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
21	East Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 East Highway 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-8480	570	32	17.8	17.7%	483 (84.7%)	12 (2.1%)	37 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	$14,759	$179	$81	$260	$9,655	$2,263	$12,115	88.7	79.5	43	22		210453002009
22	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13150 Ky Hwy 476	Ary	41712	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 378-7761	278	16	17.1	76.6%	266 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$21,518	$1,953	$1,345	$3,298	$12,177	$3,523	$15,700	88.3	85.5	26	4		210477001175
23	Noe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	121 West Lee Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8307	1,155	59	19.7	42.8%	593 (51.3%)	276 (23.9%)	108 (9.4%)	106 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.1%)	$18,667	$714	$1,769	$2,483	$12,560	$3,625	$16,184	87.6	79.9	41	18		210299000763
24	Pikeville High School	Public	7-12	120 Championship Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-0185	518	39	13.4	30.5%	463 (89.4%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.1%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$28,481	$2,665	$1,707	$4,372	$20,626	$3,483	$24,109	87.6	86.4	24			210483001214
25	Millard School	Public	PK, KG-8	8015 Millard Highway	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 432-3380	601	36	16.6	79.2%	590 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,346	$1,920	$971	$2,890	$10,964	$3,224	$14,188	87	88.3	19	6		210480002240
26	Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	180	20	9	76.1%	124 (68.9%)	32 (17.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	$26,777	$2,592	$2,611	$5,203	$15,480	$5,212	$23,267	86.8	80.7	38	12		210546001313
27	East Bernstadt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	229 School Street	East Bernstadt	40729	Laurel County	East Bernstadt Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 843-6221	544	33	16.4	64.2%	516 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$13,610	$1,186	$853	$2,041	$9,245	$2,322	$11,568	86.8	93.1	9	18		210159000318
28	Lyon County Middle School	Public	6-8	111 W. Fairview Avenue	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 388-9715	210	13	15.8	46.7%	188 (89.5%)	7 (3.3%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,787	$982	$464	$1,446	$9,865	$2,475	$12,341	85.9	88.6	18	10		210369001950
29	Whitley County Middle School	Public	7-8	351 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7050	547	39	14	76.2%	521 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,395	$2,685	$1,041	$3,726	$9,516	$2,440	$11,955	85.9	78.4	48	19		210588001387
30	South Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	6403 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-0320	848	45	18.9	21.5%	674 (79.5%)	39 (4.6%)	62 (7.3%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.0%)	$15,623	$239	$74	$313	$9,266	$1,918	$11,382	84	85	27	3		210453001433

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.