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
11	Drakes Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	704 Cypress Wood	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0165	704	44	16	60.2%	416 (59.1%)	52 (7.4%)	74 (10.5%)	120 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.3%)	$16,192	$857	$885	$1,743	$8,335	$2,077	$10,411	91.9	92.5	10	1		210573001603
12	South Warren Middle School	Public	7-8	295 Rich Pond Road	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 467-7510	805	43	18.7	45.6%	569 (70.7%)	57 (7.1%)	42 (5.2%)	103 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27 (3.4%)	$15,678	$764	$786	$1,551	$8,016	$2,108	$10,124	91.8	93.4	7	5		210573002298
13	Conner Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4410	865	52	16.6	36.0%	701 (81.0%)	50 (5.8%)	52 (6.0%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	$11,465	$697	$476	$1,173	$9,200	$1,092	$10,292	91.7	88.6	17	4		210051000083
14	Green Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	123 W Hwy 221	Bledsoe	40810	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 558-3533	147	11	13.3	83.7%	132 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$25,385	$3,438	$2,102	$5,540	$14,170	$3,418	$17,588	91.5	94.3	4	10		210254000540
15	Walton-Verona Middle School	Public	6-8	32 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	425	31	13.7	38.1%	385 (90.6%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$24,538	$297	$30	$327	$10,951	$3,141	$14,092	90.8	86.1	25	10		210570002191
16	Lone Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Bleich Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4130	702	48	14.7	48.1%	567 (80.8%)	39 (5.6%)	42 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$15,312	$998	$653	$1,636	$9,902	$1,771	$11,689	90.3	87.3	21	5		210396001010
17	Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 639-2774	844	47	17.9	70.1%	823 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$14,971	$1,804	$920	$2,723	$9,043	$2,976	$12,019	90	87.6	20	3		210480002296
18	Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	10400 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5333	1,006	58	17.3	25.5%	811 (80.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	51 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)	$10,930	$497	$506	$1,003	$8,792	$1,135	$9,927	89.5	90.4	14	4		210051000638
19	Scott County Middle School	Public	6-8	1036 Cardinal Drive	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-7202	837	49	17.1	53.2%	711 (84.9%)	20 (2.4%)	72 (8.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	$20,253	$317	$340	$657	$8,819	$1,658	$11,133	89.1	83.4	30	11		210526001285
20	Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$18,266	$1,023	$296	$1,319	$8,931	$2,585	$11,516	88.9	94.1	5	15		210372002311

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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