Summary:
The middle-school list for ZIP code 40144 contains one school, Breckinridge County Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 532 students. In 2025–2026, its average across the ten listed grade-and-subject results was 44%, compared with 42% statewide. Most importantly, that marks a shift from 5 points below the state average in 2024–2025 to 2 points above it in 2025–2026.
There is no second school in this area list to compare at the top or bottom, but the school’s results vary by subject. Its clearest strengths against the state in 2025–2026 were 7th-grade science and 6th-grade math, each 7 points higher: 35% versus 28% in science and 49% versus 42% in math. It also exceeded state results in 7 of the 10 measures. The largest shortfall was 8th-grade Editing and Mechanics, at 36% compared with 42% statewide, or 6 points lower; 6th-grade reading was 1 point below the state, while 8th-grade writing matched it.
Reading and writing improved notably from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though Editing and Mechanics moved in the opposite direction. Eighth-grade reading rose 14 points, from 31% to 45%, shifting from 11 points below the state to 5 points above; 8th-grade writing gained 13 points to match the state at 48%. Editing and Mechanics fell 5 points to 36% and remained below the state. Breckinridge County Middle School is ranked 132nd of 326 Kentucky middle schools, at the 60th percentile, with 3 stars, according to SchoolDigger. Its student-teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–2025, and 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 30% in 2025–2026, about 7 points above the state rate, making attendance a concern alongside the improved test results.
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