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)
210309000821	51	Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	794	41	19.3	37.8%	711 (89.5%)	25 (3.1%)	22 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	$11,923	$731	$322	$1,052	$7,732	$1,396	$9,128	76.2	76	56	5
210402001140	52	McLean County Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5191	324	24	13.5	51.5%	302 (93.2%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,652	$1,045	$209	$1,254	$9,896	$2,157	$12,053	76	86.7	23	29
210372000953	53	Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	28	15.1	55.5%	391 (91.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$16,097	$1,215	$365	$1,637	$8,683	$1,951	$10,634	75.9	75.6	58	5
210396001006	54	Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	4336 Metropolis Lake Rd	West Paducah	42086	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4070	405	25	16.3	55.3%	337 (83.2%)	20 (4.9%)	14 (3.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$17,271	$1,150	$543	$1,799	$12,028	$3,367	$15,395	75.8	80.7	43	11
210321000858	55	South Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4745	904	58	15.5	75.6%	835 (92.4%)	10 (1.1%)	33 (3.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$23,348	$799	$1,188	$1,987	$8,688	$1,992	$10,680	74.6	81.8	42	13
210254000545	56	Rosspoint Elementary School	Public	K-8	132 Hwy 522	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-4600	369	23	16	79.9%	360 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$17,613	$2,349	$1,556	$3,905	$8,785	$2,214	$10,999	74.6	70.5	68	12
210078002407	57	Burgin Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 E Main St	Burgin	40310	Mercer County	Burgin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 748-5282	506	39	12.9	50.2%	455 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$15,589	$1,466	$441	$1,907	$9,658	$2,271	$11,928	74.1	66.5	81	24
210480001195	58	Johns Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8302 Meta Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 631-1097	619	48	12.8	78.2%	602 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$16,712	$1,799	$875	$2,674	$10,257	$3,047	$13,305	73.7	64	97	39
210354001545	59	Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Stacker St	Lewisburg	42256	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 755-4823	492	29	16.9	59.6%	452 (91.9%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$13,310	$1,583	$671	$2,254	$9,522	$2,455	$11,976	73.6	82	39	20
210096000185	60	Carlisle County Middle School	Public	6-8	4557 State Rt 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 628-3800	135	12	11.7	58.5%	125 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,457	$1,053	$630	$1,683	$9,166	$2,608	$11,775	73.4	73.7	62	2

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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.