Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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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
1	Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	392	39	9.9	8.4%	340 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$27,198	$73	$322	$395	$20,657	$5,754	$26,411	99.6	99.6	1			210009000014
2	Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819	99.3	98.8	2			210186000354
3	J. Graham Brown School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	546 South First Street	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8216	800	46	17.2	29.3%	458 (57.3%)	189 (23.6%)	47 (5.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.8%)	$21,255	$446	$1,590	$2,036	$15,285	$3,935	$19,220	97.6	89.3	16	13		210299002027
4	Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422	95.3	91.7	12	8		210036000060
5	Jones Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9795 Hwy 550 E	Mousie	41839	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 946-2132	153	12	12.7	81.7%	151 (98.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,934	$1,856	$1,303	$3,160	$11,120	$2,654	$13,775	95.2	95.9	3	2		210312000836
6	W B Muncy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Pirate Dr	Wooton	41776	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 279-4155	209	13	15.6	60.3%	207 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,192	$2,175	$799	$2,968	$8,987	$2,682	$12,098	94.1	87	23	17		210333000886
7	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,125	75	15	31.5%	649 (57.7%)	174 (15.5%)	96 (8.5%)	109 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (8.3%)	$21,152	$293	$957	$1,250	$14,083	$2,944	$17,027	94	93.6	6	1		210186001957
8	North Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-9998	720	39	18.5	11.3%	611 (84.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.6%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	$14,167	$270	$82	$352	$9,242	$2,088	$11,528	93.3	93.4	8			210453001552
9	Murray Middle School	Public	4-8	801 Main St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5125	645	44	14.6	47.4%	492 (76.3%)	30 (4.7%)	58 (9.0%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.1%)	$29,939	$1,427	$498	$1,925	$18,244	$3,356	$21,600	92.5	87.2	22	13		210438001085
10	Corbin Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Ed McNeel Drive	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 523-3619	675	38	17.5	55.4%	614 (91.0%)	7 (1.0%)	34 (5.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$19,006	$935	$379	$1,314	$9,014	$2,198	$11,212	92.3	92.3	11	1		210132001414

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.