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Scott County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Scott County Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Georgetown, Kentucky, serving 833 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 20-50 middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating in recent years and strong proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing that exceed state and county averages.

The school's academic excellence extends across various student subgroups, with the exception of Hispanic and special education students, where there is room for improvement. Compared to nearby schools like Georgetown Middle School and Royal Spring Middle School, Scott County Middle School outperforms them on most academic metrics. However, it lags behind some high-performing magnet schools in the Fayette County district, such as Scapa At Bluegrass, which consistently ranks among the top 2 middle schools in Kentucky.

While Scott County Middle School has relatively lower dropout rates and higher per-student spending compared to state and county averages, its chronic absenteeism rates are higher. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 18.4 is higher than some nearby high-performing schools, which may impact the level of individual attention and support provided to students. Overall, Scott County Middle School is a standout performer in the region, and its success can serve as a model for other schools in the state, with a continued focus on addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups and enhancing the learning environment.

837

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,253

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1036 Cardinal Drive
Georgetown, KY 40324

(502) 863-7202

District: Scott County

Students who attend Scott County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Scott County High School

Feeder schools for Scott County Middle School:

Elementary:	Anne Mason Elementary School
	Northern Elementary School
	Stamping Ground Elementary School
	Western Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg53%

Kentucky avg43%

19^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Scott County

73^rd of 157Scott 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	89.1	19 of 320	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	30 of 324	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	46 of 327	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	37 of 320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	38 of 282	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	57 of 335	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	33 of 322	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	70.0	69 of 330	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	49 of 331	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.8	85 of 337	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.5	104 of 335	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	137 of 335	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	113 of 319	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	122 of 304	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	112 of 299	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	83 of 289	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	92 of 287	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	113 of 284	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	72 of 111	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	109 of 226	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	114 of 219	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	15 of 298	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	23 of 300	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	29 of 295	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	41 of 299	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	58 of 233	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	72 of 299	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	53 of 290	81.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	57.1	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	15 of 63	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	56 of 131	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	93 of 120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	67 of 120	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	69 of 314	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	89 of 311	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	83 of 309	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	70 of 310	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	76 of 224	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	144 of 303	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	79 of 285	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	40 of 304	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	58 of 307	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	43 of 304	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	29 of 222	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	45 of 303	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	22 of 293	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	2 of 101	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	30 of 95	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	67 of 98	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	29 of 126	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	77 of 130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	101 of 124	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.3	45 of 294	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	17 of 314	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	29 of 316	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	44 of 320	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	42 of 314	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	40 of 213	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	49 of 266	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	31 of 253	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2024)61st percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)50th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing80%+31 vs state

Editing and Mechanics72%+23 vs state

Reading70%+22 vs state

Social Studies64%+25 vs state

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

Science43%+14 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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th 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
Scott County Middle School	Public	6-8	1036 Cardinal Drive	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-7202	837	49	17.1	53.2%	711 (84.9%)	20 (2.4%)	72 (8.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	89.1	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		83.4	30^th of 324 public middle schools	90.7%	11			53.0	55.0	63.0			72.0	69.0	68.0	43.0		80.0		64.0		72.0	$20,253	$317	$340	$657	$8,819	$1,658	$11,133
Royal Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-2390	719	47	15.1	42.6%	502 (69.8%)	74 (10.3%)	81 (11.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.5%)	60.3	115^th of 320 public middle schools	64.1%		61.1	106^th of 324 public middle schools	67.3%	9			47.0	44.0	42.0			60.0	65.0	45.0	34.0		62.0		38.0		51.0	$21,554	$418	$290	$707	$9,805	$1,908	$12,420
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%)	44.7	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%		32.7	226^th of 324 public middle schools	30.2%	52			32.0	37.0	38.0			55.0	50.0	44.0	25.0		56.0		40.0		49.0	$22,326	$870	$299	$1,169	$10,064	$1,939	$13,171
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%)	14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	272^nd of 324 public middle schools	16.0%	17			27.0	34.0	22.0			32.0	35.0	25.0	25.0		20.0		28.0		30.0	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255
Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	1,084	75	14.4	52.6%	304 (28.0%)	294 (27.1%)	377 (34.8%)	39 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.3%)	59.2	121^st of 320 public middle schools	62.2%		56.7	118^th of 324 public middle schools	63.6%	3			48.0	48.0	46.0			54.0	49.0	48.0	27.0		57.0		54.0		52.0	$22,326	$719	$1,043	$1,762	$14,746	$2,955	$17,701
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%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6740	725	44	16.4	59.2%	452 (62.3%)	88 (12.1%)	101 (13.9%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.5%)	34.2	217^th of 320 public middle schools	32.2%		26.6	246^th of 324 public middle schools	24.1%	29			33.0	42.0	29.0			44.0	46.0	38.0	28.0		36.0		41.0		44.0	$15,209	$803	$799	$1,602	$10,926	$2,681	$13,608
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	743	50	14.8	33.9%	389 (52.4%)	83 (11.2%)	144 (19.4%)	82 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%		68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%	8			53.0	57.0	53.0			58.0	51.0	55.0	37.0		61.0		52.0		55.0	$22,788	$292	$980	$1,273	$15,726	$2,893	$18,619
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott County Middle School

Is Scott County Middle School a good school?

Yes. Scott County Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Scott County Middle School?

Students at Scott County Middle School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Scott County Middle School in?

Scott County

What high school do graduates of Scott County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Scott County Middle School usually go on to attend Scott County High School

How many students attend Scott County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Scott County Middle School.

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