71.5%	694 (94.9%)	19 (2.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,991	$1,087	$1,238	$2,325	$8,229	$2,479	$10,708	63.3	72.6	63	37

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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

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.