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)
210186000357	241	Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	720	60	11.9	70.0%	197 (27.4%)	257 (35.7%)	194 (26.9%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.1%)	$18,701	$1,397	$489	$1,886	$12,573	$2,249	$14,821	28.5	18.3	279	38
210336000892	242	Arlie Boggs Elementary School	Public	K-8	1099 Hwy 806	Eolia	40826	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-4654	131	12	11.3	74.8%	128 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$18,277	$1,879	$1,205	$3,083	$11,263	$3,352	$13,857	28.1			(n/a)
210075000150	243	MT. Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Water St	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5200	457	23	19.8	47.7%	384 (84.0%)	11 (2.4%)	29 (6.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	$15,954	$929	$196	$1,125	$8,905	$1,736	$10,641	27.4	37.7	199	44
210258000556	244	Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	614	36	17.2	59.6%	543 (88.4%)	14 (2.3%)	27 (4.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$11,513	$665	$967	$1,632	$8,744	$1,812	$10,848	27.3	35.9	210	34
210115000225	245	Hopkinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	14405 Dr Martin Luther King Jr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7130	485	32	15.3	68.5%	213 (43.9%)	156 (32.2%)	60 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.7%)	$11,370	$1,579	$424	$2,003	$7,456	$1,788	$9,244	27.2	28.9	240	5
210201000438	246	Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6740	720	45	16	59.4%	463 (64.3%)	97 (13.5%)	88 (12.2%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	$14,287	$648	$164	$8,059	$5,625	$1,226	$14,132	26.6	26.4	246
210384002386	247	Martin County Middle School	Public	7-8	130 Middle School Road	Warfield	41267	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 395-5900	241	15	16	65.1%	237 (98.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,064	$1,350	$1,976	$3,330	$8,731	$4,982	$13,713	26.3	20.8	265	18
210093000184	248	Campbellsville Middle School	Public	6-8	230 West Main Street	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-5121	298	23	12.9	76.2%	193 (64.8%)	23 (7.7%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (18.8%)	$12,417	$1,732	$472	$2,204	$10,491	$2,240	$13,224	25.9	26.7	245	3
210195000407	249	Betsy Layne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	256 School St	Betsy Layne	41605	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6272	613	37	16.5	84.2%	601 (98.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,690	$2,428	$1,357	$3,785	$7,859	$2,046	$9,905	25.7	22.6	262	13
210105001579	250	Casey County Middle School	Public	6-8	1673 E Ky 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	484	33	14.5	67.6%	420 (86.8%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$13,775	$1,679	$1,005	$2,684	$7,627	$2,491	$10,118	25.6	32.9	222	28

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.