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
191	East Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5561	944	56	16.8	62.0%	688 (72.9%)	65 (6.9%)	115 (12.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	$14,167	$777	$394	$1,170	$10,026	$1,775	$11,754	41	36.1	209	18		210303000797
192	Marnel C. Moorman School	Public	K-8	501 Discovery Boulevard	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-0204	803	48	16.5	43.1%	407 (50.7%)	72 (9.0%)	254 (31.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	$12,016	$636	$325	$962	$9,284	$1,770	$11,054	40.8	43.1	174	18		210532002491
193	MT. Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Water St	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5200	474	25	18.9	41.4%	401 (84.6%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.5%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$17,279	$641	$343	$984	$9,307	$2,655	$11,962	40.6	27.4	243	50		210075000150
194	Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	489	39	12.5	57.7%	428 (87.5%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$16,399	$1,168	$702	$1,871	$11,497	$3,031	$14,528	40.5	61.2	105	89		210264000567
195	Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Kansas St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2727	671	47	14.2	59.2%	560 (83.5%)	27 (4.0%)	23 (3.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	$15,659	$764	$1,082	$1,846	$10,311	$3,502	$13,813	39.6	33.8	221	26		210015000023
196	Jenkins Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9409 Highway 805	Jenkins	41537	Letcher County	Jenkins Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 832-2184	453	30	15.1	77.9%	441 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$26,971	$3,765	$2,421	$6,186	$10,251	$4,354	$14,605	38.7	41.6	183	13		210300001642
197	Wallins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	993 Hwy 219	Wallins Creek	40873	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 664-3444	352	28	12.8	81.0%	344 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$21,698	$3,039	$2,143	$5,182	$9,972	$2,846	$12,818	38.5	71.2	72	125		210254000549
198	Boyd County Middle School	Public	6-8	1226 Summit Road	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-9547	618	42	14.7	57.0%	580 (93.9%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$24,102	$2,464	$30	$1,065	$12,832	$2,551	$15,312	38.3	44.3	172	26		210062000112
199	Hancock County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 State Rt 271 South	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6712	308	20	15.4	46.4%	282 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$18,295	$667	$133	$800	$12,644	$3,421	$16,065	38.2	52.9	134	65		210246000508
200	Lewis County Middle School	Public	7-8	51 Middle School Ln	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 796-6228	290	16	18.2	69.7%	283 (97.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,642	$1,762	$554	$2,316	$9,282	$3,044	$12,326	37.9	41.6	181	19		210339001503

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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.