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Phillip Sharp Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Phillip Sharp Middle School is a public middle school located in Butler, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 418 students. The school is part of the Pendleton County School District, which is ranked 128 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phillip Sharp Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments (KSA) significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 25-32%, compared to the state average of 40-43%. The school's performance is particularly low in science, with only 19% of 7th-grade students proficient or above in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29%. Additionally, the school's performance on state assessments is consistently lower for all student subgroups compared to the state averages, and it has experienced relatively high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates.

In comparison, the nearby Woodland Middle School, Walton-Verona Middle School, and Bracken County Middle School generally outperform Phillip Sharp Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings among Kentucky middle schools. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher student-teacher ratios, suggesting they may provide a more supportive learning environment for their students.

420

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,874

Per pupil spending ?

56.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Wright Rd
Butler, KY 41006

(859) 472-7000

District: Pendleton County

Students who attend Phillip Sharp Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pendleton County High School

Feeder schools for Phillip Sharp Middle School:

Elementary:	Northern Elementary School
	Southern Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Writing scores 17 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg43%

270^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 157Pendleton 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	19.2	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	262 of 324	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	302 of 327	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	288 of 320	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	261 of 282	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	266 of 335	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	239 of 330	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	248 of 331	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	246 of 335	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	197 of 335	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	169 of 319	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.8	98 of 304	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.6	84 of 299	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	59 of 289	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	55.6	119 of 287	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	118 of 284	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	21.0	212 of 226	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	140 of 219	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	268 of 298	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	230 of 300	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	269 of 295	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	284 of 299	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	227 of 233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	245 of 299	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	207 of 290	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	47.5	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	278 of 314	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	272 of 311	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	299 of 309	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	293 of 310	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	212 of 224	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	251 of 285	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	249 of 304	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	291 of 307	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	262 of 304	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	253 of 293	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	28.4	235 of 294	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	282 of 314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	275 of 316	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	304 of 320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	296 of 314	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	209 of 213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	234 of 266	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	217 of 253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)24th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2019)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics35%-14 vs state

Writing32%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Science19%-10 vs state

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by a student
Friday, March 6, 2020

i go, student to teacher ratio is in the high 20s now, we ALL have free lunches thanks to a program, teachers are leaving because the students are THAT BAD! they cannot control the students for the life of them. Close Quote

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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 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	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
Phillip Sharp Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Wright Rd	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7000	420	26	16.1	56.2%	403 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	19.2	270^th of 320 public middle schools	15.6%		22.1	262^nd of 324 public middle schools	19.1%	8	32.0	27.0	25.0	46.0	44.0	27.0	19.0	32.0	28.0	35.0	$18,874	$605	$827	$1,432	$9,366	$2,479	$11,845
Williamstown Junior High	Public	6-8	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4421	172	13	13.3	59.3%	165 (95.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	274^th of 320 public middle schools	14.4%		28.6	239^th of 324 public middle schools	26.2%	35	37.0	18.0	13.0	42.0	33.0	33.0	16.0	25.0	33.0	44.0	$21,436	$871	$865	$1,736	$10,220	$2,126	$12,346
Grant County Middle School	Public	6-8	305 School Rd	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-7161	699	37	18.8	68.8%	611 (87.4%)	9 (1.3%)	53 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	31.3	227^th of 320 public middle schools	29.1%		36.5	205^th of 324 public middle schools	36.7%	22	30.0	35.0	41.0	41.0	44.0	40.0	20.0	46.0	32.0	44.0	$13,041	$1,398	$319	$1,717	$10,744	$3,521	$14,371
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	775	40	19.3	35.9%	676 (87.2%)	30 (3.9%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	75.6	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%		76.2	51^st of 324 public middle schools	84.3%	5	55.0	58.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	51.0	41.0	64.0	46.0	60.0	$15,066	$730	$413	$8,510	$1,422	$1,143	$9,932
Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	54.9	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%		47.6	157^th of 324 public middle schools	51.5%	24	47.0	51.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	43.0	31.0	60.0	38.0	50.0	$14,393	$913	$391	$1,304	$9,713	$3,375	$13,089
Walton-Verona Middle School	Public	6-8	32 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	425	31	13.7	38.1%	385 (90.6%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	90.8	15^th of 320 public middle schools	95.3%		86.1	25^th of 324 public middle schools	92.3%	10	59.0	66.0	61.0	66.0	64.0	75.0	45.0	85.0	60.0	76.0	$24,538	$297	$30	$327	$10,951	$3,141	$14,092
Bracken County Middle School	Public	6-8	167 Parsley Drive	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 735-3425	266	17	15.9	58.3%	255 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	49.7	151^st of 320 public middle schools	52.8%		65.2	92^nd of 324 public middle schools	71.6%	59	53.0	52.0	45.0	55.0	56.0	38.0	30.0	32.0	36.0	44.0	$13,569	$840	$846	$1,686	$9,180	$2,703	$11,883
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	542	32	16.9	46.9%	445 (82.1%)	14 (2.6%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%		71.2	71^st of 324 public middle schools	78.1%	16	55.0	55.0	43.0	63.0	62.0	56.0	44.0	79.0	47.0	54.0	$15,888	$458	$369	$9,600	$1,446	$827	$11,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillip Sharp Middle School

Is Phillip Sharp Middle School a good school?

Phillip Sharp Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

How many students attend Phillip Sharp Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Phillip Sharp Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Phillip Sharp Middle School attend?

Students who attend Phillip Sharp Middle School usually go on to attend Pendleton County High School

What district is Phillip Sharp Middle School in?

Pendleton County

What is the racial makeup of Phillip Sharp Middle School?

Students at Phillip Sharp Middle School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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