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North Middle School

Q: Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.5% 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

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

North Middle School serves 567 students in grades 6–8 in Radcliff, in Hardin County. SchoolDigger ranked it 308th of 326 Kentucky schools in 2025–2026, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. The most important finding for families is that its latest reported proficiency results were below the district, state, and nearby-school averages in every subject.

Writing and eighth-grade results stand out as particular concerns. In eighth-grade reading, the school scored 18%, compared with 40% statewide and 38% at nearby schools; in writing, it scored 24%, versus 48% nearby. Its average mathematics result across grades 6–8 was 18%, compared with 36% for the district, 40% for the state, and 39% nearby. Reading was relatively closer to nearby schools overall, but still lower: 33% at the school versus 47% nearby. Within the school, sixth- and seventh-grade reading (41% and 39%) was stronger than eighth-grade reading, though both scores were below their nearby grade-level averages.

Results over time are mixed: eighth-grade reading fell 22 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while seventh-grade reading rose 14 points. The SchoolDigger statewide percentile also fell from 15 to 6 over the past two years, and stars declined from 1 to 0. One positive trend is chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 30% in 2023–2024 to 21% in 2025–2026. Contextually, 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a 49% nearby-school average; the student-teacher ratio was 17, close to the nearby average of 16.8. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for African American students was at the 42nd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 6th percentile, indicating a notably stronger relative ranking for how the school serves that group. Its Hispanic-student ranking fell from the 55th percentile to the 17th between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

567

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,894

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Writing scores 24 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg42%

308^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Hardin County

90^th of 158Hardin 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	10.2	308 of 326	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.8	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	12.8	279 of 299	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	111 of 134	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	287 of 313	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.5	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.4	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.9	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	9.3	307 of 316	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-15 vs state

Editing and Mechanics28%-14 vs state

Writing24%-24 vs state

Social Studies20%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 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 (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 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
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%)	10.2	308^th of 326 public middle schools	5.5%		18.1	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%	35			21.0	15.0	17.0			41.0	39.0	18.0				24.0		20.0		28.0	$25,894	$2,049	$23,845
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%)	32.3	229^th of 326 public middle schools	29.8%		28.8	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%	10			35.0	30.0	30.0			49.0	43.0	32.0		29.0		43.0		38.0		33.0	$26,220	$1,948	$24,272
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%)	44.8	179^th of 326 public middle schools	45.1%		36	211^th of 320 public middle schools	34.1%	32			38.0	30.0	40.0			57.0	51.0	39.0		30.0		41.0		39.0		45.0	$26,191	$2,023	$26,030
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)	40.0	28.0	47.0			49.0	45.0	56.0			37.0		19.0		18.0		40.0		$13,944	$773	$11,421
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%)	61.8	98^th of 326 public middle schools	69.9%		53.8	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%	41			36.0	33.0	55.0			51.0	55.0	47.0		37.0		64.0		48.0		53.0	$14,439	$898	$11,105
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%)	77.6	50^th of 326 public middle schools	84.7%		76.8	52^nd of 320 public middle schools	83.8%	2			54.0	52.0	56.0			60.0	62.0	53.0		37.0		58.0		54.0		60.0	$25,204	$1,802	$23,402
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%)	50.8	147^th of 326 public middle schools	54.9%		54.5	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%	13			33.0	35.0	46.0			51.0	55.0	44.0		29.0		51.0		42.0		47.0	$26,753	$1,942	$24,811
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%)	40.8	193^rd of 326 public middle schools	40.8%		53.8	137^th of 320 public middle schools	57.2%	56			38.0	40.0	36.0			56.0	46.0	34.0		28.0		51.0		34.0		35.0	$21,369	$549	$13,327
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)	51.0	48.0	60.0			52.0	52.0	68.0			40.0		55.0		42.0		57.0		$12,350	$682	$9,917
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%)	43.9	185^th of 326 public middle schools	43.3%		50.8	147^th of 320 public middle schools	54.1%	38				39.0	35.0				54.0	38.0		24.0		42.0		37.0		44.0	$12,950	$66	$11,133

Frequently Asked Questions about North Middle School

Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

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 district is North Middle School in?

Hardin County

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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