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Crawford Middle School

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Crawford Middle School ranks 240 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Crawford Middle School is a public middle school located in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 720 students. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crawford Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science are well below the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. Additionally, Crawford Middle School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 35% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Crawford Middle School's performance is significantly weaker than most of the other middle schools in the Fayette County district, including Southern Middle School, Beaumont Middle School, Leestown Middle School, and Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School, which all outperform Crawford across various metrics. The only nearby school that performs worse than Crawford is Winburn Middle School, which shares similar challenges with high poverty, low academic achievement, and high absenteeism rates.

710

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,913

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1813 Charleston Dr
Lexington, KY 40505

(859) 381-3370

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Crawford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Frederick Douglass High School

Feeder schools for Crawford Middle School:

Elementary:	Dixie Elementary Magnet School
	Liberty Elementary
	Madeline M Breckinridge Elementary School
	Yates Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.3%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

25.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

240^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Middle Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette 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
2025	28.5	240 of 320	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	241 of 324	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	279 of 327	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	294 of 320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	268 of 282	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	303 of 322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	311 of 330	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	310 of 331	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	306 of 335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	305 of 335	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	302 of 319	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	288 of 304	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	284 of 299	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	260 of 287	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	267 of 284	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	55 of 80	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	53 of 79	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	69 of 96	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.2	209 of 226	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	181 of 219	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	208 of 298	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	221 of 300	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	261 of 295	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	272 of 299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	226 of 233	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	278 of 290	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	80 of 131	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	102 of 119	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	112 of 120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	76 of 120	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	31.3	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	216 of 314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	195 of 311	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	260 of 309	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	210 of 224	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	256 of 303	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	269 of 285	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	246 of 303	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	221 of 304	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	270 of 307	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	288 of 304	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	212 of 222	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	281 of 303	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	282 of 293	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	21 of 101	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	26 of 99	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	21.3	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	51 of 98	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	96 of 126	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	102 of 130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	255 of 294	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	133 of 314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	99 of 316	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	158 of 320	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	200 of 314	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	139 of 213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	202 of 266	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	221 of 253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+54 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2019)26th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics43%-6 vs state

Social Studies36%-3 vs state

Writing33%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Try to avoid sending your child to this school, even if it means relocating!!! Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th 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	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
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%)	28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%		28.5	241^st of 324 public middle schools	25.6%	1			36.0	28.0	29.0			49.0	49.0	36.0	18.0		33.0		36.0		43.0	$24,913	$1,263	$1,241	$2,504	$16,383	$2,911	$19,295
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%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305
Lexington Trad Magnet 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%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
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%)	14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	272^nd of 324 public middle schools	16.0%	17			27.0	34.0	22.0			32.0	35.0	25.0	25.0		20.0		28.0		30.0	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	604	42	14.3	40.4%	349 (57.8%)	95 (15.7%)	101 (16.7%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%		84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%	11			52.0	54.0	54.0			64.0	63.0	57.0	42.0		60.0		59.0		60.0	$22,799	$468	$958	$1,425	$15,473	$2,980	$18,453
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,125	75	15.0	31.5%	649 (57.7%)	174 (15.5%)	96 (8.5%)	109 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (8.3%)	94	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		93.6	6^th of 324 public middle schools	98.1%	1			67.0	71.0	76.0			75.0	69.0	70.0	44.0		82.0		62.0		69.0	$21,152	$293	$957	$1,250	$14,083	$2,944	$17,027
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	767	57	13.4	57.0%	313 (40.8%)	214 (27.9%)	128 (16.7%)	48 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%	15			33.0	39.0	36.0			43.0	46.0	35.0	36.0		46.0		34.0		44.0	$23,083	$882	$989	$1,872	$15,567	$2,932	$18,499
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819
Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	1,084	75	14.4	52.6%	304 (28.0%)	294 (27.1%)	377 (34.8%)	39 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.3%)	59.2	121^st of 320 public middle schools	62.2%		56.7	118^th of 324 public middle schools	63.6%	3			48.0	48.0	46.0			54.0	49.0	48.0	27.0		57.0		54.0		52.0	$22,326	$719	$1,043	$1,762	$14,746	$2,955	$17,701
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	759	56	13.6	52.6%	361 (47.6%)	184 (24.2%)	127 (16.7%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.6%)	56.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%		34.8	217^th of 324 public middle schools	33.0%	86			38.0	49.0	38.0			55.0	58.0	46.0	34.0		47.0		44.0		57.0	$23,305	$538	$1,142	$1,680	$15,238	$2,951	$18,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Crawford Middle School

What district is Crawford Middle School in?

Fayette County

What high school do graduates of Crawford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crawford Middle School usually go on to attend Frederick Douglass High School

Is Crawford Middle School a good school?

Crawford Middle School ranks 240^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Crawford Middle School?

Students at Crawford Middle School are 37% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Crawford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Crawford Middle School.

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