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If you had an hour of school board time for Bardstown Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARDSTOWN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210027000046
Bardstown Middle School
410 N 5th St, Bardstown, KY 40004 · (502) 331-8803 · Nelson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
310 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 210 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Bardstown Middle School→Bardstown High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bardstown Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Bardstown Middle School
Bardstown Middle School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardstown Middle School this school | 591 | 52.5% | 39.3% |
| James T Alton Middle School Vine Grove | 612 | 53.1% | 35.7% |
| Henderson County North Middle School Henderson | 670 | 55.4% | 42.2% |
| Georgetown Middle School Georgetown | 555 | 55.1% | 39.3% |
| Madison Middle School Richmond | 586 | 53.9% | 47.9% |
| Bluegrass Middle School Elizabethtown | 583 | 55.7% | 36.6% |
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 Bardstown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #114 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #138 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #101 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #96 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #145 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #53 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #158 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #151 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
591
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 591 | 35.3 | 16.7:1 | 52% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 32.3 | 17.3:1 | 54% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 33.3 | 17.3:1 | 47% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 50% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 64% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 62% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 67% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 54% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bardstown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (597 to 591); teachers up 10% (32 to 35.3).
About Bardstown Middle School
Bardstown Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Bardstown, Kentucky, one of the schools in Bardstown Independent. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 591 students on the rolls.
Federal data list 6 schools in Bardstown Independent, with 2,869 students enrolled.
The largest group at Bardstown Middle School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 15% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Black. Among people living in Nelson County, the White share is about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bardstown Middle School scores 56%.
Staffing at Bardstown Middle School comes to 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7:1. The school's 16.7:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for middle schools in Kentucky. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nelson County average a similar 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bardstown Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bardstown Middle School would score about 45.5%. It scores 39.3%, 6.3 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Nelson County, the median household earns about $69,562 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bardstown Middle School, Nelson County has 20 public schools.
Bardstown High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Bardstown Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.8% on proficiency, and Bardstown Middle School is above that at 39.3%.
The federal government classifies Bardstown Middle School's location as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bardstown Middle School had a net gain of 18 students, or 3%.
This page is set up for the Bardstown Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bardstown Independent
- Bardstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Bardstown High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- Bardstown Primary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Bardstown Early Childhood CenterElementary · 263 students
- Bardstown Alternative SchoolCombined · 31 students
Other schools in Bardstown
- Bardstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Bardstown High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Bardstown High School0.1 mi · 703
- Bardstown Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 263
- Bardstown Primary School0.6 mi · 434
- Foster Heights Elementary School0.7 mi · 588
- Bardstown Elementary School0.9 mi · 847
- Bardstown Alternative School0.9 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Bardstown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bardstown Middle School?
Bardstown Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bardstown Middle School serve?
Bardstown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bardstown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bardstown Middle School is approximately 16.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bardstown Middle School?
Bardstown Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Bardstown Middle School?
Bardstown Middle School is overseen by Bardstown Independent in Nelson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.