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B. Michael Caudill Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

B. Michael Caudill Middle School serves 517 students in grades 6–8 in Richmond, in Madison County. Its 2025–2026 Kentucky Summative Assessment results were above district and state scores in every reported subject, with eighth-grade social studies standing out as its clearest strength: 67% of students were proficient, compared with 55% in the district and 39% statewide.

Caudill also led nearby schools in eighth-grade editing and mechanics, with 60% proficient versus a 47% nearby-school average. Its eighth-grade math result was 64%, about 18 points above the nearby average, and its reading advantage over nearby schools grew across grades—from about 5 points in grade 6 to 17 points in grade 8. Writing was the narrowest advantage: 62% proficient in grade 8, just 1 point above the district and about 4 points above the nearby average, though still 14 points above the state. Overall, the school performs strongly across subjects, but it is not the nearby leader in every measure.

Results over time are mixed: eighth-grade writing rose 11 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, and social studies rose 10, while science fell 4 points and editing and mechanics fell 8. The average math result across grades 6–8 was unchanged at about 55%; reading’s average fell 2 points, from 68% to 66%. SchoolDigger ranked Caudill 29th of 326 Kentucky schools, at the 91st percentile and with five stars in 2025–2026; it ranked third among nearby schools with reported rankings, behind schools at the 98th and 92nd percentiles. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.2 in 2024–2025, and 46% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Special Education Students was 74, 17 points below the school’s overall percentile of 91; its Hispanic Students percentile was 79, up 29 points from the previous year.

517

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,886

Per pupil spending ?

46.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Kentucky avg42%

29^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Madison County

29^th of 158Madison 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	84.0	29 of 326	91.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.5	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.9	28 of 134	79.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.7	75 of 313	76.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.2	39 of 299	87.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.3	37 of 142	73.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.0	33 of 316	89.6%	★★★★☆
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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%+28 vs state

Reading66%+18 vs state

Writing62%+14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics60%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+15 vs state

Science43%+15 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 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/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%)	84	29^th of 326 public middle schools	91.1%		79.7	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%	9		51.0	49.0	64.0		65.0	66.0	67.0	43.0		62.0		67.0		60.0	$17,886	$190	$11,638
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	1151 Goggins Lane	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%)	68	80^th of 326 public middle schools	75.5%		63.3	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%	26		56.0	39.0	51.0		65.0	61.0	51.0	34.0		49.0		46.0		50.0	$17,689	$161	$11,619
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%)	73.5	63^rd of 326 public middle schools	80.7%		75.4	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%	5		46.0	54.0	49.0		60.0	68.0	57.0	36.0		62.0		51.0		46.0	$18,169	$146	$11,913
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%)	86	27^th of 326 public middle schools	91.7%		88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%	7		49.0	54.0	67.0		69.0	70.0	61.0	45.0		77.0		60.0		52.0	$19,239	$201	$13,301
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%)	54.7	127^th of 326 public middle schools	61.0%		65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%	31		39.0	28.0	40.0		56.0	41.0	60.0	25.0		59.0		57.0		52.0	$18,795	$155	$12,470
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%)	30.6	235^th of 326 public middle schools	27.9%		44.8	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%	62		39.0	29.0	21.0		50.0	52.0	33.0	22.0		32.0		32.0		41.0	$24,042	$2,391	$17,995
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%)	47	161^st of 326 public middle schools	50.6%		41.8	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%	26			39.0	40.0			44.0	38.0	23.0		48.0		39.0		53.0	$16,054	$1,086	$13,659
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%)	94.5	8^th of 326 public middle schools	97.5%		94	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%	1		69.0	67.0	72.0		76.0	77.0	65.0	52.0		80.0		57.0		59.0
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%)	45.4	174^th of 326 public middle schools	46.6%		41	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%	17		39.0	37.0	38.0		59.0	47.0	43.0	26.0		50.0		40.0		36.0	$15,991	$959	$12,495
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	46.0			45.0	55.0				32.0		33.0		34.0		$15,172	$731	$13,132

Frequently Asked Questions about B. Michael Caudill Middle School

How many students attend B. Michael Caudill Middle School?

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

Is B. Michael Caudill Middle School a good school?

Yes. B. Michael Caudill Middle School ranks in the top 8.9% of Kentucky middle schools.

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.

What district is B. Michael Caudill Middle School in?

Madison County

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