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)
210339001503	181	Lewis County Middle School	Public	7-8	51 Middle School Ln	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-6228	281	19	14.7	79.4%	272 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$22,314	$1,554	$575	$2,128	$9,025	$1,851	$10,876	41.6	49.2	156	25
210126000444	182	Clinton County Middle School	Public	5-8	169 Middle School Road	Albany	42602	Clinton County	Clinton County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 387-6466	412	31	13.4	77.9%	374 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,648	$1,815	$779	$2,594	$8,268	$2,440	$10,708	41.6	24.9	252	70
210300001642	183	Jenkins Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9409 Highway 805	Jenkins	41537	Letcher County	Jenkins Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 832-2184	482	36	13.3	81.3%	462 (95.9%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,730	$2,200	$1,099	$3,299	$8,010	$3,196	$11,206	41.6	14.1	292	109
210420001053	184	Monroe County Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Main	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-9624	380	25	15.2	72.4%	323 (85.0%)	11 (2.9%)	34 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,707	$1,567	$862	$2,429	$9,306	$2,972	$12,278	41.5	37.8	198	14
210597001693	185	Wolfe County Middle School	Public	7-8	303 North Johnson Street	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8152	152	14	11.2	73.7%	147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,841	$3,752	$669	$4,421	$10,794	$2,511	$13,388	41.1	27.6	242	57
210072001304	186	Breckinridge County Middle School	Public	6-8	1877 E. Highway 60	Harned	40144	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3060	520	35	14.8	57.7%	459 (88.3%)	10 (1.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	$12,739	$1,884	$1,437	$3,321	$7,720	$1,698	$9,418	41.1	44.3	171	15
210264000563	187	Cub Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	170 E Gap Hill Rd	Cub Run	42729	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-2925	205	16	12.6	60.0%	190 (92.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,500	$1,744	$834	$2,578	$10,987	$2,031	$12,922	40.8	50.8	149	38
210120002402	188	Robert D. Campbell Junior High	Public	7-8	620 Boone Ave.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5200	789	48	16.3	59.4%	614 (77.8%)	39 (4.9%)	84 (10.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	$16,675	$1,607	$472	$2,077	$10,510	$2,610	$13,121	40.8	41.8	183	5
210249000518	189	James T Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Country Club Rd	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-2135	608	39	15.6	50.8%	354 (58.2%)	89 (14.6%)	69 (11.3%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	80 (13.2%)	$21,901	$1,444	$875	$2,323	$16,515	$3,063	$19,578	40.6	55.2	136	53
210264000565	190	Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	322	22	14.5	61.8%	298 (92.5%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,662	$1,204	$725	$1,929	$9,079	$1,748	$10,733	40.5	20.2	267	77

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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