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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	Distance	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 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 4th 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
Southern Middle School	0.0mi	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%)	60.9	103^rd of 326 public middle schools	68.4%		56.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%	28			37.0	50.0	44.0			52.0	60.0	52.0		34.0		45.0		47.0		51.0
Tates Creek Middle School	1.7mi	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%)	50.5	151^st of 326 public middle schools	53.7%		36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%	57			43.0	35.0	43.0			51.0	46.0	47.0		30.0		49.0		46.0		43.0
Jessie M Clark Middle School	2.4mi	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%)	83.6	32^nd of 326 public middle schools	90.2%		82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%	1			60.0	51.0	59.0			69.0	62.0	53.0		42.0		62.0		55.0		65.0
Morton Middle School	3.3mi	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%)	72.5	66^th of 326 public middle schools	79.8%		79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%	27			56.0	55.0	49.0			63.0	61.0	49.0		41.0		51.0		53.0		43.0
Scapa At Bluegrass	3.4mi	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	2^nd of 326 public middle schools	99.4%		99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		59.0	75.0	75.0	77.0	89.0	85.0	84.0	83.0		92.0	72.0	69.0			74.0	84.0	88.0
Beaumont Middle School	4.2mi	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%)	75.5	54^th of 326 public middle schools	83.4%		71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%	19			53.0	60.0	62.0			62.0	63.0	53.0		47.0		46.0		51.0		45.0
Lexington Middle School	5.0mi	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
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	5.5mi	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%)	94.5	8^th of 326 public middle schools	97.5%		94	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%	1			69.0	67.0	72.0			76.0	77.0	65.0		52.0		80.0		57.0		59.0
Leestown Middle School	6.5mi	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%)	45.7	171^st of 326 public middle schools	47.5%		59.2	121^st of 320 public middle schools	62.2%	50			39.0	41.0	39.0			49.0	53.0	41.0		33.0		42.0		40.0		36.0
East Jessamine Middle School	6.7mi	Public	6-8	901 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5561	944	56	16.8	62.0%	688 (72.9%)	65 (6.9%)	115 (12.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	45.4	174^th of 326 public middle schools	46.6%		41	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%	17			39.0	37.0	38.0			59.0	47.0	43.0		26.0		50.0		40.0		36.0	$15,991	$959	$12,495

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