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Best Public Schools in Bell County, KY

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Schools

4,135

Students

Districts

Top rankedBell County High School33^rd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Lone Jack School Center up 184 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Right Fork School Center 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bell County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	9828 US Hwy. 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 337-3094	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bell County High School	Public	9-12	9824 US Highway 25 E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	No	(606) 337-7061	622	39	15.9	72.8%	614 (98.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79.7	33^rd of 262 public high schools	87.4%		81.6	29^th of 254 public high schools	88.6%	4							37.0							63.0			38.0			71.0			55.0			49.0	$51,993	$6,682	$32,249
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	117	9	13.3	73.5%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				38.0							69.0	60.0															$49,314	$5,539	$38,385
Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	196	15	13.5	82.1%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55.1	287^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.0%		33.9	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%	184		58.0	29.0		39.0	56.0		67.0		42.0		72.0	61.0		50.0	22.0		42.0			46.0	67.0		33.0			$43,066	$6,018	$30,569
Right Fork School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5296 Hwy. 221	Stoney Fork	40988	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3271	152	14	11.0	91.4%	147 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	42.3	402^nd of 684 public elementary schools	41.2%		44.3	387^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.5%	15			39.0					38.0	44.0	50.0	70.0							28.0			33.0	55.0		44.0			$51,426	$4,995	$41,597
Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	575	36	16.1	84.9%	546 (95.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	76.9	124^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%	11	53.0	47.0	53.0	42.0	53.0	67.0		56.0	63.0	81.0	65.0	80.0	67.0		60.0	49.0		64.0	87.0		53.0	54.0		78.0	46.0		$40,939	$6,399	$29,268
Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	502	35	14.2	77.3%	495 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.1	282^nd of 684 public elementary schools	58.8%		42.7	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%	123	27.0		46.0	73.0	61.0	39.0		44.0	44.0	60.0	73.0	61.0	61.0		44.0	39.0		42.0	74.0		46.0	57.0		38.0	50.0		$44,118	$4,811	$32,274
Page School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	239 Page School Road	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5207	272	17	15.7	76.1%	266 (97.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	51.5	327^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.2%		43.4	396^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.2%	69		42.0	45.0	35.0		38.0		46.0	68.0	50.0	55.0	67.0	48.0					64.0	66.0		36.0	52.0		36.0	55.0		$46,143	$6,866	$44,150
Middlesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 W Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8860	514	35	14.7	84.0%	444 (86.4%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	29.3	506^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.9	510^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.5%	4		23.0						32.0	56.0						32.0												$20,862	$4,762	$14,243
Middlesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	4400 Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8880	284	26	11.0	79.9%	231 (81.3%)	15 (5.3%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	39.8	197^th of 326 public middle schools	39.6%		41.5	190^th of 320 public middle schools	40.6%	7			20.0	42.0	36.0	26.0				40.0	61.0	42.0	33.0			32.0		15.0	47.0		28.0	36.0		36.0	36.0		$20,814	$4,445	$14,647
Middlesboro High School	Public	9-12	4404 Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8820	337	29	11.8	74.8%	260 (77.2%)	20 (5.9%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	68.3	65^th of 262 public high schools	75.2%		72.9	47^th of 254 public high schools	81.5%	18							44.0							64.0			26.0			76.0			39.0			39.0	$23,445	$4,863	$17,054
Middlesboro Alternative School	Public, Virtual	7-12	220 North 20th Street	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 242-8816	31	1	31.0	83.9%	28 (90.3%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)																											$10,450	$1,437	$7,645
Middlesboro Group Home School	Public, Virtual	6-12	220 North 20th Street	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 242-8800	2	1	2.0	—	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$41,025	$13,765	$25,892
Pineville Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Virginia Avenue	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Pineville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5701	531	38	13.9	83.1%	495 (93.2%)	13 (2.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)	46.0	14.0		63.0	37.0	44.0	23.0	62.0	34.0	33.0	79.0	68.0	41.0	56.0	20.0	27.0	39.0	48.0	50.0		26.0	35.0	55.0	22.0	47.0	55.0	$25,487	$5,393	$13,626

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