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 30, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 320)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
241	Muhlenberg County Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 State Route 176	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	No	(270) 338-4650	871	55	15.7	60.3%	777 (89.2%)	15 (1.7%)	37 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$13,178	$518	$166	$684	$10,691	$3,676	$14,367	28.1	24.3	254	13		210008101081
242	Bourbon County Middle School	Public	6-8	3339 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2189	555	35	15.8	60.7%	421 (75.9%)	5 (0.9%)	110 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$16,673	$1,390	$457	$1,847	$9,960	$2,217	$12,177	27.8	20.7	267	25		210054000099
243	James E Bazzell Middle School	Public	7-8	201 New Gallatin Rd	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 622-7140	448	28	16	55.6%	396 (88.4%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,967	$1,758	$1,113	$2,871	$8,423	$1,672	$10,096	27.6	35.4	214	29		210007000009
244	Nicholas County High School	Public	7-12	103 School Dr	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	No	(859) 289-3780	435	24	18.1	57.2%	405 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$33,933	$3,212	$747	$3,959	$15,610	$2,262	$24,220	27.3	46.2	163	81		210447001107
245	Livingston County Middle School	Public	6-8	1370 Us 60 E	Burna	42028	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 988-3263	201	12	17.4	63.2%	168 (83.6%)	4 (2.0%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$14,901	$1,243	$454	$1,697	$10,181	$3,022	$13,203	27.2	35.6	211	34		210351001484
246	Cardinal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	650 Boone Avenue	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(859) 744-4545	212	1	212	60.4%	187 (88.2%)	5 (2.4%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								27.1			(n/a)		210120002567
247	Hopkinsville Middle School	Public	6-8	14405 Dr Martin Luther King Jr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7130	741	45	16.6	69.0%	325 (43.9%)	234 (31.6%)	106 (14.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.0%)	$16,590	$1,425	$520	$1,945	$8,449	$2,256	$10,705	26.8	27.2	245	2		210115000225
248	Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	285 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-8400	697	43	16.2	75.5%	605 (86.8%)	12 (1.7%)	44 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$15,823	$1,686	$331	$2,017	$8,704	$2,720	$11,424	25.7	22.5	261	13		210348000478
249	Bondurant Middle School	Public	6-8	Bondurant Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8440	600	40	15	55.2%	454 (75.7%)	35 (5.8%)	55 (9.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.3%)	$15,937	$918	$834	$1,752	$11,611	$2,574	$14,184	25.4	31.4	231	18		210201000435
250	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Arnold Ln	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7201	296	17	17.4	48.6%	280 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,661	$1,139	$260	$1,400	$9,782	$2,690	$12,473	25.3	20.7	268	18		210441001087

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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 30, 2025, 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.