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Whitesburg Middle School

Q: Is Whitesburg Middle School a good school?

Whitesburg Middle School ranks 183 rd of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Whitesburg Middle School serves 191 students in grades 6–8 in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in Letcher County; the supplied comparison set includes one nearby school, Fleming Neon Middle School. The most important concern is a cluster of weak eighth-grade results: social studies was 27% proficient and editing and mechanics was 40%.

The school’s clearest relative strength is seventh grade: math proficiency was 45%, 6 percentage points above the state and district and 4 points above Fleming Neon; reading was 55%, above the state, level with the district, and 1 point above Fleming Neon. Sixth-grade math was weaker at 30%, 12 points below the state, 4 below the district, and 14 below Fleming Neon. Eighth-grade math and reading were above state rates, but the other results show a sharper concern: social studies was 12 points below the state, 11 below the district, and 35 below Fleming Neon. Editing and mechanics was 2 points below the state, 9 below the district, and 39 below Fleming Neon.

SchoolDigger ranked the school 183rd of 326 Kentucky schools in 2025–2026, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars; it had been at the 78th percentile with 4 stars in 2021–2022, a 34-point decline. Fleming Neon ranked at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026. Results over time are mixed: seventh-grade science rose from 12% in 2022–2023 to 17% in 2025–2026, but remained 11 points below the state; eighth-grade social studies fell from 39% to 27%, while its state comparison shifted from 4 points above to 12 below. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 17.2, compared with 14.7 at Fleming Neon, and 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 subgroup rankings showed a relative strength for Female Students, at the 67th percentile versus 44th overall; for Male Students, the ranking dropped from the 57th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 38th in 2025–2026.

191

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,470

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

366 Park St
Whitesburg, KY 41858

(606) 633-2761

District: Letcher County

Students who attend Whitesburg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Letcher County Central High School

Feeder schools for Whitesburg Middle School:

Elementary:

West Whitesburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.0%

Hispanic:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Kentucky avg42%

183^rd of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Letcher County

110^th of 158Letcher 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	44.1	183 of 326	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	158 of 320	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	152 of 324	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	142 of 327	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	71 of 320	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	41 of 282	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	48 of 335	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	43 of 322	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	70 of 330	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.1	106 of 331	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.3	60 of 337	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	97 of 335	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	84 of 335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	43.4	187 of 319	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	154 of 304	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	128 of 299	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	162 of 289	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.5	192 of 287	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	192 of 284	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	73.6	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	8 of 226	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	7 of 219	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	142 of 298	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	142 of 300	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	69 of 295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	79 of 299	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	32 of 299	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	52 of 290	82.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	170 of 313	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	149 of 314	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	96 of 311	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	61 of 309	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	32 of 310	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	18 of 303	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	9 of 285	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	185 of 299	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	129 of 303	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	153 of 304	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	211 of 307	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	59 of 304	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	58 of 303	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	40 of 293	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	73.4	20 of 124	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	43 of 294	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	193 of 316	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	177 of 314	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	182 of 316	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	90 of 314	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)84th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%+4 vs state

Writing48%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics40%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

Science17%-11 vs state

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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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	366 Park St	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 633-2761	191	11	17.2	64.9%	189 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	44.1	183^rd of 326 public middle schools	43.9%		48.2	158^th of 320 public middle schools	50.6%	25	30.0	45.0	45.0	52.0	55.0	48.0	17.0	48.0	27.0	40.0	$17,470	$3,222	$16,522
Fleming Neon Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Second Street	Neon	41840	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 855-9042	131	9	14.7	58.0%	127 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	74.8	57^th of 326 public middle schools	82.5%		62.4	110^th of 320 public middle schools	65.6%	53	44.0	41.0	55.0	56.0	54.0	68.0		66.0	62.0	79.0	$22,789	$3,041	$19,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitesburg Middle School

What high school do graduates of Whitesburg Middle School attend?

Students who attend Whitesburg Middle School usually go on to attend Letcher County Central High School

Is Whitesburg Middle School a good school?

Whitesburg Middle School ranks 183^rd of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Whitesburg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended Whitesburg Middle School.

What district is Whitesburg Middle School in?

Letcher County

What is the racial makeup of Whitesburg Middle School?

Students at Whitesburg Middle School are 99% White.

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