Muhlenberg County Middle School

Muhlenberg County Middle School in Greenville, Kentucky, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 871 students; the supplied nearby-school comparison is with South Hopkins Middle School, which serves the same grades. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, Muhlenberg’s average results were below the state in every subject with a reportable school score, with the largest gap in editing and mechanics.

Compared with the state, Muhlenberg was behind by 10 percentage points in math, 11 in reading, 6 in grade 7 science, 12 in grade 8 social studies, and 16 in grade 8 editing and mechanics. Its subject averages were close to those of the Muhlenberg County district. Against South Hopkins, Muhlenberg was 10 points lower in math and 26 points lower in editing and mechanics, while reading was close and Muhlenberg was 2 points higher in social studies. Science was its closest result to the state; its grade 8 social studies result was a relative bright spot against South Hopkins, though still below the state.

Results over time are mixed: the three-grade math average rose from 26% in 2022–2023 to 30% in 2025–2026, while reading fell from 39% to 37% and grade 8 editing and mechanics dropped from 42% to 26%. SchoolDigger ranks Muhlenberg 271st of 326 Kentucky middle schools, at the 17th percentile with 1 star, down from the 60th percentile in 2017–2018; South Hopkins is at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 15.7 at Muhlenberg and 12.2 at South Hopkins; 60% of Muhlenberg students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 57% at South Hopkins. Chronic absenteeism has improved, falling from 40% in 2021–2022 to 27% in 2025–2026, but remained above the district’s 25% and the state’s 24%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also flag low recent standing for Special Education Students (4th percentile) and Multi-racial Students (3rd percentile), compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile.