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Bardstown Middle School

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Bardstown Middle School ranks 176 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Bardstown Middle School is a public middle school in Bardstown, Kentucky, serving 557 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bardstown Independent School District, which is ranked 62 out of 157 districts in the state.

Academically, Bardstown Middle School's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, with its strongest area being 6th grade reading. However, the school struggles in mathematics, particularly in 7th and 8th grades, where proficiency rates lag behind the district and state. The school's performance in science, writing, and social studies is also lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school's African American students have shown strong performance, ranking among the top 50 middle schools in Kentucky, while its Hispanic and multi-racial student populations have struggled.

Bardstown Middle School faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and fluctuating dropout rates. Despite its higher-than-average per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance suggests that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution. The school's proximity to higher-performing regional peers, such as Marion County Middle School and Spencer County Middle School, presents an opportunity to learn from their best practices and strategies to improve overall student achievement.

591

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,444

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 N 5th St
Bardstown, KY 40004

(502) 331-8803

District: Bardstown Independent

Students who attend Bardstown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bardstown High School

Feeder schools for Bardstown Middle School:

Elementary:	Bardstown Elementary School
	Bardstown Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Two or more races:

14.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2022) to 45th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg43%

176^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 157Bardstown Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	139 of 324	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	151 of 327	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	109 of 320	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	130 of 282	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	175 of 335	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.3	186 of 330	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	197 of 331	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	215 of 337	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	204 of 335	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	216 of 319	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.4	229 of 304	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.1	132 of 289	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.2	139 of 287	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	24.3	229 of 284	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	17 of 80	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	33 of 79	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	58 of 96	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	167 of 226	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	148 of 219	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	171 of 298	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	92 of 300	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	115 of 295	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	65 of 299	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	97 of 233	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	145 of 299	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	170 of 290	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	70 of 123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	76 of 119	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	48 of 120	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	33 of 116	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	222 of 314	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	210 of 311	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	200 of 309	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	126 of 310	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	110 of 224	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	112 of 303	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	106 of 285	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	163 of 303	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	166 of 304	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	166 of 307	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	145 of 304	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	137 of 222	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	189 of 303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	186 of 293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	54 of 101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	61 of 95	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	72 of 87	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	69 of 85	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	48.7	156 of 294	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	138 of 314	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	106 of 316	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	122 of 320	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	78 of 314	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	84 of 213	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	138 of 266	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	133 of 253	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2019)47th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics57%+8 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Writing47%~ state avg

Social Studies41%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-5 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bardstown Middle School	Public	6-8	410 N 5th St	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8803	591	35	16.7	52.5%	373 (63.1%)	62 (10.5%)	65 (11.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.6%)	44.5	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%		52.3	139^th of 324 public middle schools	57.1%	37	41.0	30.0	37.0	54.0	45.0	43.0	28.0	47.0	41.0	57.0	$19,444	$367	$92	$458	$11,018	$1,909	$12,929
Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Wildcat Ln	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7040	594	31	19.1	48.7%	537 (90.4%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	19.5	269^th of 320 public middle schools	15.9%		17.8	281^st of 324 public middle schools	13.3%	12	30.0	24.0	27.0	42.0	32.0	30.0	22.0	41.0	28.0	42.0	$15,243	$1,038	$252	$1,290	$9,176	$2,989	$12,165
Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Arnold Ln	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7201	296	17	17.4	48.6%	280 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	25.3	250^th of 320 public middle schools	21.9%		20.7	268^th of 324 public middle schools	17.3%	18	30.0	35.0	25.0	41.0	39.0	27.0	25.0	43.0	35.0	45.0	$15,661	$1,139	$260	$1,400	$9,782	$2,690	$12,473
Bernheim Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Audubon Dr	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4000	371	22	16.8	53.4%	340 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	53.8	137^th of 320 public middle schools	57.2%		51.9	142^nd of 324 public middle schools	56.2%	5	42.0	46.0	41.0	53.0	46.0	45.0	31.0	63.0	43.0	52.0	$17,285	$470	$672	$1,142	$9,763	$2,003	$11,766
Spencer County Middle School	Public	6-8	1263 Mt Washington Rd	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3260	690	39	17.6	42.2%	622 (90.1%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	45.3	170^th of 320 public middle schools	46.9%		59.5	111^th of 324 public middle schools	65.7%	59	37.0	48.0	42.0	39.0	51.0	42.0	26.0	43.0	44.0	53.0	$11,217	$643	$426	$1,039	$8,208	$1,970	$10,178
Washington County Middle School	Public	6-8	603 Lincoln Park Rd	Springfield	40069	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 336-5483	214	13	16.0	63.6%	148 (69.2%)	23 (10.7%)	30 (14.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	47.8	159^th of 320 public middle schools	50.3%		35.9	210^th of 324 public middle schools	35.2%	51	55.0	52.0	34.0	55.0	46.0	41.0	36.0	49.0	30.0	39.0	$16,093	$1,054	$396	$1,450	$11,942	$2,701	$14,643
Eastside Middle School	Public	6-8	6925 Hwy 44E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5000	682	38	17.9	26.2%	614 (90.0%)	14 (2.1%)	29 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	64.9	98^th of 320 public middle schools	69.4%		70.3	76^th of 324 public middle schools	76.5%	22	62.0	52.0	42.0	60.0	52.0	42.0	29.0	66.0	43.0	62.0	$15,916	$461	$285	$746	$9,086	$1,781	$10,867
MT. Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Water St	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5200	474	25	18.9	41.4%	401 (84.6%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.5%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	40.6	193^rd of 320 public middle schools	39.7%		27.4	243^rd of 324 public middle schools	25.0%	50	54.0	40.0	37.0	56.0	37.0	29.0		45.0	29.0	53.0	$17,279	$641	$343	$984	$9,307	$2,655	$11,962
Marion County Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Hwy. 327	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 692-4578	290	20	14.8	54.1%	253 (87.2%)	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	75.5	57^th of 320 public middle schools	82.2%		71.1	73^rd of 324 public middle schools	77.5%	16	55.0	63.0	67.0	65.0	54.0	48.0	32.0	60.0	56.0	59.0	$21,379	$1,059	$864	$1,923	$10,597	$2,270	$13,000
Bullitt Lick Middle School	Public	6-8	555 W Blue Lick Rd	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-5400	423	28	15.1	67.8%	353 (83.5%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	10.1	305^th of 320 public middle schools	4.7%		5.8	312^th of 324 public middle schools	3.7%	7	22.0	22.0	21.0	31.0	22.0	26.0		41.0	18.0	33.0	$18,059	$733	$493	$1,226	$10,348	$2,116	$12,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Bardstown Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bardstown Middle School?

Students at Bardstown Middle School are 63% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 10% African American.

How many students attend Bardstown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Bardstown Middle School.

What district is Bardstown Middle School in?

Bardstown Independent

What high school do graduates of Bardstown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bardstown Middle School usually go on to attend Bardstown High School

Is Bardstown Middle School a good school?

Bardstown Middle School ranks 176^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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