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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Kentucky

219 public middle schools in Kentucky appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School leads the list at 90.7%, against a median of 3.5% 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
219
Kentucky
Top % Black
90.7%
Median % Black
3.5%
MOST BLACK · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County61590.7%(558)
2Grace M. James Academy of ExcellenceLouisville, KYJefferson County44079.1%(348)
3Lexington Trad Magnet SchoolLexington, KYFayette County28465.5%(186)
4Johnson Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County51665.1%(336)
5Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County66549.6%(330)
6Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthLouisville, KYJefferson County54348.6%(264)
7Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthLouisville, KYJefferson County47046.0%(216)
8Newburg MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County61543.9%(270)
9Jefferson County Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County81340.7%(331)
10Conway MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County67838.6%(262)
11Crawford Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County71037.3%(265)
12Farnsley MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County91936.8%(338)
13Paducah Middle SchoolPaducah, KYPaducah Independent63236.2%(229)
14Meyzeek MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County84734.6%(293)
15Barret Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County57933.7%(195)
16Christian County Middle SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County84533.3%(281)
17Winburn Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County76833.2%(255)
18Stuart Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County1,16632.6%(380)
19Hopkinsville Middle SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County74131.6%(234)
20Ramsey MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County1,15130.8%(355)
21Thomas Jefferson MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County94330.8%(290)
22Holmes Middle SchoolCovington, KYCovington Independent63129.0%(183)
23Kammerer MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County78128.7%(224)
24Tates Creek Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County76727.9%(214)
25Westport MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County98827.3%(270)
26Leestown Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,08427.1%(294)
27Carrithers MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County54525.5%(139)
28North Middle SchoolRadcliff, KYHardin County56725.2%(143)
29Fulton County Middle SchoolHickman, KYFulton County12324.4%(30)
30Southern Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County75924.2%(184)
31Crosby MiddleMiddletown, KYJefferson County80924.2%(196)
32Noe MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County1,15523.9%(276)
33Knight MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County75723.1%(175)
34Highland MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County63922.4%(143)
35Henry F. Moss Middle SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County58021.9%(127)
36Bowling Green Junior HighBowling Green, KYBowling Green Independent1,04220.4%(213)
37Echo Trail Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County69719.5%(136)
38Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolFlorence, KYBoone County68319.5%(133)
39Bryan Station Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County74418.4%(137)
40John W. Bate Middle SchoolDanville, KYDanville Independent35815.9%(57)
41Morton Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County60415.7%(95)
42Owensboro Middle SchoolOwensboro, KYOwensboro Independent79015.7%(124)
43Paris Middle SchoolParis, KYParis Independent18015.6%(28)
44Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,12515.5%(174)
45Russellville Middle SchoolRussellville, KYRussellville Independent21615.3%(33)
46Lassiter MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County92115.2%(140)
47James T Alton Middle SchoolVine Grove, KYHardin County61214.7%(90)
48Browning Springs Middle SchoolMadisonville, KYHopkins County44314.0%(62)
49Bluegrass Middle SchoolElizabethtown, KYHardin County58313.9%(81)
50Elkhorn Middle SchoolFrankfort, KYFranklin County72512.1%(88)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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