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
261	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	833	68	12.2	81.8%	796 (95.6%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$55,391	$1,902	$1,991	$3,893	$16,932	$4,750	$22,127	21.2	56.4	120	141		210591001939
262	Lynn Camp Middle High School	Public	6-12	100 N Ky 830	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2851	447	38	11.8	81.4%	431 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,336	$4,040	$964	$5,004	$10,460	$3,871	$14,331	21.1	22.6	260	2		210315002544
263	Casey County Middle School	Public	6-8	1673 E Ky 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	497	35	14.3	73.0%	433 (87.1%)	5 (1.0%)	43 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,838	$1,776	$1,537	$3,263	$7,275	$1,721	$9,226	21.1	25.6	250	13		210105001579
264	Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$23,606	$2,038	$1,883	$3,918	$14,151	$4,875	$19,024	21	14.5	290	26		210153000316
265	Jackson County Middle School	Public	6-8	139 Hwy 587	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-8351	369	25	14.7	72.9%	358 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$17,374	$1,121	$947	$2,068	$10,062	$2,217	$12,296	20.8	23.1	259	6		210294001674
266	James D. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	2520 S Lake Dr	Prestonsburg	41653	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-2671	311	20	15.5	69.8%	294 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,671	$1,375	$873	$2,248	$8,772	$2,651	$11,423	19.9	12.9	295	29		210195001670
267	Success Academy	Public	6-12	1555 Georgetown Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	401	21	19.3	64.8%	179 (44.6%)	105 (26.2%)	78 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (9.0%)								19.7	18.8	277	10		210186002463
268	Mason County Middle School	Public	6-8	715 Clarks Run Road	Maysville	41056	Mason County	Mason County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 564-6748	565	37	15.1	67.1%	420 (74.3%)	36 (6.4%)	37 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.9%)	$39,474	$1,071	$2,067	$3,138	$16,665	$3,691	$20,360	19.6	35.1	216	52		210387000991
269	Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Wildcat Ln	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7040	594	31	19.1	48.7%	537 (90.4%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$15,243	$1,038	$252	$1,290	$9,176	$2,989	$12,165	19.5	17.8	281	12		210441001095
270	Phillip Sharp Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Wright Rd	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7000	420	26	16.1	56.2%	403 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,874	$605	$827	$1,432	$9,366	$2,479	$11,845	19.2	22.1	262	8		210474001646

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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.