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
181	College View Middle School	Public	6-8	5061 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7500	821	52	15.8	50.3%	646 (78.7%)	31 (3.8%)	64 (7.8%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	$15,434	$599	$215	$814	$10,339	$1,839	$12,178	43.1	50.5	150	31		210147000961
182	Trigg County Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Lafayette St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2210	420	25	16.8	52.9%	337 (80.2%)	26 (6.2%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$16,268	$1,190	$846	$2,037	$8,831	$2,083	$10,914	42.7	32.7	225	43		210558001328
183	Warren East Middle School	Public	7-8	7031 Louisville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0181	491	33	14.9	65.2%	330 (67.2%)	53 (10.8%)	67 (13.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.7%)	$16,852	$759	$962	$1,721	$8,485	$2,629	$11,114	42.3	51.8	144	39		210573001605
184	Kenneth D. King Middle School	Public	6-8	937 Moberly Rd.	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7060	581	37	15.7	61.3%	483 (83.1%)	20 (3.4%)	35 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$13,924	$784	$716	$1,500	$10,361	$2,063	$12,424	41.9	52.6	136	48		210411000482
185	Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,622	$2,344	$1,346	$3,690	$12,370	$3,162	$15,532	41.9	30	235	50		210477001174
186	Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	371	23	16.1	60.4%	364 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,363	$5,020	$3,223	$8,243	$14,877	$2,250	$17,123	41.8	58.5	114	72		210291001719
187	Robert D. Campbell Junior High	Public	7-8	620 Boone Ave.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5200	753	52	14.5	60.4%	572 (76.0%)	42 (5.6%)	80 (10.6%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	$15,911	$1,602	$458	$2,060	$9,114	$3,098	$12,207	41.8	40.8	188	1		210120002402
188	Taylor County Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Ingram Avenue	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-2877	586	33	18	59.7%	515 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$19,987	$913	$112	$1,025	$10,490	$3,360	$13,850	41.7	44.6	168	20		210552001319
189	Gallatin County Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Paw Print Path	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-5860	316	18	18	77.8%	258 (81.6%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$22,046	$857	$357	$2,858	$10,659	$3,900	$16,528	41.7	23.7	257	68		210213001609
190	Middlesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	4400 Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8880	284	26	11	79.9%	231 (81.3%)	15 (5.3%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	$21,704	$4,841	$1,928	$6,773	$9,057	$2,604	$11,707	41.5	42.9	175	15		210417001049

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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.