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
301	Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Madison Avenue	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	631	43	14.6	83.5%	198 (31.4%)	183 (29.0%)	189 (30.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	$20,281	$1,604	$888	$2,492	$13,089	$1,377	$14,466	11.6	9	305	4		210135001944
302	Union County Middle School	Public	6-8	4465 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-0224	413	27	15.5	62.2%	352 (85.2%)	25 (6.1%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$18,401	$1,414	$511	$1,925	$12,352	$4,124	$16,476	11.3	13.6	291	11		210564001602
303	Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	$18,657	$1,044	$1,036	$2,078	$13,362	$4,007	$18,498	10.6	16.9	284	19		210042000075
304	Elliott County Middle School	Public	6-8	351 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	No	(606) 738-8102	190	15	12.6	70.0%	186 (97.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,162	$410	$325	$735	$9,907	$3,008	$11,924	10.2	13.4	293	11		210168002504
305	Bullitt Lick Middle School	Public	6-8	555 W Blue Lick Rd	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-5400	423	28	15.1	67.8%	353 (83.5%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$18,059	$733	$493	$1,226	$10,348	$2,116	$12,464	10.1	5.8	312	7		210075001410
306	Powell County Middle School	Public	6-8	770 W College Ave	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3308	418	24	17.6	66.3%	389 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$13,360	$225	$383	$2,036	$9,375	$2,388	$10,334	8.4	8	307	1		210489001218
307	Trimble County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1029 Hwy 421N	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-7781	541	30	18.2	51.2%	501 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$24,219	$334	$76	$410	$8,965	$3,848	$12,813	8.4	9.2	304	3		210561002475
308	Carroll County Middle School	Public	5-8	408 5th St	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7080	555	36	15.4	56.4%	409 (73.7%)	7 (1.3%)	109 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$15,860	$838	$929	$1,767	$11,033	$3,060	$14,093	7.6	7.1	309	1		210099000191
309	Zoneton Middle School	Public	6-8	797 Old Preston Hwy N	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4400	343	19	18	68.2%	244 (71.1%)	25 (7.3%)	51 (14.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$17,371	$497	$699	$1,196	$9,692	$2,099	$11,791	7.2	7.4	308	1		210075001973
310	Kentucky Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 788-3388	2,412	102	23.6	51.6%	1,716 (71.1%)	265 (11.0%)	204 (8.5%)	18 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	200 (8.3%)								6	8.4	306	4		210129002566

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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.