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Bourbon County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Bourbon County Middle School in Paris, Kentucky, enrolls 555 students in grades 6–8. SchoolDigger gives it a 1-star rating and places it at the 24th percentile statewide for 2025–2026. The clearest concern for families is academic performance in math and reading, especially 8th-grade math: 20% of students were proficient, compared with 39% statewide.

Math and reading are the school’s weakest results against the state: its three-grade averages were 24% in math versus 40% statewide, and 37% in reading versus 48%. The supplied Bourbon County district scores match the school’s grade-by-grade results. Science is a relative strength locally: 7th-grade proficiency was 27%, just below the state’s 28% and the highest reported result among nearby schools, whose scores ranged from 10% to 30%. In 8th-grade writing, the school scored 49%, one point above the state, and editing/mechanics was also one point higher, at 43% versus 42%. By contrast, 8th-grade math was lower than nearby results except at Paris Middle School.

Recent trends are mixed: the three-grade math average fell from 31% in 2024–2025 to 24% in 2025–2026, widening its gap with the state from 10 to 16 points; the reading average rose from 30% in 2022–2023 to 37%, though 8th-grade reading fell to 25%. Science improved notably: 7th-grade proficiency rose from 12% to 27%. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile rose from 18 in 2023–2024 to 24 in 2024–2025 and stayed there in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 15.8, compared with about 13.9 at nearby schools, and 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings were notably higher for Hispanic students—46th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 24th overall—and for homeless students—79th percentile in 2024–2025 versus 24th overall that year. The homeless-student ranking compares only 24 schools statewide.

555

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,222

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3339 Lexington Road
Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2189

District: Bourbon County

Students who attend Bourbon County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bourbon County High School

Feeder schools for Bourbon County Middle School:

Elementary:	Bourbon Central Elementary School
	Cane Ridge Elementary School
	North Middletown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

Hispanic:

19.8%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg42%

249^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 158Bourbon County 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
2026	27.3	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	242 of 320	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	267 of 324	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	272 of 327	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	192 of 320	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	173 of 282	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	137 of 335	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	136 of 322	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	158 of 330	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	123 of 331	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	102 of 337	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	61.5	112 of 335	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.8	71 of 335	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	93 of 319	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	51.6	163 of 304	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	138 of 299	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	30.6	216 of 289	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	239 of 287	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	240 of 284	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	88 of 111	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	150 of 226	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	145 of 219	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	238 of 298	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	242 of 300	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	247 of 295	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	144 of 233	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	140 of 299	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	98 of 290	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	73 of 134	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	77 of 123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	99 of 119	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	70 of 120	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	38 of 120	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	49 of 116	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	41.5	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	259 of 313	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	251 of 314	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	268 of 311	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	264 of 309	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	212 of 310	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	174 of 224	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	118 of 303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	132 of 285	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	245 of 299	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	230 of 303	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	264 of 304	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	265 of 307	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	180 of 304	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	166 of 222	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	113 of 303	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	172 of 293	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	48 of 98	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	55.1	124 of 294	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	253 of 316	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	239 of 314	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	277 of 316	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	271 of 320	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	211 of 314	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	149 of 213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	120 of 266	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	120 of 253	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2019)58th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)51st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing49%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics43%~ state avg

Reading37%-11 vs state

Social Studies32%-7 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bourbon County Middle School	Public	6-8	3339 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2189	555	35	15.8	60.7%	421 (75.9%)	5 (0.9%)	110 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	27.3	249^th of 326 public middle schools	23.6%		27.8	242^nd of 320 public middle schools	24.4%	7		26.0	26.0	20.0		43.0	43.0	25.0	27.0		49.0		32.0		43.0	$15,222	$724	$14,498
Paris Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2163	180	11	17.1	75.6%	92 (51.1%)	28 (15.6%)	36 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.8%)	8.1	313^th of 326 public middle schools	4.0%		15.2	287^th of 320 public middle schools	10.3%	26		14.0	10.0	21.0		21.0	24.0	21.0	10.0		38.0		25.0		23.0	$15,210	$816	$11,474
Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	617	39	15.9	55.8%	537 (87.0%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	46.6	166^th of 326 public middle schools	49.1%		21.2	260^th of 320 public middle schools	18.8%	94		43.0	46.0	37.0		54.0	53.0	39.0	26.0		49.0		36.0		37.0	$13,085	$472	$11,637
Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	33.6	224^th of 326 public middle schools	31.3%		28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%	16		35.0	40.0	34.0		38.0	41.0	39.0			26.0		37.0		43.0
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	52.4	140^th of 326 public middle schools	57.1%		37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%	66		43.0	34.0	43.0		54.0	48.0	45.0	23.0		55.0		48.0		49.0
Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13.0	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	19.6	276^th of 326 public middle schools	15.3%		14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%	13		27.0	26.0	31.0		40.0	33.0	34.0	20.0		26.0		32.0		30.0
Mary E. Britton Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Polo Club Blvd	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(859) 422-1195	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	48	156^th of 326 public middle schools	52.1%					(n/a)		50.0	38.0	39.0		62.0	60.0	39.0	24.0		46.0		32.0		36.0
Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School	Public	5-6	1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5190	767	46	16.6	64.3%	618 (80.6%)	34 (4.4%)	76 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	41.0	46.0			45.0	55.0				32.0		33.0		34.0		$15,172	$731	$13,132
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	730 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3805	555	40	13.9	55.1%	352 (63.4%)	62 (11.2%)	93 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	35.2	218^th of 326 public middle schools	33.1%		44.7	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%	44		30.0	33.0	38.0		47.0	54.0	34.0	30.0		38.0		35.0		32.0	$20,530	$967	$13,899
Lexington Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	23.6	258^th of 326 public middle schools	20.9%		16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%	26		25.0	21.0	29.0		42.0	35.0	32.0	16.0		40.0		31.0		47.0

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Bourbon County Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

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Bourbon County

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In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Bourbon County Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Bourbon County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bourbon County Middle School usually go on to attend Bourbon County High School

What is the racial makeup of Bourbon County Middle School?

Students at Bourbon County Middle School are 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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