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
131	Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	759	56	13.6	52.6%	361 (47.6%)	184 (24.2%)	127 (16.7%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.6%)	$23,305	$538	$1,142	$1,680	$15,238	$2,951	$18,190	56.1	34.8	217	86		210186000394
132	Barren County Middle School	Public	7-8	555 Trojan Trail	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-4909	649	40	16.2	58.6%	577 (88.9%)	6 (0.9%)	41 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$17,746	$1,522	$431	$1,946	$15,490	$2,754	$12,035	55.5	59.3	112	20		210030000607
133	Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	$14,393	$913	$391	$1,304	$9,713	$3,375	$13,089	54.9	47.6	157	24		210090001306
134	West Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	10471 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3924	476	32	15.1	55.7%	394 (82.8%)	26 (5.5%)	30 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	$26,080	$922	$1,138	$2,060	$19,780	$4,240	$24,020	54.5	51.3	147	13		210249000525
135	Clay County Middle School	Public	7-8	239 Richmond Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-1810	387	32	12	69.5%	376 (97.2%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,986	$2,559	$248	$2,808	$10,797	$2,288	$13,085	54.4	36.4	206	71		210123001699
136	Glasgow Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Scottie Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-2256	545	32	17.1	61.5%	321 (58.9%)	45 (8.3%)	97 (17.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	67 (12.3%)	$15,795	$1,163	$288	$1,451	$9,515	$2,779	$12,294	53.9	44.5	169	33		210222000402
137	Bernheim Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Audubon Dr	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4000	371	22	16.8	53.4%	340 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$17,285	$470	$672	$1,142	$9,763	$2,003	$11,766	53.8	51.9	142	5		210075000414
138	Cub Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	170 E Gap Hill Rd	Cub Run	42729	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-2925	213	15	13.9	49.3%	200 (93.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$20,281	$1,801	$1,003	$2,804	$14,001	$3,477	$17,477	53.8	40.8	187	49		210264000563
139	Talton K Stone Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-6343	526	31	16.8	43.0%	324 (61.6%)	55 (10.5%)	57 (10.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.9%)	$11,435	$823	$607	$1,429	$8,288	$1,718	$10,006	53.8	61.3	104	35		210165000326
140	Caldwell County Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Beckner Ln	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 365-8020	400	24	16.8	63.5%	324 (81.0%)	28 (7.0%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$14,570	$1,148	$1,528	$2,676	$8,362	$2,361	$10,722	53.6	56	122	18		210084000167

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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.