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
101	Russell County Middle School	Public	6-8	2258 S Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-2224	652	39	16.6	68.1%	526 (80.7%)	5 (0.8%)	101 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.1%)	$12,579	$862	$719	$1,581	$8,900	$2,097	$10,998	64.6	52.4	137	36		210516001599
102	Ohio County Middle School	Public	7-8	1404 S Main St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 274-7893	523	32	16.4	66.0%	441 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,865	$1,091	$185	$1,278	$7,578	$1,873	$9,464	64.6	65.4	91	11		210450001114
103	Johnson County Middle School	Public	7-8	251 N Mayo Tr	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 789-4133	449	40	11.3	58.8%	426 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$18,299	$2,255	$1,154	$3,409	$10,703	$2,424	$13,127	64.2	62.1	102	1		210306000800
104	Olmstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1170 Olmstead Rd	Olmstead	42265	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 726-3811	398	27	14.7	45.0%	328 (82.4%)	16 (4.0%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.5%)	$17,595	$1,103	$1,042	$1,654	$12,030	$3,911	$15,941	63.9	65.8	88	16		210354001546
105	Edmonson County Middle School	Public	7-8	210 Wildcat Way	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 597-2932	256	16	15.5	65.2%	237 (92.6%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,065	$1,173	$223	$1,396	$9,973	$1,869	$11,885	63.5	65.5	90	15		210162000321
106	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Summit St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	586	33	17.5	53.9%	434 (74.1%)	36 (6.1%)	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.2%)	$17,320	$808	$224	$1,032	$8,808	$2,046	$10,854	63.3	51.7	145	39		210372000250
107	Belfry Middle School	Public	6-8	25259 Us 119 N	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 353-9688	344	21	16.7	64.5%	324 (94.2%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$15,894	$738	$844	$1,582	$10,484	$3,495	$13,979	63	61.6	103	4		210480002013
108	Mayfield Middle School	Public	5-8	112 W College St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-7521	559	33	16.9	67.6%	208 (37.2%)	67 (12.0%)	214 (38.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	$26,476	$2,657	$720	$18,857	$4,329	$9,229	$26,226	62.8	55.8	124	16		210390000996
109	Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Stacker St	Lewisburg	42256	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 755-4823	500	29	17.2	61.2%	467 (93.4%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$15,372	$1,226	$1,221	$1,832	$10,046	$3,494	$13,539	62.7	73.6	59	50		210354001545
110	Fleming Neon Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Second Street	Neon	41840	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-9042	131	9	14.7	58.0%	127 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$26,171	$1,959	$3,166	$5,125	$12,761	$5,472	$18,200	62.4	56.5	119	9		210336000894

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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.