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Paris Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Paris Middle School in Paris, Kentucky, serves 180 students in grades 6–8. Its 2025–2026 results show a broad academic challenge: students performed below the state in every reported subject, and the school’s results matched Paris Independent exactly.

Writing is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools and state results, while reading and math are especially weak. In grade 8 writing, 38% of students were proficient, 10 points below the state’s 48% and about 6 points below the nearby-school average; that result ties Georgetown Middle School. Across grades 6–8, reading averaged 22%, compared with 48% statewide and 45% at nearby schools; math averaged 15%, versus 40% statewide and 36% nearby. Paris also trailed the state and nearby averages in science, social studies, and editing and mechanics. No reported subject was above either comparison.

Reading has declined over time: its three-grade average fell from 30% in 2022–2023 to 22% in 2025–2026, while the state average rose from about 46% to 48%. Paris’s SchoolDigger statewide standing also slipped, from the 10th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 4th percentile in 2025–2026; it ranks 313th of 326 schools and has zero stars. The school has a higher student–teacher ratio than nearby schools (17.1 versus a nearby range of 12.3–16.6), despite having the smallest enrollment. In 2024–2025, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported share among nearby schools; this describes the student population, not a cause of results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking offers a different perspective: the school ranked at the 19th percentile for how well it serves Hispanic students in 2025–2026, compared with its 4th-percentile overall standing. For African American students, the ranking fell from the 49th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 25th percentile in 2018–2019.

180

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,210

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

304 W 7th St
Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2163

District: Paris Independent

Students who attend Paris Middle School usually attend:

High:

Paris High School

Feeder schools for Paris Middle School:

Elementary:

Paris Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

20.0%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Kentucky avg42%

313^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

157^th of 158Paris 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	313 of 326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	297 of 324	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	294 of 327	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	308 of 320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	249 of 282	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	286 of 330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	275 of 331	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	208 of 337	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	163 of 335	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.5	207 of 335	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.6	282 of 319	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	286 of 304	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	226 of 299	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	240 of 289	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	190 of 287	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	159 of 284	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	32.6	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	272 of 299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	253 of 298	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	272 of 300	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	229 of 295	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	232 of 299	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	251 of 290	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	105 of 116	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	304 of 313	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	273 of 314	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	280 of 311	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	259 of 309	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	299 of 310	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	283 of 303	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	273 of 285	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	288 of 299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	263 of 304	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	289 of 304	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	281 of 293	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	269 of 294	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	283 of 316	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	275 of 314	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	256 of 316	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	277 of 314	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	224 of 266	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	234 of 253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)25th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing38%-10 vs state

Social Studies25%-14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics23%-19 vs state

Reading22%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-25 vs state

Science10%-18 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
Paris Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2163	180	11	17.1	75.6%	92 (51.1%)	28 (15.6%)	36 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.8%)	8.1	313^th of 326 public middle schools	4.0%		15.2	287^th of 320 public middle schools	10.3%	26		14.0	10.0	21.0		21.0	24.0	21.0	10.0		38.0		25.0		23.0	$15,210	$816	$11,474
Bourbon County Middle School	Public	6-8	3339 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2189	555	35	15.8	60.7%	421 (75.9%)	5 (0.9%)	110 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	27.3	249^th of 326 public middle schools	23.6%		27.8	242^nd of 320 public middle schools	24.4%	7		26.0	26.0	20.0		43.0	43.0	25.0	27.0		49.0		32.0		43.0	$15,222	$724	$14,498
Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	617	39	15.9	55.8%	537 (87.0%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	46.6	166^th of 326 public middle schools	49.1%		21.2	260^th of 320 public middle schools	18.8%	94		43.0	46.0	37.0		54.0	53.0	39.0	26.0		49.0		36.0		37.0	$13,085	$472	$11,637
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
Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	33.6	224^th of 326 public middle schools	31.3%		28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%	16		35.0	40.0	34.0		38.0	41.0	39.0			26.0		37.0		43.0
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	52.4	140^th of 326 public middle schools	57.1%		37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%	66		43.0	34.0	43.0		54.0	48.0	45.0	23.0		55.0		48.0		49.0
Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13.0	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	19.6	276^th of 326 public middle schools	15.3%		14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%	13		27.0	26.0	31.0		40.0	33.0	34.0	20.0		26.0		32.0		30.0
Mary E. Britton Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Polo Club Blvd	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(859) 422-1195	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	48	156^th of 326 public middle schools	52.1%					(n/a)		50.0	38.0	39.0		62.0	60.0	39.0	24.0		46.0		32.0		36.0
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	730 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3805	555	40	13.9	55.1%	352 (63.4%)	62 (11.2%)	93 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	35.2	218^th of 326 public middle schools	33.1%		44.7	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%	44		30.0	33.0	38.0		47.0	54.0	34.0	30.0		38.0		35.0		32.0	$20,530	$967	$13,899
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paris Middle School

How many students attend Paris Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Paris Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Paris Middle School?

Students at Paris Middle School are 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Paris Middle School attend?

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

Is Paris Middle School a good school?

Paris Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Paris Middle School in?

Paris Independent

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