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)
210075000147	171	Hebron Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 E Hebron Ln	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4200	525	27	19.5	49.9%	443 (84.4%)	8 (1.5%)	47 (9.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$17,308	$690	$430	$1,121	$9,010	$1,640	$10,650	44.4	60.7	114	57
210062000112	172	Boyd County Middle School	Public	6-8	1226 Summit Road	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-9547	620	47	13.1	49.7%	580 (93.5%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$16,838	$2,048	$712	$2,760	$11,214	$2,864	$14,078	44.3	19.4	277	105
210147000296	173	F T Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	4610 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7400	756	52	14.6	68.9%	476 (63.0%)	51 (6.7%)	104 (13.8%)	69 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	46 (6.1%)	$15,312	$771	$513	$1,284	$10,778	$1,733	$12,511	44.3	57.3	129	44
210532002491	174	Marnel C. Moorman School	Public	K-8	501 Discovery Boulevard	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-0204	781	46	16.8	50.1%	409 (52.4%)	64 (8.2%)	251 (32.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	$13,162	$1,020	$332	$1,351	$8,567	$1,519	$10,085	43.1	32.9	225	51
210417001049	175	Middlesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	4400 Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8880	274	28	9.7	82.1%	222 (81.0%)	18 (6.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	$18,251	$4,406	$1,123	$5,528	$7,470	$2,885	$10,335	42.9	33.8	218	43
210405001029	176	Stuart Pepper Middle School	Public	7-8	1085 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7530	781	34	22.7	45.2%	682 (87.3%)	12 (1.5%)	40 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.9%)	$12,992	$313	$485	$798	$7,050	$1,410	$8,460	42.7	51.2	144	32
210582002348	177	Webster County Middle School	Public	7-8	1928 US Hwy 41A South	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	No	(270) 639-9496	341	18	18.9	62.2%	259 (76.0%)	4 (1.2%)	69 (20.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,781	$1,897	$777	$2,674	$7,668	$1,439	$9,107	42.2	46.8	164	13
210363000939	178	Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	376	26	14.4	68.1%	317 (84.3%)	8 (2.1%)	24 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	$33,691	$2,117	$2,034	$24,257	$5,853	$4,513	$27,388	42	40.7	189	11
210216001672	179	Garrard Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W Maple Ave	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2108	531	42	12.6	60.1%	462 (87.0%)	13 (2.4%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$12,107	$744	$1,085	$1,829	$8,479	$1,800	$10,278	41.9	30.6	236	57
210081001697	180	Butler County Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Ward Ave	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-5647	455	29	15.9	67.0%	387 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$12,916	$1,474	$723	$1,807	$8,046	$1,999	$10,046	41.9	25.9	247	67

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