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B. Michael Caudill Middle School

Q: Is B. Michael Caudill Middle School a good school?

B. Michael Caudill Middle School ranks 38 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

B. Michael Caudill Middle School is a public middle school located in Richmond, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 465. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 27th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

B. Michael Caudill Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 15-38 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly higher than the state and county averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. The school performs exceptionally well for female, white, and multi-racial student groups, ranking in the top 20-40 middle schools in Kentucky. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and special education student groups is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 20 to the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools.

When compared to other middle schools in the Madison County district and surrounding areas, B. Michael Caudill Middle School consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures, such as state assessment proficiency rates. For example, in 2024-2025, B. Michael Caudill Middle School had significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and other subjects compared to Foley Middle School, Farristown Middle School, and Clark Moores Middle School. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, B. Michael Caudill Middle School is able to maintain strong academic performance, outpacing the state and county averages.

517

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,761

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1428 Robert R. Martin Bypass
Richmond, KY 40475

(859) 625-6172

District: Madison County

Students who attend B. Michael Caudill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Madison Central High School

Feeder schools for B. Michael Caudill Middle School:

Elementary:	Boonesborough Elementary
	Glenn R Marshall Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2019) to 88th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Kentucky avg43%

38^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Madison County

27^th of 157Madison 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	79.7	38 of 320	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	35 of 324	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	21 of 327	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	20 of 320	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	15 of 282	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	15 of 335	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	18 of 322	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	79.6	33 of 330	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	64.5	97 of 331	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	60.0	117 of 337	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	114 of 335	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	105 of 335	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.0	52 of 319	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	101 of 304	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	130 of 299	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	78 of 111	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	64 of 226	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	43 of 219	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	39 of 298	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	28 of 300	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	16 of 295	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	8 of 233	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	17 of 299	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	23 of 290	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	65 of 131	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	21 of 123	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	69 of 120	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	25 of 116	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	102 of 314	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	69 of 311	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	46 of 309	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	62 of 310	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	22 of 224	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	36 of 303	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	26 of 285	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	44 of 303	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	35 of 304	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	35 of 307	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	45 of 304	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	24 of 222	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	18 of 303	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	14 of 293	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	18 of 101	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	56.4	36 of 85	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	53 of 126	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	42 of 130	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	74 of 124	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.1	10 of 294	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	39 of 314	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	38 of 316	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	19 of 320	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	23 of 314	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	20 of 213	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	20 of 266	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	18 of 253	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading61%+14 vs state

Social Studies59%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics56%+7 vs state

Writing55%+6 vs state

Science44%+15 vs state

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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 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th 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
B. Michael Caudill Middle School	Public	6-8	1428 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6172	517	32	16.2	46.0%	421 (81.4%)	18 (3.5%)	40 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	79.7	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%		82.2	35^th of 324 public middle schools	89.2%	3		52.0	61.0	60.0		64.0	63.0	57.0	44.0		55.0		59.0		56.0	$18,761	$1,242	$389	$1,631	$9,057	$2,429	$11,486
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Summit St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	586	33	17.5	53.9%	434 (74.1%)	36 (6.1%)	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.2%)	63.3	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		51.7	145^th of 324 public middle schools	55.2%	39		39.0	52.0	47.0		57.0	59.0	54.0	33.0		53.0		49.0		53.0	$17,320	$808	$224	$1,032	$8,808	$2,046	$10,854
Clark Moores Middle School	Public	6-8	1143 Berea Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4545	558	34	16.6	56.6%	425 (76.2%)	34 (6.1%)	49 (8.8%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.1%)	75.4	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%		68.9	80^th of 324 public middle schools	75.3%	22		50.0	61.0	48.0		66.0	68.0	58.0	36.0		61.0		52.0		52.0	$18,617	$1,177	$328	$1,505	$8,994	$2,487	$11,481
Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%		94.1	5^th of 324 public middle schools	98.5%	15		50.0	60.0	66.0		68.0	68.0	69.0	50.0		80.0		66.0		63.0	$18,266	$1,023	$296	$1,319	$8,931	$2,585	$11,516
Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	24	17.6	57.1%	395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%		75.9	53^rd of 324 public middle schools	83.6%	43		36.0	53.0	44.0		54.0	57.0	62.0	37.0		53.0		59.0		54.0	$18,472	$1,259	$170	$1,429	$9,284	$2,106	$11,390
Berea Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	214	20	10.7	65.9%	176 (82.2%)	8 (3.7%)	15 (7.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	44.8	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%		46.5	161^st of 324 public middle schools	50.3%	12		36.0	35.0	43.0		59.0	41.0	42.0	22.0				48.0		51.0	$20,484	$1,840	$913	$2,756	$14,179	$3,549	$17,725
Robert D. Campbell Junior High	Public	7-8	620 Boone Ave.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5200	753	52	14.5	60.4%	572 (76.0%)	42 (5.6%)	80 (10.6%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	41.8	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%		40.8	188^th of 324 public middle schools	42.0%	1			41.0	42.0			47.0	37.0	27.0		35.0		40.0		51.0	$15,911	$1,602	$458	$2,060	$9,114	$3,098	$12,207
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	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	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		93.6	6^th of 324 public middle schools	98.1%	1		67.0	71.0	76.0		75.0	69.0	70.0	44.0		82.0		62.0		69.0	$21,152	$293	$957	$1,250	$14,083	$2,944	$17,027
East Jessamine Middle School	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%)	41	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%		36.1	209^th of 324 public middle schools	35.5%	18		36.0	45.0	36.0		48.0	52.0	40.0	26.0		46.0		38.0		45.0	$14,167	$777	$394	$1,170	$10,026	$1,775	$11,754
Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School	Public	5-6	1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5190	767	46	16.6	64.3%	618 (80.6%)	34 (4.4%)	76 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	41.0	47.0			41.0	56.0				30.0		34.0		38.0		$15,677	$1,569	$439	$2,008	$9,656	$2,627	$12,278

Frequently Asked Questions about B. Michael Caudill Middle School

What high school do graduates of B. Michael Caudill Middle School attend?

Students who attend B. Michael Caudill Middle School usually go on to attend Madison Central High School

What is the racial makeup of B. Michael Caudill Middle School?

Students at B. Michael Caudill Middle School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is B. Michael Caudill Middle School a good school?

B. Michael Caudill Middle School ranks 38^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend B. Michael Caudill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended B. Michael Caudill Middle School.

What district is B. Michael Caudill Middle School in?

Madison County

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