Middle Schools in Breckinridge County

Middle-school students in Breckinridge County attend one school, Breckinridge County Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 532 students. The most important finding is that its latest test results compare favorably with the state: the school averaged 44% across the reported results, about 2 percentage points above the state average, and scored above the state in 7 of 10 comparisons.

Because it is the only school in the area, there are no other local schools to rank against it. Within its results, seventh-grade science and sixth-grade math were the strongest relative showings, each 7 points above the state. Eighth-grade editing and mechanics was the clearest weakness, 6 points below the state; sixth-grade reading was also slightly below, by 1 point. Across the three tested grades, math averaged 4 points above the state and reading averaged 3 points above it.

Results improved overall: the school’s average rose from 38% in 2024–2025 to 44% in 2025–2026, a gain of 6 points, while the state average fell by 1 point. Eighth-grade reading climbed 14 points and eighth-grade writing rose 13, though seventh-grade math fell 1 point and editing and mechanics declined 5. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile increased from 33 to 60, and its rating rose from 2 stars to 3. Chronic absenteeism was 30% in 2025–2026, 7 points above the state rate. The student–teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–2025, and 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.