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)
210201000435	231	Bondurant Middle School	Public	6-8	Bondurant Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8440	599	43	13.9	53.4%	459 (76.6%)	40 (6.7%)	49 (8.2%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	$13,992	$443	$539	$7,468	$5,909	$1,396	$13,825	31.4	32.3	227	4
210498001241	232	Raceland-Worthington Middle School	Public	3-8	502 Rams Blvd.	Raceland	41169	Greenup County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8014	460	23	19.6	51.7%	433 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$10,617	$699	$1,180	$1,881	$6,839	$1,815	$8,737	30.3	63.1	101	131
210480001204	233	Phelps High School	Public	7-12	11580 Hwy 632	Phelps	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 456-3482	252	15	16.8	92.5%	241 (95.6%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$20,149	$563	$845	$1,408	$13,701	$4,187	$17,888	30.1	39.9	193	40
210468001156	234	Paintsville High School	Public	7-12	225 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2656	321	26	12.3	47.0%	304 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,690	$939	$559	$1,498	$10,091	$4,526	$13,119	30	23.2	259	25
210477001174	235	Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	361	26	13.8	83.7%	352 (97.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,132	$1,715	$1,850	$3,565	$11,035	$4,216	$15,252	30	14.2	291	56
210299002507	236	Grace M. James Academy of Excellence	Public, Magnet	6-9	1615 West Broadway	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8123	424	29	14.4	61.3%	24 (5.7%)	340 (80.2%)	20 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)								29.6	32.9	224	12
210115000221	237	Christian County Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Glass Ave	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7070	606	41	14.9	70.8%	269 (44.4%)	223 (36.8%)	53 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (8.9%)	$11,402	$1,337	$438	$1,775	$7,800	$1,694	$9,494	29.5	32.9	223	14
210180000348	238	Fairview High School	Public	6-12	2123 Main St W	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 324-9226	299	28	10.7	85.6%	281 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$30,217	$4,283	$3,264	$7,552	$15,694	$4,790	$18,994	29.5	12.7	297	59
210594001393	239	Williamstown Junior High	Public	6-8	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4421	176	13	13.3	54.0%	164 (93.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,948	$764	$1,446	$2,210	$9,739	$1,465	$11,204	28.6	31.6	231	8
210264000566	240	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	341	22	15.1	75.7%	323 (94.7%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,782	$706	$755	$1,631	$9,219	$2,028	$11,151	28.5	33.5	220	20

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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.