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
61	Ballyshannon Middle School	Public	6-8	7515 Shamrock Avenue	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 905-2620	609	38	16	27.4%	492 (80.8%)	24 (3.9%)	32 (5.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.6%)	$11,875	$411	$557	$968	$9,690	$1,218	$10,908	73.9	83.1	33	28		210051002460
62	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	170 Bear Trail	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 672-2425	435	29	15.1	67.6%	426 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,738	$1,992	$717	$2,704	$9,975	$2,238	$12,668	73.2	63.6	99	37		210333000883
63	Hickman County High School	Public	7-12	301 James H Phillips Dr	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4044	316	24	13.1	58.2%	235 (74.4%)	32 (10.1%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	$17,425	$605	$550	$1,156	$11,513	$3,671	$15,184	73.2	70.4	75	12		210279000594
64	Pineville Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Virginia Avenue	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Pineville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5701	531	38	13.9	83.1%	495 (93.2%)	13 (2.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$21,278	$2,774	$2,593	$5,368	$9,415	$3,635	$13,051	73.1	47.1	159	95		210486002393
65	Cloverport Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 788-3388	273	18	14.9	66.3%	257 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,724	$1,642	$733	$2,375	$6,881	$1,468	$8,349	73.1	56	121	56		210129002502
66	Rosspoint Elementary School	Public	K-8	132 Hwy 522	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-4600	369	25	14.7	77.2%	361 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$23,811	$2,620	$2,102	$4,722	$8,951	$2,900	$11,851	73	74.6	56	10		210254000545
67	Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	320	22	14.3	80.9%	312 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,138	$2,615	$1,881	$4,496	$11,181	$3,997	$15,178	72.7	53.6	131	64		210477001166
68	Wolfe County Middle School	Public	7-8	303 North Johnson Street	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8152	148	11	13.4	79.1%	147 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,861	$3,434	$702	$4,136	$11,348	$4,280	$15,628	72.4	41.1	185	117		210597001693
69	Northern Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Oak Leaf Lane	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-5230	797	46	17.3	59.1%	699 (87.7%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$11,868	$661	$368	$1,029	$8,817	$2,021	$10,838	72.4	76.4	50	19		210495001573
70	Graves County Middle School	Public	7-8	625 Jimtown Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-4890	556	32	17.3	52.2%	465 (83.6%)	12 (2.2%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$12,181	$485	$779	$1,264	$9,062	$1,854	$10,917	72.1	73.3	62	8		210228001436

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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.