Best Middle Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
251	Westport Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8100 Westport Road	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8346	988	71	13.9	57.1%	396 (40.1%)	270 (27.3%)	222 (22.5%)	35 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.4%)	$20,649	$1,030	$1,660	$2,690	$14,327	$3,632	$17,958	25.1	20.2	270	19		210299000670
252	Menifee Central School	Public	K-7	359 Wynn Flat Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 768-8002	548	37	14.9	75.2%	527 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$26,372	$2,120	$717	$2,838	$10,686	$2,856	$13,542	24.8	31.8	229	23		210408002531
253	Breathitt County High School	Public	7-12	2307 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-7511	669	42	15.7	69.5%	655 (97.9%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,087	$1,863	$1,745	$3,608	$9,491	$3,988	$13,479	24.4	10.8	299	46		210069000129
254	Caverna Middle School	Public	6-8	2276 S Dixie Hwy	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 773-4665	115	9	13.2	67.8%	86 (74.8%)	10 (8.7%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	$22,622	$3,687	$2,201	$5,888	$12,970	$3,233	$16,203	24.3	15.5	288	34		210111001914
255	Phelps High School	Public	7-12	11580 Hwy 632	Phelps	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 456-3482	239	20	11.9	89.5%	229 (95.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$20,164	$1,913	$932	$2,845	$12,144	$4,780	$16,924	24.2	30.1	233	22		210480001204
256	Betsy Layne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	256 School St	Betsy Layne	41605	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6272	638	41	15.6	83.5%	625 (98.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,902	$2,224	$871	$3,095	$8,315	$2,492	$10,807	23.2	25.7	249	7		210195000407
257	Tichenor Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-2255	505	36	14	87.7%	301 (59.6%)	54 (10.7%)	71 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	61 (12.1%)	$14,671	$272	$156	$428	$11,497	$2,746	$14,243	22.1	24	255	2		210174000339
258	Lee County Middle High School	Public	6-12	599 Lee Avenue	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5005	422	29	14.5	87.0%	408 (96.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,951	$2,007	$1,251	$3,258	$8,533	$3,133	$11,666	21.7	20.2	269	11		210327002434
259	Fulton County Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-2070	123	7	17.5	71.5%	73 (59.3%)	30 (24.4%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.4%)	$13,626	$2,194	$307	$2,501	$7,521	$3,603	$11,124	21.2	9.4	302	43		210210002480
260	Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	617	39	15.9	55.8%	537 (87.0%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$12,419	$350	$208	$557	$9,132	$1,994	$11,127	21.2	27.3	244	16		210258000556

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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.