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Best Public Schools in Madison County, KY

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Schools

12,103

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMadison Southern High School10^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Waco Elementary School up 151 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Berea Community Middle School 10.7 students per teacher

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6 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
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	29.4	503^rd of 684 public elementary schools	26.5%		45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%	123	28.0	27.0	32.0					45.0	44.0	47.0					41.0			13.0			24.0			44.0			$22,274	$1,843	$16,774
Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	309	22	13.9	51.5%	254 (82.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	77.3	40^th of 262 public high schools	84.7%		61.8	73^rd of 254 public high schools	71.3%	33							48.0							65.0			29.0			49.0			63.0			54.0	$22,659	$1,913	$17,089
Berea Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	214	20	10.7	65.9%	176 (82.2%)	8 (3.7%)	15 (7.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	30.6	235^th of 326 public middle schools	27.9%		44.8	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	62				39.0	29.0	21.0					50.0	52.0	33.0			22.0			32.0			32.0			41.0		$24,042	$2,391	$17,995
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	1151 Goggins Lane	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	586	33	17.5	53.9%	434 (74.1%)	36 (6.1%)	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.2%)	68	80^th of 326 public middle schools	75.5%		63.3	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%	26				56.0	39.0	51.0					65.0	61.0	51.0			34.0			49.0			46.0			50.0		$17,689	$161	$11,619
Clark Moores Middle School	Public	6-8	1143 Berea Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4545	558	34	16.6	56.6%	425 (76.2%)	34 (6.1%)	49 (8.8%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.1%)	73.5	63^rd of 326 public middle schools	80.7%		75.4	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%	5				46.0	54.0	49.0					60.0	68.0	57.0			36.0			62.0			51.0			46.0		$18,169	$146	$11,913
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	46.9	366^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.5%		41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%	48	28.0	31.0	40.0					36.0	57.0	56.0					40.0			60.0			41.0			45.0			$19,154	$255	$12,945
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	58.5	257^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%	21	43.0	36.0	51.0					53.0	51.0	67.0					27.0			55.0			56.0			50.0			$17,518	$197	$11,215
Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	662	42	15.6	63.7%	498 (75.2%)	39 (5.9%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.3%)	67.8	186^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.4	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%	57	53.0	51.0	47.0					57.0	51.0	57.0					42.0			56.0			48.0			65.0			$16,891	$236	$10,451
Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	445	29	15.1	53.9%	348 (78.2%)	28 (6.3%)	26 (5.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	51.9	319^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.4%		47.3	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%	42	29.0	41.0	44.0					48.0	54.0	68.0					37.0			38.0			44.0			51.0			$18,378	$306	$12,228
Madison Central High School	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6109	2,107	112	18.7	49.3%	1,619 (76.8%)	139 (6.6%)	191 (9.1%)	34 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	119 (5.6%)	70.8	55^th of 262 public high schools	79.0%		75.4	42^nd of 254 public high schools	83.5%	13							51.0							67.0			33.0			48.0			43.0			42.0	$17,581	$119	$10,880
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	35.2	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%		47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%	111	20.0	34.0	27.0					47.0	49.0	53.0					24.0			40.0			37.0			43.0			$18,915	$378	$12,402
Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	422	29	14.3	54.3%	366 (86.7%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	58.4	258^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.3%		42.2	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%	151	35.0	33.0	61.0					46.0	49.0	67.0					41.0			36.0			60.0			63.0			$19,483	$312	$12,662
White Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	2166 Lexington Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6134	364	27	13.2	55.2%	288 (79.1%)	18 (4.9%)	30 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	61.1	237^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.4%		58.9	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	28	42.0	42.0	49.0					64.0	57.0	68.0					47.0			25.0			44.0			54.0			$19,916	$368	$13,251
Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	24	17.6	57.1%	395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	54.7	127^th of 326 public middle schools	61.0%		65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%	31				39.0	28.0	40.0					56.0	41.0	60.0			25.0			59.0			57.0			52.0		$18,795	$155	$12,470
Madison Southern High School	Public	9-12	279 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6148	1,224	68	18.0	47.5%	1,102 (90.0%)	19 (1.6%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	91.3	10^th of 262 public high schools	96.2%		86.8	16^th of 254 public high schools	93.7%	6							65.0							75.0			42.0			63.0			54.0			55.0	$18,439	$136	$11,692
Madison County Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	6-12	300 Bellevue Dr	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 625-6161	15	7	2.3	93.3%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	63.6	221^st of 684 public elementary schools	67.7%		70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%	52	30.0	47.0	56.0					64.0	49.0	67.0					40.0			47.0			45.0			64.0			$18,110	$219	$11,711
Glenn R Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1442 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6076	480	32	14.8	67.7%	365 (76.0%)	36 (7.5%)	37 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	64.7	213^th of 684 public elementary schools	68.9%		59.8	256^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.6%	43	66.0	42.0	45.0					63.0	57.0	60.0					39.0			40.0			46.0			55.0			$18,842	$218	$12,578
B. Michael Caudill Middle School	Public	6-8	1428 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6172	517	32	16.2	46.0%	421 (81.4%)	18 (3.5%)	40 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	84	29^th of 326 public middle schools	91.1%		79.7	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%	9				51.0	49.0	64.0					65.0	66.0	67.0			43.0			62.0			67.0			60.0		$17,886	$190	$11,638
Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	86	27^th of 326 public middle schools	91.7%		88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%	7				49.0	54.0	67.0					69.0	70.0	61.0			45.0			77.0			60.0			52.0		$19,239	$201	$13,301
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)																											$18,192	$207	$11,718
Boonesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Boonesborough Road	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8400	406	28	14.5	38.7%	354 (87.2%)	9 (2.2%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	83.4	73^rd of 684 public elementary schools	89.3%		86.9	57^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.7%	16	57.0	59.0	52.0					68.0	70.0	68.0					58.0			73.0			55.0			56.0			$18,115	$182	$11,403
Bellevue Transitional School	Public, Virtual	6-12	300 Bellevue Dr.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 625-6161	11	1	11.0	81.8%	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Ignite Academy North	Public	9-12	2075 Merchant Drive	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ignite Academy South	Public	9-12	123 Farristown Industrial Drive	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Madison Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	301 Highland Park Dr	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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.

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