Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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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 (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)
210129002502	121	Cloverport Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 788-3388	294	18	16.4	53.7%	278 (94.6%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	$16,137	$2,067	$506	$2,574	$10,145	$3,418	$13,564	56	61.3	110	11
210084000167	122	Caldwell County Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Beckner Ln	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 365-8020	420	24	17.3	49.5%	343 (81.7%)	27 (6.4%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	$12,519	$1,320	$545	$1,865	$8,173	$1,807	$9,980	56	64.5	95	27
210286000681	123	James Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Brown Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6160	483	27	17.7	49.3%	383 (79.3%)	46 (9.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$12,000	$768	$945	$1,713	$7,235	$1,482	$8,717	55.9	63.5	99	24
210390000996	124	Mayfield Middle School	Public	5-8	112 W College St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-7521	527	34	15.7	73.8%	212 (40.2%)	60 (11.4%)	193 (36.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.0%)	$22,834	$2,432	$2,638	$5,070	$17,286	$5,057	$22,343	55.8	58.9	119	5
210480001185	125	Elkhorn City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Cougar Dr	Elkhorn City	41522	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 754-4542	424	29	14.6	82.5%	419 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,739	$1,657	$966	$2,623	$10,253	$3,091	$13,343	55.2	25.9	248	123
210195002452	126	Duff-Allen Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	183 Rebel Road	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 358-0110	422	33	12.7	82.2%	408 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,951	$2,570	$1,609	$4,179	$8,733	$2,040	$10,772	54.7	31.7	230	104
210252000552	127	Harlan High School	Public	5-12	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8750	449	27	16.5	64.4%	399 (88.9%)	16 (3.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$31,932	$3,772	$2,711	$6,483	$19,269	$6,026	$25,304	54.4	67.7	75	52
210012000017	128	Anderson County Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Mustang Trail	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 839-9261	722	48	15	50.0%	630 (87.3%)	10 (1.4%)	46 (6.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)	$10,724	$597	$361	$958	$7,824	$1,636	$9,460	54.2	37.1	202	74
210276000591	129	Henry County Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40019	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8660	419	29	14.4	49.4%	367 (87.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$14,130	$998	$577	$1,575	$9,008	$1,760	$10,768	54.1	37.1	203	74
210051001971	130	Camp Ernst Middle School	Public	6-8	6515 Camp Ernst Rd	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 534-4000	704	47	14.9	47.6%	559 (79.4%)	49 (7.0%)	51 (7.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.0%)	$11,030	$710	$679	$1,389	$8,811	$830	$9,641	54.1	55.3	135	5

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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