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Shelby County West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Shelby County West Middle School in Shelbyville, KY, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 563 students in an area with several nearby middle schools available for comparison. Its most important challenge is that 2025–2026 proficiency results were below nearby-school, district and state averages in every reported subject and grade.

West’s results are consistently lower than those of nearby schools, the Shelby County district and the state. Average proficiency was 30% in math, compared with 34% in the district, 40% statewide and 44% at nearby schools; in reading, it was 36%, versus 42%, 48% and 51%. Eighth-grade social studies is the clearest weakness: 23% were proficient, 9 points below the district, 16 below the state and 17 below nearby schools. Writing is the relative bright spot: 43% were proficient, 4 points below the district and 5 below the state, though still 8 points below nearby schools. Editing and mechanics was 34%, compared with 41% at nearby schools.

Some results have improved, but the overall gap remains. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, average math proficiency rose 7 points, reading 5 points and writing 19 points; science rose just 2 points, while social studies fell 4 points. SchoolDigger ranked West 272nd of 326 statewide, in the 17th percentile with 1 star, up from the 9th percentile the prior year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for Multi-racial students fell sharply, from the 55th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 1st in 2025–2026, compared with 17 overall; its African American student ranking was 28, down from 63 in 2022–2023. For context, West’s student–teacher ratio was 15.8 in 2024–2025, and 46.2% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 16.3% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 23.5%.

563

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,890

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100 Warriors Way
Shelbyville, KY 40065

(502) 633-4869

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Shelby County West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Martha Layne Collins High School

Feeder schools for Shelby County West Middle School:

Elementary:	Clear Creek Elementary
	Painted Stone Elementary
	Simpsonville Elementary
	Southside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

30.9%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2025 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg42%

272^nd of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Shelby County

122^nd of 158Shelby 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	21.2	272 of 326	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	289 of 324	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	287 of 327	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	268 of 320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	255 of 282	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	260 of 335	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	211 of 322	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	206 of 330	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	201 of 331	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	135 of 337	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	92 of 335	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	67 of 335	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	71 of 319	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	54.0	153 of 304	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	149 of 299	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.8	171 of 289	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	208 of 287	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	166 of 284	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	43 of 83	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	29 of 79	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	85 of 96	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	174 of 226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	176 of 219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	254 of 299	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	275 of 298	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	267 of 300	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	254 of 295	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	206 of 233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	161 of 290	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	54.6	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	26 of 63	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	126 of 134	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	123 of 131	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	120 of 123	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	118 of 119	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	119 of 120	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	110 of 120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	88 of 116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	276 of 313	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	297 of 314	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	299 of 311	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	300 of 309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	288 of 310	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	222 of 224	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	254 of 285	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	275 of 303	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	281 of 304	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	282 of 307	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	267 of 304	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	253 of 303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	228 of 293	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.4	45 of 101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	84 of 87	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	116 of 126	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	234 of 294	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	207 of 316	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	253 of 314	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	231 of 316	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	221 of 320	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	180 of 314	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	135 of 213	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	172 of 266	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	142 of 253	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)44th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing43%-5 vs state

Reading36%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics34%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-10 vs state

Social Studies23%-16 vs state

Science15%-13 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 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelby County West Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-4869	563	35	15.8	46.2%	299 (53.1%)	39 (6.9%)	174 (30.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	21.2	272^nd of 326 public middle schools	16.6%		13.4	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%	19	36.0	29.0	24.0	45.0	36.0	28.0	15.0	43.0	23.0	34.0	$13,890	$818	$13,072
Shelby County East Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-1478	505	30	16.5	42.0%	355 (70.3%)	19 (3.8%)	100 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	35.5	214^th of 326 public middle schools	34.4%		31.1	230^th of 320 public middle schools	28.1%	16	40.0	37.0	23.0	53.0	41.0	35.0	17.0	59.0	35.0	36.0	$13,880	$731	$13,149
East Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 East Highway 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-8480	570	32	17.8	17.7%	483 (84.7%)	12 (2.1%)	37 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	88.1	23^rd of 326 public middle schools	92.9%		88.7	21^st of 320 public middle schools	93.4%	2	52.0	63.0	55.0	73.0	75.0	63.0	49.0	68.0	61.0	55.0
Echo Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	2604 Echo Trail	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-3146	697	46	15.1	35.2%	362 (51.9%)	136 (19.5%)	73 (10.5%)	75 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)	51.1	143^rd of 326 public middle schools	56.1%					(n/a)	47.0	44.0	47.0	55.0	53.0	38.0	29.0	39.0	39.0	44.0
Henry County Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8660	421	29	14.5	53.7%	365 (86.7%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	56.9	117^th of 326 public middle schools	64.1%		67	91^st of 320 public middle schools	71.6%	26	41.0	45.0	46.0	61.0	49.0	49.0	21.0	67.0	39.0	45.0	$19,244	$864	$13,835
South Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	6403 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-0320	848	45	18.9	21.5%	674 (79.5%)	39 (4.6%)	62 (7.3%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.0%)	83.4	33^rd of 326 public middle schools	89.9%		84	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%	3	72.0	61.0	64.0	77.0	66.0	56.0	39.0	55.0	50.0	49.0
Oldham County Middle School	Public	6-8	4305 Brown Blvd	Buckner	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 222-1451	768	45	17.2	33.3%	592 (77.1%)	27 (3.5%)	109 (14.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	69.2	76^th of 326 public middle schools	76.7%		77.9	47^th of 320 public middle schools	85.3%	29	52.0	47.0	48.0	71.0	64.0	54.0	30.0	55.0	44.0	45.0
Spencer County Middle School	Public	6-8	1263 Mt Washington Rd	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3260	690	39	17.6	42.2%	622 (90.1%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	38.9	200^th of 326 public middle schools	38.7%		45.3	170^th of 320 public middle schools	46.9%	30	46.0	40.0	38.0	51.0	46.0	34.0	29.0	37.0	36.0	31.0	$14,547	$816	$11,717
Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	303 Gatehouse Lane	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8235	809	54	15.0	42.0%	388 (48.0%)	196 (24.2%)	102 (12.6%)	72 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	53.8	131^st of 326 public middle schools	59.8%		58.7	122^nd of 320 public middle schools	61.9%	9	49.0	48.0	50.0	51.0	53.0	37.0	33.0	39.0	41.0	44.0	$18,120	$2,111	$14,607
Ramsey Middle	Public	6-8	6409 Gelhaus Lane	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8391	1,151	65	17.6	57.9%	428 (37.2%)	355 (30.8%)	216 (18.8%)	78 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.1%)	23.6	259^th of 326 public middle schools	20.6%		17.9	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%	17	27.0	27.0	32.0	40.0	41.0	33.0	22.0	43.0	26.0	33.0	$18,691	$3,098	$14,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelby County West Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Shelby County West Middle School?

Students at Shelby County West Middle School are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Shelby County West Middle School a good school?

Shelby County West Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Shelby County West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Shelby County West Middle School usually go on to attend Martha Layne Collins High School

What district is Shelby County West Middle School in?

Shelby County

How many students attend Shelby County West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Shelby County West Middle School.

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