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
231	Christian County Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Glass Ave	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7070	845	45	18.9	69.5%	415 (49.1%)	281 (33.3%)	64 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.5%)	$16,220	$882	$798	$1,680	$8,419	$2,188	$10,826	30.9	29.5	237	6		210115000221
232	Metcalfe County Middle School	Public	6-8	208 Randolph Street Lot 1	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-3359	310	19	16.3	77.4%	286 (92.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$17,382	$2,249	$1,378	$3,627	$7,898	$2,864	$10,762	30.4	20.9	265	33		210414000729
233	Louisa Middle School	Public	6-8	9 Bulldog Lane	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-4090	384	24	16	63.0%	372 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$26,074	$2,802	$780	$3,582	$14,808	$4,179	$18,987	30.3	36.4	207	26		210324000872
234	Browning Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	357 W Arch St	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6006	443	29	15.2	60.7%	299 (67.5%)	62 (14.0%)	34 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$13,764	$711	$230	$941	$8,799	$1,901	$10,700	30.2	39.3	194	40		210286000601
235	Campbellsville Middle School	Public	6-8	230 West Main Street	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-5121	284	26	11.1	60.6%	197 (69.4%)	21 (7.4%)	16 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.3%)	$7,177	$2,305	$2,248	$2,494	$4,295	$4,599	$6,049	29.9	25.9	248	13		210093000184
236	West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	293	24	12.2	59.0%	263 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$16,330	$841	$285	$1,126	$10,956	$2,020	$12,976	29.8	44.5	170	66		210286001472
237	South Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	299 Mt. Raider Dr.	Hi Hat	41636	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6175	596	36	16.5	87.2%	582 (97.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,774	$2,121	$1,019	$3,140	$8,145	$2,490	$10,634	29.4	18.4	279	42		210195002446
238	Bonnieville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7874 N Dixie Hwy	Bonnieville	42713	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 531-1111	313	22	14	65.2%	291 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,763	$1,153	$601	$1,754	$11,070	$2,939	$14,009	29.1	24.4	253	15		210264000562
239	James T Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Country Club Rd	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-2135	612	38	16.3	53.1%	356 (58.2%)	90 (14.7%)	66 (10.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.4%)	$25,939	$1,269	$1,062	$2,331	$19,505	$4,104	$23,608	28.8	40.6	189	50		210249000518
240	Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	$24,913	$1,263	$1,241	$2,504	$16,383	$2,911	$19,295	28.5	28.5	241	1		210186000357

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.