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North Middle School

Q: Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended North Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Middle School?

Students at North Middle School are 41% White, 25% African American, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of North Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Middle School usually go on to attend North Hardin High School

Public Grades 6-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

North Middle School is a public middle school located in Radcliff, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 568 students. The school is part of the Hardin County School District, which is ranked 80 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, ranging from $20,707 to $27,826 in recent years, North Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Kentucky middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Hardin County and Kentucky state averages. Additionally, North Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.2% to 28.0% in recent years, which is higher than the Hardin County and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Hardin County district, North Middle School performs significantly worse. For example, West Hardin Middle School and East Hardin Middle School consistently rank in the top half of Kentucky middle schools and outperform North Middle School across various academic metrics. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address its underperforming areas and improve overall outcomes for its students.

567

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,522

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Trojan Way
Radcliff, KY 40160

(270) 352-3340

District: Hardin County

Students who attend North Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Hardin High School

Feeder schools for North Middle School:

Elementary:	Meadow View Elementary School
	Radcliff Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

African American:

25.2%

Hispanic:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg45%

273^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Hardin County

80^th of 157Hardin 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	18.1	273 of 320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	278 of 324	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	257 of 327	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	228 of 282	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	273 of 335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	269 of 322	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	303 of 330	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	300 of 331	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	275 of 335	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	267 of 335	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	249 of 319	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	270 of 304	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	273 of 289	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	277 of 287	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	244 of 284	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	49 of 83	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	48 of 80	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	47 of 79	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	43 of 84	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	43 of 96	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	213 of 226	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	212 of 219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	257 of 298	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	264 of 300	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	222 of 295	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	252 of 299	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	259 of 299	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	218 of 290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	59 of 131	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	73 of 119	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	97 of 120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	62 of 116	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	256 of 314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	262 of 311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	234 of 309	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	166 of 224	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	251 of 303	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	208 of 285	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	260 of 303	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	260 of 304	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	262 of 307	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	282 of 304	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	169 of 222	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	256 of 303	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	271 of 293	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	76 of 99	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	48 of 85	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	236 of 294	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	270 of 314	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	286 of 316	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	238 of 320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	262 of 314	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	176 of 213	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	217 of 266	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	205 of 253	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics47%~ state avg

Writing36%-13 vs state

Reading36%-12 vs state

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

I’d give 0 stars if I could. This school is terrible at communicating with parents. Teachers often don’t respond to emails. Most of my child’s teachers give book work while they play on their phones and/or goof off with other kids in the clsss that they know outside of school. My other child is on an existing IEP and we’ve had to jump through hoops forwards, backwards and sideways to get anything done, then it still takes forever. So much inappropriate activity that teachers overlook and ignore. When enrolling we were told one thing then once school started it was a different story. Seriously considering pulling my children from this school all together. 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 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	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
North Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Way	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 352-3340	567	33	17.0	60.5%	235 (41.4%)	143 (25.2%)	90 (15.9%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (15.3%)	18.1	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%		18.7	278^th of 324 public middle schools	14.2%	5			20.0	15.0	25.0			43.0	29.0	35.0				36.0		27.0		47.0	$25,522	$1,210	$1,089	$2,299	$19,199	$4,025	$23,224
James T Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Country Club Rd	Vine Grove	40175	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 877-2135	612	38	16.3	53.1%	356 (58.2%)	90 (14.7%)	66 (10.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (13.4%)	28.8	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%		40.6	189^th of 324 public middle schools	41.7%	50			27.0	37.0	37.0			42.0	51.0	31.0		35.0		24.0		29.0		35.0	$25,939	$1,269	$1,062	$2,331	$19,505	$4,104	$23,608
Bluegrass Middle School	Public	6-8	170 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 765-2658	583	38	15.3	55.7%	346 (59.3%)	81 (13.9%)	66 (11.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	62 (10.6%)	36	211^th of 320 public middle schools	34.1%		34.2	220^th of 324 public middle schools	32.1%	9			35.0	39.0	31.0			51.0	47.0	39.0		23.0		42.0		35.0		50.0	$24,807	$988	$1,070	$2,059	$18,626	$4,122	$22,748
Flaherty Elementary School	Public	4-6	2615 Flaherty Rd	Ekron	40117	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7565	299	18	16.5	51.2%	251 (83.9%)	8 (2.7%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)								(n/a)	36.0	37.0	43.0			40.0	42.0	62.0			26.0		41.0		22.0		53.0		$14,135	$958	$115	$1,073	$8,920	$1,989	$11,209
Talton K Stone Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Morningside Dr	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-6343	526	31	16.8	43.0%	324 (61.6%)	55 (10.5%)	57 (10.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.9%)	53.8	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%		61.3	104^th of 324 public middle schools	67.9%	35			36.0	48.0	41.0			50.0	55.0	40.0		46.0		49.0		35.0		59.0	$11,435	$823	$607	$1,429	$8,288	$1,718	$10,006
East Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	810 New Glendale Rd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 369-7370	775	43	18.0	32.9%	653 (84.3%)	19 (2.5%)	47 (6.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.5%)	76.8	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%		80.7	37^th of 324 public middle schools	88.6%	15			50.0	65.0	51.0			61.0	65.0	52.0		46.0		53.0		51.0		62.0	$24,529	$938	$1,047	$1,985	$18,421	$4,123	$22,544
West Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	10471 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 862-3924	476	32	15.1	55.7%	394 (82.8%)	26 (5.5%)	30 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	54.5	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%		51.3	147^th of 324 public middle schools	54.6%	13			39.0	45.0	50.0			58.0	51.0	44.0		32.0		53.0		40.0		50.0	$26,080	$922	$1,138	$2,060	$19,780	$4,240	$24,020
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
David T. Wilson Elementary	Public	4-6	1075 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 422-7540	529	28	18.6	40.6%	452 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.0%)								(n/a)	58.0	47.0	62.0			63.0	60.0	68.0			48.0		50.0		43.0		58.0		$12,169	$975	$52	$1,027	$7,349	$1,757	$9,406
Stuart Pepper Middle School	Public	7-8	1085 Old Ekron Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7530	702	36	19.4	40.0%	607 (86.5%)	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	50.8	147^th of 320 public middle schools	54.1%		42.7	176^th of 324 public middle schools	45.7%	29				46.0	41.0				53.0	36.0		31.0		53.0		38.0		52.0	$11,456	$490	$32	$522	$7,325	$1,680	$9,305

Frequently Asked Questions about North Middle School

Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is North Middle School in?

Hardin County

How many students attend North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended North Middle School.

What high school do graduates of North Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Middle School usually go on to attend North Hardin High School

What is the racial makeup of North Middle School?

Students at North Middle School are 41% White, 25% African American, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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