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)
210015000023	221	Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Kansas St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2727	665	44	15.1	64.7%	546 (82.1%)	31 (4.7%)	28 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	$11,493	$731	$680	$1,411	$8,258	$1,668	$9,926	33.8	45.2	169	52
210018001968	222	Augusta Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 Bracken St	Augusta	41002	Bracken County	Augusta Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 756-2105	320	23	14.1	68.8%	299 (93.4%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,193	$1,712	$501	$2,213	$8,833	$2,671	$11,504	33.6	23.5	258	36
210399002002	223	McCreary County Middle School	Public	6-8	180 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-5081	606	39	15.5	84.3%	589 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$14,660	$1,739	$857	$2,596	$10,728	$2,508	$13,234	33.4	24.3	255	32
210299000724	224	Kammerer Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Wesboro Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8279	678	48	14	43.5%	309 (45.6%)	211 (31.1%)	78 (11.5%)	26 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.5%)	$17,924	$2,255	$1,256	$3,511	$11,847	$1,303	$13,150	33.2	31.1	233	9
210558001328	225	Trigg County Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Lafayette St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2210	421	26	16.1	61.3%	334 (79.3%)	31 (7.4%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$15,088	$1,250	$507	$1,758	$9,044	$1,670	$10,714	32.7	36.7	205	20
210526001280	226	Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	730 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3805	588	41	14.2	57.8%	374 (63.6%)	68 (11.6%)	91 (15.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	$16,882	$480	$561	$1,041	$10,590	$1,280	$11,870	32.7	40.1	192	34
210286001499	227	South Hopkins Middle School	Public	6-8	9140 Hopkinsville Rd	Nortonville	42442	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6125	346	24	14.4	66.8%	300 (86.7%)	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$14,169	$770	$964	$1,734	$9,152	$1,615	$10,767	32.5	46.8	165	62
210532001294	228	Shelby County East Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-1478	556	30	18.5	44.6%	400 (71.9%)	28 (5.0%)	98 (17.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$13,757	$586	$340	$926	$9,422	$1,653	$11,076	32.4	37.4	201	27
210408002531	229	Menifee Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Wynn Flat Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 768-8402	643	45	14.1	75.3%	620 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$20,583	$2,556	$845	$3,401	$11,086	$3,341	$14,427	31.8	27.3	243	14
210312000835	230	Hindman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	875 W Main St	Hindman	41822	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-5872	439	32	13.7	73.6%	430 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,858	$2,525	$1,602	$4,126	$8,530	$2,198	$10,731	31.6	32.5	226	4

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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.