Summary:
ZIP code 40505 has two Fayette County middle schools—Bryan Station Middle School and Crawford Middle School—and both serve grades 6–8. Their 2025–2026 results show differences by subject and grade, rather than one school leading in everything. The clearest takeaway is grade 8 writing: Bryan Station’s 55% proficiency is 29 percentage points above Crawford’s 26%.
Bryan Station stands out in most comparisons, leading in reading in all three grades, math in grades 6 and 8, and grade 8 writing, social studies, and editing and mechanics. Its largest lead is in writing; it also leads Crawford by 16 points in grade 6 reading and 9 points in grade 8 math. Crawford’s clearest strength is grade 7 math, where 40% are proficient compared with Bryan Station’s 34% and 39% statewide. Against statewide results, Bryan Station is also ahead in grade 8 writing (55% versus 48%) and social studies (48% versus 39%).
Recent trends offer a mixed picture: the schools’ average math proficiency across grades 6–8 rose about 5 points, while the state average fell about 1 point; grade 8 social studies rose 7 points across the schools, but reading was unchanged as the state improved about 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks Bryan Station 140th of 326 statewide (57th percentile, 3 stars) and Crawford 224th (31st percentile, 2 stars); both schools’ percentiles improved from 2024–2025. Bryan Station has a 13.4 student–teacher ratio versus Crawford’s 12.3. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 59% at Bryan Station and 66% at Crawford, an 8-point difference; these are contextual figures, not explanations for test results.
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