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Middlesboro Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
197th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools
Better than 40% of Kentucky middle schools
Summary

In Middlesboro, Kentucky, Middlesboro Middle School serves 284 students in grades 5–8. Its results vary by grade and subject, with sixth-grade reading and math among its stronger results. The clearest nearby-school gap is in eighth grade: Middlesboro scored 14–23 percentage points below Knox County Middle School in all five reported subjects.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state: seventh-grade science was 32%, versus 28% statewide. Its equal-grade averages were below state averages in math (31% vs. 41%), reading (44% vs. 49%), writing (31% vs. 42%), social studies (32% vs. 39%) and editing and mechanics (36% vs. 45%), but were close to or slightly above averages in the Middlesboro Independent district. Within the school, sixth graders had the highest math score (42%) and reading score (61%); fifth-grade writing was 15%, compared with 35% statewide. In eighth grade, Middlesboro’s writing score was 47% versus Knox County Middle’s 70%, while math was 26% versus 44%.

Results over time are mixed: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, fifth-grade reading rose 17 percentage points and writing rose 11, while eighth-grade reading stayed at 33%; the school’s overall SchoolDigger percentile rose from 21 in 2018–19 to 40 in 2025–26, after reaching 46 in 2023–24. SchoolDigger ranks Middlesboro 197th of 326 Kentucky schools, at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 11 in 2024–25, compared with 12.1 at Knox County Middle, and 79.9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 35% in 2025–26, above the state’s 24%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves students with disabilities was notably high: that group ranked at the 94th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school overall at the 40th percentile. Its measure for male students fell from the 58th percentile in 2024–25 to the 34th in 2025–26.

284
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,814
Per pupil spending ?
79.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 4400 Cumberland Ave
       Middlesboro, KY  40965

(606) 242-8880

District: Middlesboro Independent


Students who attend Middlesboro Middle School usually attend:

High:    Middlesboro High School

Feeder schools for Middlesboro Middle School:

Elementary:    Middlesboro Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.3%
Two or more races:
9.9%
African American:
5.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kentucky average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Kentucky)
!Writing scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
Kentucky avg42%
197th of 326
Kentucky public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Kentucky Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
91st of 158Middlesboro Independent 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202639.8197 of 32639.6%★★☆☆☆
202541.5190 of 32040.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.9175 of 32446.0%★★☆☆☆
202333.8218 of 32733.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.0237 of 32025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3182 of 28235.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.1263 of 33521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.1249 of 32222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201737.4219 of 33033.6%★★☆☆☆
201621.0291 of 33112.1%★☆☆☆☆
201531.0261 of 33722.6%★☆☆☆☆
201421.1291 of 33513.1%★☆☆☆☆
201330.8264 of 33521.2%★☆☆☆☆
201228.6255 of 31920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201151.2166 of 30445.4%★★☆☆☆
201040.2198 of 29933.8%★★☆☆☆
200939.8192 of 28933.6%★★☆☆☆
200829.8220 of 28723.3%★☆☆☆☆
200731.8205 of 28427.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202281.37 of 11193.7%★★★★★
201987.616 of 22692.9%★★★★★
201881.123 of 21989.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202639.9178 of 29940.5%★★☆☆☆
202529.7229 of 29823.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.6208 of 30030.7%★★☆☆☆
202328.1221 of 29525.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.9223 of 29925.4%★☆☆☆☆
202141.6129 of 23344.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.7243 of 29918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5197 of 29032.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202644.9162 of 31348.2%★★☆☆☆
202547.9151 of 31451.9%★★★☆☆
202460.897 of 31168.8%★★★☆☆
202348.5147 of 30952.4%★★★☆☆
202237.2197 of 31036.5%★★☆☆☆
202152.184 of 22462.5%★★★☆☆
201938.0205 of 30332.3%★★☆☆☆
201832.5215 of 28524.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202636.2197 of 29934.1%★★☆☆☆
202552.6128 of 30357.8%★★★☆☆
202452.2129 of 30457.6%★★★☆☆
202341.9170 of 30744.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.1198 of 30434.9%★★☆☆☆
202138.1128 of 22242.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.5252 of 30316.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8247 of 29315.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202276.17 of 9892.9%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202695.58 of 14294.4%★★★★★
202487.512 of 13090.8%★★★★★
202395.15 of 12496.0%★★★★★
201918.7256 of 29412.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202634.2204 of 31635.4%★★☆☆☆
202534.0210 of 31433.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.5202 of 31636.1%★★☆☆☆
202330.2234 of 32026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3258 of 31417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.2161 of 21324.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.5229 of 26613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2212 of 25316.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)94th percentile+55 vs school
Disabled (2022)94th percentile+68 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)93rd percentile+67 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)40th percentile~ school
White (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Reading44%-5 vs state
Editing and Mechanics36%-9 vs state
Science32%+4 vs state
Social Studies32%-6 vs state
Mathematics31%-10 vs state
Writing31%-10 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Middlesboro Middle School

Students who attend Middlesboro Middle School usually go on to attend Middlesboro High School

Students at Middlesboro Middle School are 81% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Middlesboro Middle School.

Middlesboro Middle School ranks 197th of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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