Top 100 middle schools in Kentucky (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Scapa At Bluegrass Lexington · Middle · Grades 4–8	Public	96.4 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	300
2	Highlands Middle School Fort Thomas · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	84.2 Top 10%	68% Math proficiency	717
3	North Oldham Middle School Goshen · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	83.3 Top 10%	75% Math proficiency	720
4	East Oldham Middle School Crestwood · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80.5 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	570
5	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79.3 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	1,125
6	Beaumont Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.3 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	743
7	Murray Middle School Murray · Middle · Grades 4–8	Public	77.8 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	645
8	Gray Middle School Union · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77.7 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	1,006
9	Barret Traditional Middle Louisville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.9 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	579
10	Henderson County South Middle School Henderson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.5 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	661
11	South Oldham Middle School Crestwood · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.5 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	848
12	Ballyshannon Middle School Union · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.4 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	609
13	Morton Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.1 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	604
14	Eastside Middle School Mount Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.0 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	682
15	Jessie M Clark Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.5 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	1,002
16	Conner Middle School Hebron · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.4 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	865
17	South Warren Middle School Bowling Green · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	74.4 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	805
18	Boyle County Middle School Danville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73.4 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	655
19	Lyon County Middle School Eddyville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73.2 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	210
20	Woodford County Middle School Versailles · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73.0 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	897
21	B. Michael Caudill Middle School Richmond · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.8 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	517
22	Drakes Creek Middle School Bowling Green · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	71.5 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	704
23	David T. Wilson Elementary Brandenburg · Middle · Grades 4–6	Public	70.4 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	529
24	Farristown Middle School Berea · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.1 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	463
25	East Hardin Middle School Elizabethtown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.0 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	775
26	McLean County Middle School Calhoun · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.9 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	321
27	Walton-Verona Middle School Walton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.4 Top 25%	48% Math proficiency	425
28	Jefferson County Traditional Middle Louisville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.1 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	813
29	North Laurel Middle School London · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.4 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	970
30	Ockerman Middle School Florence · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.4 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	674
31	Hancock County Middle School Lewisport · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.2 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	308
32	Twenhofel Middle School Independence · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	775
33	Noe Middle Louisville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.5 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	1,155
34	Oldham County Middle School Buckner · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.4 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	768
35	Russell Middle School Russell · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.4 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	488
36	Spencer County Middle School Taylorsville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.4 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	690
37	Bernheim Middle School Shepherdsville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.2 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	371
38	Talton K Stone Middle School Elizabethtown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.9 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	526
39	Corbin Middle School Corbin · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.7 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	675
40	Meyzeek Middle Louisville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.4 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	847
41	Calloway County Middle School Murray · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.0 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	607
42	Crosby Middle Middletown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	809
43	Scott County Middle School Georgetown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.8 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	837
44	Whitesburg Middle School Whitesburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.1 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	191
45	West Jessamine Middle School Nicholasville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.0 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	887
46	Johnson County Middle School Paintsville · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	64.9 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	449
47	Echo Trail Middle School Louisville · Middle · Grades 6–7	Public	64.8 Top 50%	35.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	697
48	Heath Middle School West Paducah · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.7 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	433
49	LaRue County Middle School Hodgenville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.6 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	522
50	Breckinridge County Middle School Harned · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.3 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	532
51	Green County Middle School Greensburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.3 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	366
52	James Madison Middle School Madisonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.1 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	466
53	Whitley County Middle School Williamsburg · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	64.1 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	547
54	Edmonson County Middle School Brownsville · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	63.9 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	256
55	Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School Winchester · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	63.6 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	767
56	Daviess County Middle School Owensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.5 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	870
57	Southern Middle School Somerset · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.4 Top 50%	65% Math proficiency	871
58	Stuart Pepper Middle School Brandenburg · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	63.3 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	702
59	Knox County Middle School Barbourville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.2 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	522
60	Casey County Middle School Liberty · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.1 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	497
61	Caldwell County Middle School Princeton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.0 Top 50%	66% Math proficiency	400
62	Camp Ernst Middle School Burlington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.0 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	688
63	South Hopkins Middle School Nortonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.7 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	300
64	Northern Middle School Somerset · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.4 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	797
65	Leestown Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.3 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,084
66	Meece Middle School Somerset · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	62.3 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	486
67	Reidland Middle School Paducah · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.1 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	350
68	Henderson County North Middle School Henderson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.9 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	670
69	Graves County Middle School Mayfield · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	61.3 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	556
70	Royal Spring Middle School Georgetown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.2 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	719
71	College View Middle School Owensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.0 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	821
72	Grayson County Middle School Leitchfield · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.0 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	837
73	Lone Oak Middle School Paducah · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.7 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	702
74	Southern Middle School Lexington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.5 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	759
75	Glasgow Middle School Glasgow · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.3 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	545
76	Fleming Neon Middle School Neon · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	131
77	Mckell Middle School South Shore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.9 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	338
78	Russell County Middle School Russell Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.8 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	652
79	Simons Middle School Flemingsburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.8 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	342
80	Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.6 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	542
81	James E Bazzell Middle School Scottsville · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	59.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	448
82	MT. Washington Middle School Mount Washington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.5 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	474
83	Robert D. Campbell Jr. High Winchester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	59.5 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	753
84	East Carter Middle School Grayson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.9 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	490
85	Adair County Middle School Columbia · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.5 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	559
86	Hebron Middle School Shepherdsville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.2 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	569
87	Belfry Middle School Belfry · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.1 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	344
88	South Laurel Middle School London · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.1 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	837
89	Ballard County Middle School Barlow · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.9 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	202
90	Washington County Middle School Springfield · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	214
91	Turkey Foot Middle School Edgewood · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.8 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,006
92	Barren County Middle School Glasgow · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	57.6 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	649
93	Ashland Middle School Ashland · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.2 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	671
94	James T Alton Middle School Vine Grove · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.2 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	612
95	Hazard Middle School Hazard · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	56.9 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	256
96	Campbell County Middle School Alexandria · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.8 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,099
97	Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	56.7 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	265
98	Bowling Green Junior High Bowling Green · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,042
99	Bracken County Middle School Brooksville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.6 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	266
100	Anderson County Middle School Lawrenceburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.5 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	768

Scapa At Bluegrass in Lexington leads the 2025 list of middle schools in Kentucky with a Success Index (US) of 96.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best middle school in Kentucky?

Scapa At Bluegrass in Lexington ranks first among middle schools in Kentucky with a Success Index (US) of 96.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 300).

How are middle schools in Kentucky ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.