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
81	Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	196	15	13.5	82.1%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$33,320	$2,710	$62	$2,772	$22,563	$3,005	$25,564	70.4	64.9	93	12		210039000068
82	Bavel	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	500 Hilltopper Way	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 651-3787	227	6	37.8	21.6%	193 (85.0%)	8 (3.5%)	12 (5.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								70.1	68.1	83	1		210030001970
83	West Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-2244	887	55	16.1	47.4%	706 (79.6%)	45 (5.1%)	80 (9.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$13,773	$595	$373	$968	$9,873	$1,740	$11,567	69.9	59.8	110	27		210303001110
84	West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$19,079	$2,057	$1,523	$3,580	$9,988	$3,195	$13,183	69.9	66.6	85	1		210477002453
85	Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 College St	Auburn	42206	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4181	760	43	17.6	47.8%	645 (84.9%)	13 (1.7%)	49 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.2%)	$14,101	$1,096	$1,067	$1,678	$9,473	$2,950	$12,423	69.3	72.1	66	19		210354001543
86	McLean County Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5191	321	24	13.4	48.6%	295 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,970	$591	$186	$777	$10,404	$2,323	$12,727	69.2	76	52	34		210402001140
87	May Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	481 Stephens Br	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 285-0883	508	30	16.9	72.0%	493 (97.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,330	$2,010	$865	$2,875	$8,052	$2,403	$10,455	69.1	66.1	86	1		210195001426
88	James Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Brown Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6160	466	25	18.4	44.0%	371 (79.6%)	33 (7.1%)	20 (4.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$13,107	$573	$184	$757	$8,344	$1,866	$10,210	68.5	55.9	123	35		210286000681
89	Cordia School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6050 Lotts Creek Road	Hazard	41701	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-4457	185	15	12.3	81.6%	177 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$17,818	$2,577	$1,019	$3,597	$11,013	$3,209	$14,222	67.8	38.9	196	107		210312002233
90	Beacon Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1022 West Main Street	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 781-5150	137	4	34.2	56.2%	116 (84.7%)	6 (4.4%)	9 (6.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)								67.1			(n/a)		210573002410

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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