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Lee County Middle High School

Public Grades 6-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 15% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Lee County Middle High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Beattyville, Kentucky, with 448 students. The school is part of the Lee County School District, which is ranked 148 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 94th out of 285 Kentucky high schools in 2018-2019 to 215th out of 254 in 2024-2025.

Lee County Middle High School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading for 10th grade were 23% and 25%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41% and 47%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 46.6% in 2024-2025, significantly above the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with 59.82% to 79.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

While the nearby schools, such as Estill County Success Academy, Breathitt Regional School, and Breathitt Learning Academy, also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty levels, some schools in the region, like Wolfe County High School and Owsley County High School, perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

422

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,951

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 Lee Avenue
Beattyville, KY 41311

(606) 464-5005

District: Lee County

Feeder schools for Lee County Middle High School:

Elementary:

Lee County Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Two or more races:

1.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg43%

Middle school

258^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

215^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 52 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 157Lee 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	258 of 320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	269 of 324	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	293 of 327	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	266 of 320	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	138 of 282	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	206 of 335	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	265 of 298	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	256 of 300	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	266 of 295	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	238 of 299	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	111 of 233	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	142 of 299	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	197 of 314	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	220 of 311	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	255 of 309	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	210 of 310	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	62 of 224	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	181 of 303	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	217 of 303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	243 of 304	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	278 of 307	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	256 of 304	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	81 of 222	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	32.2	224 of 294	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	264 of 314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	280 of 316	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	292 of 314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	146 of 213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	215 of 254	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	205 of 290	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	182 of 276	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	126 of 271	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	146 of 267	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	94 of 285	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	160 of 239	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	184 of 261	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	163 of 253	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	120 of 252	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	69 of 236	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	50.0	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	190 of 242	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	188 of 274	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	190 of 272	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	94 of 266	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	111 of 234	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	43 of 254	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	212 of 239	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	205 of 262	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	188 of 259	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	161 of 257	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	193 of 238	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	75 of 251	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	230 of 251	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	221 of 273	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	202 of 264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	146 of 260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	151 of 203	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2024)36th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2019)24th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Homeless (2024)47th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing38%-11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics34%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Reading32%-15 vs state

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

Science14%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Lee County Middle High School

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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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th 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
Lee County Middle High School	Public	6-12	599 Lee Avenue	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5005	422	29	14.5	87.0%	408 (96.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	17	215^th of 254 public high schools	15.4%		27.4	205^th of 290 public high schools	29.3%	10	31.0	39.0	37.0	23.0	39.0	31.0	33.0	25.0	14.0		38.0		30.0	24.0	35.0	33.0	$14,951	$2,007	$1,251	$3,258	$8,533	$3,133	$11,666
Lee County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	690 Fairgrounds Ridge Road	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 464-5018	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Delta Academy	Public	9-12	960 Center Street	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 464-5018	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Owsley County High School	Public	6-12	177 Shepherd Lane	Booneville	41314	Owsley County	Owsley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 593-5185	291	19	15.2	97.3%	283 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	49.1	130^th of 254 public high schools	48.8%		45.9	150^th of 290 public high schools	48.3%	20		46.0		20.0	43.0	49.0	25.0	39.0	37.0	30.0	39.0	63.0	20.0	41.0	36.0	33.0	$23,324	$2,203	$2,247	$4,449	$12,177	$4,788	$15,745
Success Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	5274 Ky 15 N	Pine Ridge	41360	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 668-6006	19	1	19.0	78.9%	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wolfe County High School	Public	9-12	20 Wolfe County High School Rd	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8202	333	24	13.9	74.8%	328 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.3	160^th of 254 public high schools	37.0%		30.6	201^st of 290 public high schools	30.7%	41				25.0				50.0		18.0		48.0		37.0		37.0	$17,570	$2,148	$1,074	$3,223	$10,049	$4,177	$14,226
Breathitt Regional School	Public	6-12	2725 Hwy 30 W	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	No	(606) 693-4907	36	2	18.0	27.8%	30 (83.3%)	5 (13.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Breathitt Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2665 Hwy 30 W	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	No	(606) 295-2267	18	2	9.0	66.7%	13 (72.2%)	4 (22.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Estill County Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	253 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 723-2181	58	2	29.0	84.5%	56 (96.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)								12.0
Jackson County Schools Learning Center	Public	7-12	3331 Highway 421 South	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 287-7181	7	1	7.7		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee County Middle High School

What schools feed into Lee County Middle High School?

Lee County Middle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lee County Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lee County Middle High School?

Students at Lee County Middle High School are 97% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lee County Middle High School a good school?

Lee County Middle High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Kentucky high schools.

What district is Lee County Middle High School in?

Lee County

How many students attend Lee County Middle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Lee County Middle High School.

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