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What's the one class at Adair County Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
559
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR COUNTY·NCES 210003001919
Adair County Middle School
322 General John Adair Dr, Columbia, KY 42728 · (270) 384-5308 · Adair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
370 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 206 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 33% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adair County Middle School→Adair County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adair County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adair County Middle School
Adair County Middle School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County Middle School this school | 559 | 66.2% | 42.1% |
| Allen County Intermediate Center Scottsville | 665 | 65.9% | 37.0% |
| Ohio County Middle School Hartford | 523 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Grant County Middle School Dry Ridge | 699 | 68.8% | 34.3% |
| Meece Middle School Somerset | 486 | 66.3% | 43.3% |
| Mason County Middle School Maysville | 565 | 67.1% | 27.3% |
Matched among Kentucky middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adair County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #92 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #66 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #99 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #108 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #45 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #127 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #61 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #146 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
559
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 559 | 38.5 | 14.5:1 | 66% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 38.5 | 14.7:1 | 67% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 40.5 | 14.8:1 | 69% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 71% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 66% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 67% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 60% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adair County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (572 to 559); teachers up 1% (38 to 38.5).
About Adair County Middle School
Families in Columbia, Kentucky, are served by Adair County Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 559 students in grades 6 through 8.
Adair County Middle School is one school in Adair County, a system of 5 schools with 2,585 students.
The share of students at Adair County Middle School who are White is 86%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Adair County Middle School reported 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.5:1. The school's 14.5:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for middle schools in Kentucky. Roughly 66% of students at Adair County Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Adair County average a similar 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Adair County Middle School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Adair County Middle School would score about 40.5%. It scores 42.1%, 1.6 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Adair County, the median household earns about $53,553 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Adair County Middle School, Adair County has 5 public schools.
Adair County Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Adair County High School, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Adair County Middle School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 42.1% versus a 39.3% average.
The federal government classifies Adair County Middle School's location as Town: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 639 to 559. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.0:1 to 14.5:1.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,089
Census ACS
Median income
$53,553
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adair County
- Adair County High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Adair County Primary CenterElementary · 604 students
- Adair County Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Adair Learning AcademyHigh · 67 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Adair County High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Adair County Primary CenterElementary · 604 students
- Adair County Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Adair Learning AcademyHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Adair County High School0.3 mi · 805
- Adair County Primary Center0.5 mi · 604
- Adair County Elementary School0.6 mi · 550
- Adair Learning Academy1.7 mi · 67
- Green County Middle School13.7 mi · 366
- Green County High School13.8 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Adair County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adair County Middle School?
Adair County Middle School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades 06-08.
Is Adair County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adair County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Adair County Middle School have?
Adair County Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adair County Middle School?
At Adair County Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Adair County Middle School in?
Adair County Middle School is part of Adair County.
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