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Winburn Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Winburn Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 804 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winburn Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in KSA/Mathematics ranged from 22% to 34% at Winburn, compared to 44% to 50% for Fayette County and 40% to 43% for Kentucky. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 30.2% in recent years, and higher dropout rates than the surrounding schools, ranging from 0.7% to 1.5% in recent years.

Despite spending more per student ($21,041 in 2023-2024) compared to the Fayette County average, Winburn Middle School's academic performance has not improved. The school is located in close proximity to several higher-performing middle schools within the Fayette County district, such as Jessie M. Clark Middle School, Morton Middle School, and Beaumont Middle School, demonstrating that it is possible for middle schools in the same district to achieve significantly better academic outcomes.

768

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,041

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 Winburn Dr
Lexington, KY 40511

(859) 381-3967

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Winburn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bryan Station High School

Feeder schools for Winburn Middle School:

Elementary:	Booker T Washington Elementary School
	Coventry Oak Elementary
	Mary Todd Elementary School
	Russell Cave Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

African American:

33.2%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

289^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	14.5	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	272 of 324	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	274 of 327	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	252 of 320	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	215 of 282	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	295 of 335	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	282 of 322	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	294 of 330	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	278 of 331	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	232 of 337	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	228 of 335	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	218 of 335	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.8	112 of 319	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	130 of 304	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.5	167 of 299	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.7	152 of 289	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	159 of 287	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.3	211 of 284	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	64 of 80	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	61 of 79	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	67 of 84	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	83 of 96	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	87 of 96	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	94.9	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.6	214 of 226	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	213 of 219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.0	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	284 of 298	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	276 of 300	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	277 of 295	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	221 of 233	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	265 of 290	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	128 of 131	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	117 of 123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	116 of 119	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	118 of 120	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	111 of 116	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	306 of 314	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	297 of 311	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	302 of 309	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	303 of 310	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	277 of 285	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	223 of 304	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	221 of 307	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	230 of 304	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	157 of 222	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	272 of 303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	262 of 293	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.2	270 of 294	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	30 of 314	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	31 of 316	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	16 of 314	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	12 of 213	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	28 of 266	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	36 of 253	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2018)97th percentile+85 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+81 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics30%-19 vs state

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Science25%-4 vs state

Writing20%-29 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	743	50	14.8	33.9%	389 (52.4%)	83 (11.2%)	144 (19.4%)	82 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%		68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%	8			53.0	57.0	53.0			58.0	51.0	55.0	37.0		61.0		52.0		55.0	$22,788	$292	$980	$1,273	$15,726	$2,893	$18,619
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
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,002	61	16.5	34.9%	620 (61.9%)	118 (11.8%)	105 (10.5%)	80 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.9%)	82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%	2			55.0	60.0	59.0			66.0	64.0	65.0	42.0		55.0		57.0		63.0	$21,578	$300	$966	$1,267	$14,585	$2,840	$17,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Winburn Middle School

How many students attend Winburn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Winburn Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Winburn Middle School?

Students at Winburn Middle School are 39% Hispanic, 33% African American, 19% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Winburn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Winburn Middle School usually go on to attend Bryan Station High School

Is Winburn Middle School a good school?

Winburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Winburn Middle School in?

Fayette County

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