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)
210299001530	301	Farnsley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3400 Lees Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8242	973	54	18.1	65.6%	383 (39.4%)	365 (37.5%)	140 (14.4%)	25 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.2%)	$16,559	$2,298	$1,485	$3,783	$10,139	$1,391	$11,530	10.5	13.4	295	6
210210002480	302	Fulton County Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-2070	131	9	14.5	75.6%	72 (55.0%)	39 (29.8%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.7%)	$13,433	$2,814	$1,327	$4,141	$6,590	$2,701	$9,291	9.4	27.2	244	58
210299000728	303	Carrithers Middle	Public	6-8	4320 Billtown Road	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8224	552	37	14.9	60.7%	221 (40.0%)	153 (27.7%)	133 (24.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	$18,355	$2,900	$1,170	$4,070	$11,259	$1,340	$12,599	9.2	9.3	308	5
210561002475	304	Trimble County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1029 Hwy 421N	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-7781	553	32	17.2	51.9%	514 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,630	$518	$409	$928	$8,730	$3,076	$11,703	9.2	11.3	299	5
210135001944	305	Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Madison Avenue	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	613	43	14.2	84.2%	213 (34.7%)	170 (27.7%)	157 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.7%)	$16,246	$1,844	$965	$2,809	$11,220	$1,393	$12,613	9	11.3	300	5
210129002566	306	Kentucky Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 788-3388	937	0		38.4%	655 (69.9%)	112 (12.0%)	79 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (8.4%)								8.4			(n/a)
210489001218	307	Powell County Middle School	Public	6-8	770 W College Ave	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3308	435	26	16.4	69.2%	413 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$14,292	$2,004	$1,257	$3,337	$8,494	$1,611	$10,028	8	9.9	306	1
210075001973	308	Zoneton Middle School	Public	6-8	797 Old Preston Hwy N	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4400	354	18	19.6	66.1%	263 (74.3%)	27 (7.6%)	38 (10.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$16,973	$1,149	$261	$1,410	$9,610	$1,728	$11,338	7.4	16.3	284	24
210099000191	309	Carroll County Middle School	Public	5-8	408 5th St	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7080	544	35	15.6	61.6%	408 (75.0%)	3 (0.6%)	106 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$12,815	$1,384	$1,156	$2,540	$9,265	$1,010	$10,275	7.1	7.7	313	4
210249002439	310	College View Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	521 Charlemagne Blvd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 234-5732	346	32	10.9	59.8%	215 (62.1%)	58 (16.8%)	26 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.1%)								6.6	3.1	322	12

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

Educational resources:

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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.