B. Michael Caudill Middle School

Set in Richmond, Kentucky, B. Michael Caudill Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school, run under Madison County. It caters to 517 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 20 schools in Madison County (11,132 students total), B. Michael Caudill Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, B. Michael Caudill Middle School reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, B. Michael Caudill Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at B. Michael Caudill Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, B. Michael Caudill Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

In the broader community, Madison County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,351, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. B. Michael Caudill Middle School is one of 27 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 12,103 students).

Glenn R Marshall Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), B. Michael Caudill Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. B. Michael Caudill Middle School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 517).

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