Summary:
Zip code 42086 has one middle school, Heath Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 433 students, so there is no local school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is that Heath’s 2025–2026 proficiency was above Kentucky’s in all 10 reported subject-and-grade results.
Heath’s strongest results were in eighth-grade Editing and Mechanics, where 65% were proficient compared with 42% statewide, a 23-point advantage; its smallest state advantage was 7 points in sixth-grade math (49% versus 42%). Compared with McCracken County, however, results were mixed: Heath was higher in five of 10 results, equal in one, and lower in four. Its largest district advantage was 6 points in seventh-grade math and sixth-grade reading, while it was 5 points below the district in seventh-grade reading (57% versus 62%).
Heath’s overall results improved relative to the state, though not in every subject: its equal-weight average rose from 54% in 2024–2025 to 56% in 2025–2026, while the state average fell from 43% to 42%, widening Heath’s advantage from 10 to 14 points. The clearest gains were in eighth-grade writing, up 16 points to 60%, and social studies, up 14 points to 54%; seventh-grade reading fell 10 points to 57%. SchoolDigger ranked Heath 44th of 326 Kentucky middle schools in 2025–2026, at the 87th percentile, after ranks of 54th in 2023–2024 and 74th in 2024–2025. Its student-teacher ratio was 18.2:1 in 2024–2025, and 50% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are context measures, not explanations for results.
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