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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Kentucky

Across Kentucky, 49 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Knight Middle leads the list at 82.4%, against a median of 9.2% 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
49
Kentucky
Top Enrollment growth
82.4%
Median Enrollment growth
9.2%
FASTEST GROWING · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Knight MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County41575782.4%
2Raceland-Worthington Middle SchoolRaceland, KYRaceland-Worthington Independent22939170.7%
3Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolBardstown, KYNelson County35059469.7%
4Casey County Middle SchoolLiberty, KYCasey County32349753.9%
5Stuart Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County7711,16651.2%
6McCreary County Middle SchoolStearns, KYMcCreary County42463349.3%
7Muhlenberg County Middle SchoolGreenville, KYMuhlenberg County60387144.4%
8Corbin Middle SchoolCorbin, KYCorbin Independent46967543.9%
9McNabb Middle SchoolMount Sterling, KYMontgomery County66292840.2%
10Carroll County Middle SchoolCarrollton, KYCarroll County42155531.8%
11Leestown Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County8671,08425.0%
12Christian County Middle SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County68184524.1%
13Campbellsville Middle SchoolCampbellsville, KYCampbellsville Independent22928424.0%
14Hebron Middle SchoolShepherdsville, KYBullitt County46856921.6%
15Madison Middle SchoolRichmond, KYMadison County48758620.3%
16Hopkinsville Middle SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County62474118.8%
17South Warren Middle SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County68380517.9%
18Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, KYScott County47355517.3%
19Winburn Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County66676815.3%
20Knox County Middle SchoolBarbourville, KYKnox County45552214.7%
21Glasgow Middle SchoolGlasgow, KYGlasgow Independent48054513.5%
22David T. Wilson ElementaryBrandenburg, KYMeade County47152912.3%
23Owensboro Middle SchoolOwensboro, KYOwensboro Independent71579010.5%
24East Jessamine Middle SchoolNicholasville, KYJessamine County8619449.6%
25Ramsey MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County1,0541,1519.2%
26Eastside Middle SchoolMount Washington, KYBullitt County6296828.4%
27Scapa At BluegrassLexington, KYFayette County2773008.3%
28Bowling Green Junior HighBowling Green, KYBowling Green Independent9641,0428.1%
29Drakes Creek Middle SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County6527048.0%
30South Oldham Middle SchoolCrestwood, KYOldham County7868487.9%
31Crawford Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County6607107.6%
32Henry F. Moss Middle SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County5435806.8%
33Clark Moores Middle SchoolRichmond, KYMadison County5245586.5%
34Murray Middle SchoolMurray, KYMurray Independent6076456.3%
35Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County6276656.1%
36Bluegrass Middle SchoolElizabethtown, KYHardin County5505836.0%
37Green County Middle SchoolGreensburg, KYGreen County3483665.2%
38Scott County Middle SchoolGeorgetown, KYScott County7968375.2%
39Simons Middle SchoolFlemingsburg, KYFleming County3273424.6%
40Hazard Middle SchoolHazard, KYHazard Independent2462564.1%
41Daviess County Middle SchoolOwensboro, KYDaviess County8428703.3%
42Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,0911,1253.1%
43Franklin-Simpson Middle SchoolFranklin, KYSimpson County6466622.5%
44Mayfield Middle SchoolMayfield, KYMayfield Independent5465592.4%
45James E Bazzell Middle SchoolScottsville, KYAllen County4384482.3%
46Meece Middle SchoolSomerset, KYSomerset Independent4754862.3%
47Paducah Middle SchoolPaducah, KYPaducah Independent6206321.9%
48Boyle County Middle SchoolDanville, KYBoyle County6446551.7%
49Campbell County Middle SchoolAlexandria, KYCampbell County1,0931,0990.5%
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