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The top-graded public middle schools in Kentucky

This ranking covers the top-graded public middle schools in Kentucky, drawn from 216 qualifying public middle schools. Scapa At Bluegrass leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

216

Kentucky

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · KENTUCKY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	300	A+	99.8
2	Corbin Middle School	Corbin, KY	Corbin Independent	Middle	675	A+	99.3
3	Murray Middle School	Murray, KY	Murray Independent	Middle	645	A+	98.8
4	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	1,125	A+	98.4
5	Lone Oak Middle School	Paducah, KY	McCracken County	Middle	702	A+	97.9
6	Farristown Middle School	Berea, KY	Madison County	Middle	463	A+	97.5
7	Drakes Creek Middle School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	Middle	704	A+	97
8	Conner Middle School	Hebron, KY	Boone County	Middle	865	A+	96.5
9	Noe Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	1,155	A+	96.1
10	Scott County Middle School	Georgetown, KY	Scott County	Middle	837	A+	95.6
11	South Warren Middle School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	Middle	805	A+	95.1
12	Whitley County Middle School	Williamsburg, KY	Whitley County	Middle	547	A	94.7
13	Walton-Verona Middle School	Walton, KY	Walton-Verona Independent	Middle	425	A	94.2
14	North Laurel Middle School	London, KY	Laurel County	Middle	970	A	93.8
15	Lyon County Middle School	Eddyville, KY	Lyon County	Middle	210	A	93.3
16	Carlisle County Middle School	Bardwell, KY	Carlisle County	Middle	159	A	92.8
17	Ballard County Middle School	Barlow, KY	Ballard County	Middle	202	A	92.4
18	Gray Middle School	Union, KY	Boone County	Middle	1,006	A	91.9
19	North Oldham Middle School	Goshen, KY	Oldham County	Middle	720	A	91.4
20	South Laurel Middle School	London, KY	Laurel County	Middle	837	A	91
21	Daviess County Middle School	Owensboro, KY	Daviess County	Middle	870	A	90.5
22	Knox County Middle School	Barbourville, KY	Knox County	Middle	522	A	90
23	B. Michael Caudill Middle School	Richmond, KY	Madison County	Middle	517	A	89.6
24	Southern Middle School	Somerset, KY	Pulaski County	Middle	871	A	89.1
25	Wolfe County Middle School	Campton, KY	Wolfe County	Middle	148	A	88.7
26	Jessie M Clark Middle School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	1,002	A	88.2
27	Barret Traditional Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	579	A	87.7
28	Clark Moores Middle School	Richmond, KY	Madison County	Middle	558	A	87.3
29	Grayson County Middle School	Leitchfield, KY	Grayson County	Middle	837	A	86.8
30	Boyle County Middle School	Danville, KY	Boyle County	Middle	655	A	86.3
31	Morton Middle School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	604	A	85.9
32	Marion County Middle School	Lebanon, KY	Marion County	Middle	290	A	85.4
33	David T. Wilson Elementary	Brandenburg, KY	Meade County	Middle	529	A	85
34	Calloway County Middle School	Murray, KY	Calloway County	Middle	607	A-	84.5
35	Heath Middle School	West Paducah, KY	McCracken County	Middle	433	A-	84
36	South Oldham Middle School	Crestwood, KY	Oldham County	Middle	848	A-	83.6
37	East Oldham Middle School	Crestwood, KY	Oldham County	Middle	570	A-	82.9
38	Northern Middle School	Somerset, KY	Pulaski County	Middle	797	A-	82.9
39	North Marshall Middle School	Calvert City, KY	Marshall County	Middle	487	A-	82.2
40	Russell County Middle School	Russell Springs, KY	Russell County	Middle	652	A-	81.7
41	Woodland Middle School	Taylor Mill, KY	Kenton County	Middle	542	A-	81.3
42	Highlands Middle School	Fort Thomas, KY	Fort Thomas Independent	Middle	717	A-	80.8
43	Foley Middle School	Berea, KY	Madison County	Middle	429	A-	80.3
44	East Hardin Middle School	Elizabethtown, KY	Hardin County	Middle	775	A-	79.9
45	Owensboro Innovation Middle School	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro Independent	Middle	311	A-	79.4
46	West Jessamine Middle School	Nicholasville, KY	Jessamine County	Middle	887	A-	78.9
47	Graves County Middle School	Mayfield, KY	Graves County	Middle	556	A-	78.5
48	Henry County Middle School	New Castle, KY	Henry County	Middle	421	A-	78
49	Madison Middle School	Richmond, KY	Madison County	Middle	586	A-	77.5
50	Crittenden County Middle School	Marion, KY	Crittenden County	Middle	277	A-	77.1

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