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
211	Bluegrass Middle School	Public	6-8	170 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-2658	583	38	15.3	55.7%	346 (59.3%)	81 (13.9%)	66 (11.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	62 (10.6%)	$24,807	$988	$1,070	$2,059	$18,626	$4,122	$22,748	36	34.2	220	9		210249001673
212	Letcher Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	160 LHS Drive	Blackey	41804	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2524	322	21	15.3	76.1%	322 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,186	$1,974	$3,163	$5,138	$10,401	$3,958	$14,361	35.9	13.2	294	82		210336002528
213	Monroe County Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Main	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 487-9624	399	22	17.9	69.7%	337 (84.5%)	11 (2.8%)	41 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$18,883	$1,842	$837	$2,679	$11,893	$3,885	$15,778	35.7	41.5	184	29		210420001053
214	Paducah Middle School	Public	6-8	342 Lone Oak Rd	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5710	632	41	15.2	60.8%	270 (42.7%)	229 (36.2%)	51 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (12.5%)	$16,828	$1,503	$905	$2,408	$10,684	$3,736	$14,420	35.4	36.3	208	6		210465001144
215	Breckinridge County Middle School	Public	6-8	1877 E. Highway 60	Harned	40144	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3060	532	34	15.6	60.7%	478 (89.8%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$13,056	$935	$304	$1,239	$9,682	$2,136	$11,818	34.5	41.1	186	29		210072001304
216	Webster County Middle School	Public	7-8	1928 US Hwy 41A South	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	No	(270) 639-9496	319	15	21.2	52.7%	224 (70.2%)	7 (2.2%)	74 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,065	$834	$703	$1,537	$8,657	$1,871	$10,528	34.2	42.2	177	39		210582002348
217	Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6740	725	44	16.4	59.2%	452 (62.3%)	88 (12.1%)	101 (13.9%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	$15,209	$803	$799	$1,602	$10,926	$2,681	$13,608	34.2	26.6	246	29		210201000438
218	West Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Warrior Drive	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-5354	392	21	18.9	71.7%	385 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,811	$1,038	$2,735	$3,773	$9,254	$1,926	$11,180	33.9	46.3	162	56		210102001661
219	Kammerer Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Wesboro Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8279	781	52	15	44.0%	346 (44.3%)	224 (28.7%)	111 (14.2%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.0%)	$21,490	$672	$1,577	$2,250	$15,599	$3,642	$19,240	33.4	33.2	224	5		210299000724
220	Hebron Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 E Hebron Ln	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4200	569	28	20.5	47.1%	469 (82.4%)	12 (2.1%)	56 (9.8%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$16,448	$392	$469	$862	$9,172	$2,076	$11,250	33.1	44.4	171	49		210075000147

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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