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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Kentucky

Across Kentucky, 216 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Conway Middle leads the list at 12.1%, against a median of 40.1% 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

Best % Proficient

12.1%

Median % Proficient

40.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · KENTUCKY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Conway Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	67.8%	678	12.1%
2	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	78.6%	543	12.1%
3	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	75.1%	943	13.9%
4	Stuart Middle School	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	72.6%	1,166	14.6%
5	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	78.3%	470	15.0%
6	Johnson Traditional Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	74.8%	516	15.9%
7	Knight Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	71.9%	757	19.1%
8	Lassiter Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	73.8%	921	20.2%
9	Zoneton Middle School	Shepherdsville, KY	Bullitt County	Middle	68.2%	343	20.2%
10	Carroll County Middle School	Carrollton, KY	Carroll County	Middle	56.4%	555	21.9%
11	Union County Middle School	Morganfield, KY	Union County	Middle	62.2%	413	21.9%
12	Powell County Middle School	Stanton, KY	Powell County	Middle	66.3%	418	22.1%
13	Bullitt Lick Middle School	Shepherdsville, KY	Bullitt County	Middle	67.8%	423	22.8%
14	Maurice Bowling Middle School	Owenton, KY	Owen County	Middle	55.8%	475	23.4%
15	Elliott County Middle School	Sandy Hook, KY	Elliott County	Middle	70.0%	190	23.6%
16	Holmes Middle School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Middle	83.5%	631	23.7%
17	Henry F. Moss Middle School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	Middle	90.2%	580	24.3%
18	Todd County Middle School	Elkton, KY	Todd County	Middle	55.1%	401	25.7%
19	Shelby County West Middle School	Shelbyville, KY	Shelby County	Middle	46.2%	563	26.2%
20	Newburg Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	67.8%	615	26.4%
21	Farnsley Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	68.7%	919	26.8%
22	Herald Whitaker Middle School	Salyersville, KY	Magoffin County	Middle	68.1%	260	27.0%
23	Lexington Trad Magnet School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	78.2%	284	27.2%
24	Mason County Middle School	Maysville, KY	Mason County	Middle	67.1%	565	27.3%
25	Carrithers Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	63.9%	545	27.5%
26	North Middle School	Radcliff, KY	Hardin County	Middle	60.5%	567	27.7%
27	Williamstown Jr. High	Williamstown, KY	Williamstown Independent	Middle	59.3%	172	27.7%
28	Winburn Middle School	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	65.4%	768	28.3%
29	Paris Middle School	Paris, KY	Paris Independent	Middle	75.6%	180	28.3%
30	Rector A. Jones Middle School	Florence, KY	Boone County	Middle	64.3%	683	28.3%
31	Owensboro Middle School	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro Independent	Middle	71.6%	790	28.4%
32	Wurtland Middle School	Wurtland, KY	Greenup County	Middle	69.8%	202	28.5%
33	Ramsey Middle	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	Middle	57.9%	1,151	28.6%
34	Casey County Middle School	Liberty, KY	Casey County	Middle	73.0%	497	28.7%
35	Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Bardstown, KY	Nelson County	Middle	48.7%	594	28.9%
36	Jackson County Middle School	McKee, KY	Jackson County	Middle	72.9%	369	28.9%
37	James D. Adams Middle School	Prestonsburg, KY	Floyd County	Middle	69.8%	311	29.1%
38	Wayne County Middle School	Monticello, KY	Wayne County	Middle	74.8%	646	29.6%
39	Tichenor Middle School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Middle	87.7%	505	29.8%
40	Phillip Sharp Middle School	Butler, KY	Pendleton County	Middle	56.2%	420	30.2%
41	McCreary County Middle School	Stearns, KY	McCreary County	Middle	80.1%	633	30.6%
42	Clinton County Middle School	Albany, KY	Clinton County	Middle	76.5%	383	31.1%
43	Russellville Middle School	Russellville, KY	Russellville Independent	Middle	73.1%	216	31.3%
44	Harrison County Middle School	Cynthiana, KY	Harrison County	Middle	55.8%	617	31.3%
45	Caverna Middle School	Horse Cave, KY	Caverna Independent	Middle	67.8%	115	31.8%
46	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield, KY	Nelson County	Middle	48.6%	296	31.9%
47	Bondurant Middle School	Frankfort, KY	Franklin County	Middle	55.2%	600	32.1%
48	Bourbon County Middle School	Paris, KY	Bourbon County	Middle	60.7%	555	32.2%
49	Hopkinsville Middle School	Hopkinsville, KY	Christian County	Middle	69.0%	741	32.3%
50	James E Bazzell Middle School	Scottsville, KY	Allen County	Middle	55.6%	448	32.8%

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