Best Middle Schools in Kentucky (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

207

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Kentucky, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Kentucky middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A-	Highlands Middle School	Fort Thomas	Fort Thomas Independent	54%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	732
#2	A-	Noe Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,347
#3	B+	Meyzeek Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	52%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	930
#4	B+	Gray Middle School	Union	Boone County	51%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,029
#5	B+	East Oldham Middle School	Crestwood	Oldham County	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	622
#6	B+	North Oldham Middle School	Goshen	Oldham County	50%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	787
#7	B+	Conner Middle School	Hebron	Boone County	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	896
#8	B+	B Michael Caudill Middle School	Richmond	Madison County	48%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	479
#9	B+	Farristown Middle School	Berea	Madison County	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	466
#10	B+	Drakes Creek Middle School	Bowling Green	Warren County	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	729
#11	B+	North Laurel Middle School	London	Laurel County	47%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,003
#12	B	Boyle County Middle School	Danville	Boyle County	47%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	679
#13	B	Heath Middle School	West Paducah	McCracken County	46%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	410
#14	B	Barret Traditional Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#15	B	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,081
#16	B	Lyon County Middle School	Eddyville	Lyon County	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	243
#17	B	South Oldham Middle School	Crestwood	Oldham County	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	839
#18	B	South Warren Middle School	Bowling Green	Warren County	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	772
#19	B	Beaumont Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	843
#20	B-	Morton Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	705
#21	B-	Henderson County South Middle School	Henderson	Henderson County	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	721
#22	B-	Woodford County Middle School	Versailles	Woodford County	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	889
#23	B-	Ballyshannon Middle School	Union	Boone County	41%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	633
#24	B-	Corbin Middle School	Corbin	Corbin Independent	41%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#25	B-	Lone Oak Middle School	Paducah	McCracken County	41%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	796
#26	B-	Northern Middle School	Somerset	Pulaski County	41%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	846
#27	B-	Calloway County Middle School	Murray	Calloway County	40%	41%	Meets Expectations	674
#28	B-	Jessie M Clark Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,044
#29	B-	Scott County Middle School	Georgetown	Scott County	40%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	864
#30	B-	Turkey Foot Middle School	Edgewood	Kenton County	40%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,029
#31	B-	Daviess County Middle School	Owensboro	Daviess County	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	813
#32	B-	Graves County Middle School	Mayfield	Graves County	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#33	B-	Oldham County Middle School	Buckner	Oldham County	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	715
#34	B-	West Jessamine Middle School	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	904
#35	C+	East Hardin Middle School	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	39%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	780
#36	C+	Royal Spring Middle School	Georgetown	Scott County	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	726
#37	C+	Southern Middle School	Somerset	Pulaski County	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	941
#38	C+	Woodland Middle School	Taylor Mill	Kenton County	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	616
#39	C+	Breckinridge County Middle School	Harned	Breckinridge County	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	553
#40	C+	Crosby Middle	Middletown	Jefferson County	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,016
#41	C+	Spencer County Middle School	Taylorsville	Spencer County	37%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	721
#42	C+	Walton Verona Middle School	Walton	Walton-Verona Independent	37%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	547
#43	C+	Campbell County Middle School	Alexandria	Campbell County	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,184
#44	C+	Hazard Middle School	Hazard	Hazard Independent	36%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#45	C+	Bowling Green Junior High	Bowling Green	Bowling Green Independent	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	963
#46	C+	Eastside Middle School	Mount Washington	Bullitt County	35%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	683
#47	C+	Green County Middle School	Greensburg	Green County	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	377
#48	C+	South Laurel Middle School	London	Laurel County	35%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	979
#49	C+	Stuart Pepper Middle School	Brandenburg	Meade County	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	772
#50	C	Jefferson County Traditional Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	35%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	877
#51	C	Livingston County Middle School	Burna	Livingston County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	252
#52	C	Ockerman Middle School	Florence	Boone County	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	653
#53	C	Russell Middle School	Russell	Russell Independent	35%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	511
#54	C	Washington County Middle School	Springfield	Washington County	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	203
#55	C	Whitley County Middle School	Williamsburg	Whitley County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	563
#56	C	Henderson County North Middle School	Henderson	Henderson County	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	720
#57	C	James E Bazzell Middle School	Scottsville	Allen County	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	472
#58	C	Reidland Middle School	Paducah	McCracken County	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	330
#59	C	Talton K Stone Middle School	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown Independent	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	545
#60	C	Twenhofel Middle School	Independence	Kenton County	34%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	835
#61	C	Bracken County Middle School	Brooksville	Bracken County	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	259
#62	C	Meece Middle School	Somerset	Somerset Independent	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	444
#63	C	Ohio County Middle School	Hartford	Ohio County	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	550
#64	C	Rowan County Middle School	Morehead	Rowan County	33%	33%	Meets Expectations	716
#65	C	West Hardin Middle School	Cecilia	Hardin County	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	509
#66	C	Bernheim Middle School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	32%	36%	Meets Expectations	435
#67	C	Hancock County Middle School	Lewisport	Hancock County	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	333
#68	C	Hebron Middle School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	536
#69	C	James T Alton Middle School	Vine Grove	Hardin County	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	666
#70	C	Leestown Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	966
#71	C	North Marshall Middle School	Calvert City	Marshall County	32%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	497
#72	C	Robert D Campbell JR High	Winchester	Clark County	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	820
#73	C	Russell County Middle School	Russell Springs	Russell County	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	677
#74	C	Casey County Middle School	Liberty	Casey County	31%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	513
#75	C	Foley Middle School	Berea	Madison County	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	445
#76	C	James Madison Middle School	Madisonville	Hopkins County	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	494
#77	C	Johnson County Middle School	Paintsville	Johnson County	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	475
#78	C	Taylor County Middle School	Campbellsville	Taylor County	31%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	601
#79	C-	Marion County Knight Academy	Lebanon	Marion County	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#80	C-	Ashland Middle School	Ashland	Ashland Independent	31%	30%	Meets Expectations	687
#81	C-	Tates Creek Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	769
#82	C-	Anderson County Middle School	Lawrenceburg	Anderson County	30%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	818
#83	C-	Bardstown Middle School	Bardstown	Bardstown Independent	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	575
#84	C-	Berea Community Middle School	Berea	Berea Independent	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	230
#85	C-	Camp Ernst Middle School	Burlington	Boone County	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	723
#86	C-	Cumberland County Middle School	Burkesville	Cumberland County	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	206
#87	C-	Edmonson County Middle School	Brownsville	Edmonson County	30%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	280
#88	C-	Franklin Simpson Middle School	Franklin	Simpson County	30%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	687
#89	C-	Lewis County Middle School	Vanceburg	Lewis County	30%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	299
#90	C-	Mason County Middle School	Maysville	Mason County	30%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	585
#91	C-	Mt Washington Middle School	Mount Washington	Bullitt County	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	484
#92	C-	Owensboro Innovation Middle School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	30%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	311
#93	C-	Simons Middle School	Flemingsburg	Fleming County	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	325
#94	C-	Southern Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	772
#95	C-	Wolfe County Middle School	Campton	Wolfe County	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	171
#96	C-	Barren County Middle School	Glasgow	Barren County	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	652
#97	C-	Belfry Middle School	Belfry	Pike County	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	349
#98	C-	Bondurant Middle School	Frankfort	Franklin County	29%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	643
#99	C-	Clark Moores Middle School	Richmond	Madison County	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	546
#100	C-	East Jessamine Middle School	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	936
#101	C-	Glasgow Middle School	Glasgow	Glasgow Independent	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	539
#102	C-	Hopkinsville Middle School	Hopkinsville	Christian County	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	549
#103	C-	Madison Middle School	Richmond	Madison County	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	670
#104	C-	Mclean County Middle School	Calhoun	McLean County	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	319
#105	C-	Mcnabb Middle School	Mount Sterling	Montgomery County	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,018
#106	C-	Whitesburg Middle School	Whitesburg	Letcher County	29%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	165
#107	C-	Bryan Station Middle School (Magnet)	Lexington	Fayette County	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	815
#108	C-	Clinton County Middle School	Albany	Clinton County	28%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#109	C-	Larue County Middle School	Hodgenville	LaRue County	28%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#110	C-	Rockcastle County Middle School	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle County	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#111	C-	Trigg County Middle School	Cadiz	Trigg County	28%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#112	C-	Williamstown JR High	Williamstown	Williamstown Independent	28%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	160
#113	C-	Caldwell County Middle School	Princeton	Caldwell County	27%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	421
#114	C-	Marion County Middle School	Lebanon	Marion County	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	431
#115	C-	Winburn Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	800
#116	D+	College View Middle School	Owensboro	Daviess County	27%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	863
#117	D+	Crittenden County Middle School	Marion	Crittenden County	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	291
#118	D+	Grayson County Middle School	Leitchfield	Grayson County	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	839
#119	D+	Kammerer Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#120	D+	Russellville Middle School	Russellville	Russellville Independent	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	237
#121	D+	Shelby County East Middle School	Shelbyville	Shelby County	27%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	552
#122	D+	West Carter Middle School	Olive Hill	Carter County	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	366
#123	D+	Ballard County Middle School	Barlow	Ballard County	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#124	D+	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield	Nelson County	26%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	352
#125	D+	Bluegrass Middle School	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	26%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	578
#126	D+	Bourbon County Middle School	Paris	Bourbon County	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	593
#127	D+	Christian County Middle School	Hopkinsville	Christian County	26%	26%	Meets Expectations	650
#128	D+	East Carter Middle School	Grayson	Carter County	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	505
#129	D+	Garrard Middle School	Lancaster	Garrard County	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	563
#130	D+	Grant County Middle School	Dry Ridge	Grant County	26%	29%	Meets Expectations	807
#131	D+	Henry County Middle School	New Castle	Henry County	26%	29%	Meets Expectations	454
#132	D+	Lincoln County Middle School	Stanford	Lincoln County	26%	26%	Meets Expectations	745
#133	D+	Mckell Middle School	South Shore	Greenup County	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	361
#134	D+	Warren East Middle School	Bowling Green	Warren County	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	487
#135	D+	Wurtland Middle School	Wurtland	Greenup County	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	250
#136	D+	Carlisle County Middle School	Bardwell	Carlisle County	25%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	146
#137	D+	F T Burns Middle School	Owensboro	Daviess County	25%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	710
#138	D+	Fleming Neon Middle School	Neon	Letcher County	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	167
#139	D+	Knox County Middle School	Barbourville	Knox County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	429
#140	D+	Louisa Middle School	Louisa	Lawrence County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	457
#141	D+	Mayfield Middle School	Mayfield	Mayfield Independent	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	536
#142	D+	Mccreary County Middle School	Stearns	McCreary County	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	605
#143	D+	Monroe Co Middle	Tompkinsville	Monroe County	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	382
#144	D+	Adair County Middle School	Columbia	Adair County	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#145	D+	Boyd County Middle School	Ashland	Boyd County	24%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#146	D+	Clay County Middle School	Manchester	Clay County	24%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#147	D+	Kenneth D King Middle School	Harrodsburg	Mercer County	24%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	610
#148	D+	Middlesboro Middle School	Middlesboro	Middlesboro Independent	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	281
#149	D+	Muhlenberg North Middle	Greenville	Muhlenberg County	24%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	507
#150	D+	Owensboro Middle School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	24%	26%	Meets Expectations	807
#151	D+	Todd County Middle School	Elkton	Todd County	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	392
#152	D	Browning Springs Middle School	Madisonville	Hopkins County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	499
#153	D	Farnsley Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	23%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,038
#154	D	Harrison County Middle School	Cynthiana	Harrison County	23%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	607
#155	D	Maurice Bowling Middle School	Owenton	Owen County	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	484
#156	D	South Hopkins Middle School	Nortonville	Hopkins County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	365
#157	D	South Marshall Middle	Benton	Marshall County	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	462
#158	D	Webster County Middle School	Dixon	Webster County	23%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	315
#159	D	Westport Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,177
#160	D	Butler County Middle School	Morgantown	Butler County	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	454
#161	D	Campbellsville Middle School	Campbellsville	Campbellsville Independent	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	311
#162	D	Elliott County Middle School	Sandy Hook	Elliott County	22%	21%	Meets Expectations	236
#163	D	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown	Scott County	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	636
#164	D	Highland Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	801
#165	D	John W Bate Middle School	Danville	Danville Independent	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#166	D	North Middle School	Radcliff	Hardin County	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#167	D	Paducah Middle School	Paducah	Paducah Independent	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	652
#168	D	Tichenor Middle School	Erlanger	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	22%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	539
#169	D	Elkhorn Middle School	Frankfort	Franklin County	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	737
#170	D	Metcalfe County Middle School	Edmonton	Metcalfe County	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	367
#171	D	Phillip Sharp Middle School	Butler	Pendleton County	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#172	D	Powell County Middle School	Stanton	Powell County	21%	25%	Meets Expectations	462
#173	D	Ramsey Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	21%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	1,008
#174	D	Shelby County West Middle School	Shelbyville	Shelby County	21%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	600
#175	D	Wayne County Middle School	Monticello	Wayne County	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	679
#176	D	Zoneton Middle School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	21%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	354
#177	D	Bullitt Lick Middle School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#178	D	Estill County Middle School	Irvine	Estill County	20%	23%	Meets Expectations	446
#179	D	James D Adams Middle School	Prestonsburg	Floyd County	20%	24%	Meets Expectations	312
#180	D	Morgan County Middle School	West Liberty	Morgan County	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	413
#181	D	Newburg Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	20%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	941
#182	D	Union County Middle School	Morganfield	Union County	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	437
#183	D	Western Middle School For The Arts (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	20%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#184	D	Gallatin County Middle School	Warsaw	Gallatin County	19%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	326
#185	D	Jackson County Middle School	Mckee	Jackson County	19%	22%	Meets Expectations	401
#186	D-	Carrithers Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	19%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	583
#187	D-	Crawford Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	19%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	751
#188	D-	Martin County Middle School	Warfield	Martin County	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	260
#189	D-	Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Bardstown	Nelson County	19%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	368
#190	D-	Bath County Middle School	Owingsville	Bath County	18%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	416
#191	D-	Herald Whitaker Middle School	Salyersville	Magoffin County	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	250
#192	D-	Caverna Middle School	Horse Cave	Caverna Independent	17%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	129
#193	D-	Fulton County Middle School	Hickman	Fulton County	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	134
#194	D-	Henry F Moss Middle School	Bowling Green	Warren County	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	566
#195	D-	Johnson Traditional Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	742
#196	D-	Lexington Trad Magnet School (Magnet)	Lexington	Fayette County	17%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	296
#197	D-	Paris Middle School	Paris	Paris Independent	17%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	146
#198	D-	Rector A Jones Middle School	Florence	Boone County	16%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	679
#199	D-	Carroll County Middle School	Carrollton	Carroll County	15%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	590
#200	D-	Holmes Middle School	Covington	Covington Independent	14%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	656
#201	D-	Knight Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	14%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	452
#202	D-	Lassiter Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	14%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,004
#203	F	Thomas Jefferson Middle (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	11%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	892
#204	F	Conway Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	10%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	730
#205	F	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	10%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#206	F	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North (Magnet)	Louisville	Jefferson County	9%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	510
#207	F	Stuart Academy	Louisville	Jefferson County	9%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	1,105

How Kentucky's middle schools compare

A: 2B: 32C: 81D: 87F: 5

16% of the 207 ranked middle schools in Kentucky earn an A or B (2 A grades, 32 B, 81 C, 87 D, 5 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 99 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (48% here, 71% nationally), and 22 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Farristown Middle School (48% against 36%, B+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 52): Jefferson County (5), Boone County (4), Oldham County (4), Fayette County (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Louisville (20, 3 at A or B), Lexington (11, 4 at A or B), Bowling Green (5, 2 at A or B), Owensboro (5, 1 at A or B), Shepherdsville (4, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Noe Middle (1,347 students, A-, #2), Campbell County Middle School (1,184 students, C+, #43), Westport Middle (1,177 students, D, #159).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Kentucky that are not ranked

4 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D+ Grace M James Academy Of Excellence, Louisville

Closed schools (2)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D+ Bluegrass Discovery Academy Middle, Morehead
C- Muhlenberg South Middle School, Greenville

Not yet graded (1)

Too little test data to grade.

Barnabus Home Middle School, Annville

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Kentucky.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Kentucky

What is the best middle school in Kentucky?

Highlands Middle School in Fort Thomas ranks first among the 207 ranked middle schools in Kentucky with a SchoolGrade of A-, 54% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.

How are middle schools in Kentucky ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Kentucky have?

SchoolGrade grades 211 public middle schools in Kentucky; 207 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.