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
281	Herald Whitaker Middle School	Public	7-8	221 Hornet Dr	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 349-5190	260	23	11.3	68.1%	251 (96.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$18,589	$2,815	$1,244	$4,059	$9,059	$2,808	$11,867	17.3	21.7	264	17		210375001618
282	Russellville Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 W. 9th Street	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Russellville Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 726-8428	216	14	15.9	73.1%	114 (52.8%)	33 (15.3%)	36 (16.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.4%)	$17,036	$1,634	$520	$2,154	$8,786	$2,496	$11,282	16.9	13.6	292	10		210519002490
283	Henry F. Moss Middle School	Public	7-8	2565 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0166	580	42	13.8	90.2%	166 (28.6%)	127 (21.9%)	155 (26.7%)	81 (14.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	29 (5.0%)	$17,054	$1,017	$1,166	$2,183	$8,526	$2,256	$10,781	16.9	18	280	3		210573001604
284	Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615	16.8	19.3	274	10		210186000370
285	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	335	24	13.7	71.0%	323 (96.4%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,343	$1,042	$596	$1,638	$9,899	$2,806	$12,705	16.4	28.5	240	45		210264000566
286	Wayne County Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Champion Drive	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 348-6691	646	40	16.1	74.8%	561 (86.8%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$14,113	$1,147	$599	$1,746	$8,860	$2,144	$11,004	15.3	38.2	203	83		210579002020
287	Paris Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2163	180	11	17.1	75.6%	92 (51.1%)	28 (15.6%)	36 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.8%)	$16,153	$1,568	$457	$2,025	$10,441	$1,899	$12,340	15.2	12.2	297	10		210471001159
288	Robertson County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1760 Sardis Rd.	Mount Olivet	41064	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 724-5431	453	25	18.1	66.9%	432 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$20,946	$1,101	$350	$1,451	$10,793	$4,164	$14,957	14.8	17.8	282	6		210504001246
289	Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255	14.5	19.5	272	17		210186000393
290	Fairview High School	Public	7-12	2123 Main St W	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 324-9226	257	22	11.8	90.7%	236 (91.8%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$23,109	$2,167	$1,406	$3,766	$12,067	$3,003	$14,704	13.4	29.5	238	52		210180000348

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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.