Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEREA INDEPENDENT·NCES 210048001658
Berea Community Middle School
1 Pirate Pkwy, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 986-4911 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
141 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Berea Community Middle School→Berea Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berea Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.0%
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 38 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Berea Community Middle School
Berea Community Middle School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berea Community Middle School this school | 214 | 65.9% | 40.1% |
| Livingston County Middle School Burna | 201 | 63.2% | 33.3% |
| Edmonson County Middle School Brownsville | 256 | 65.2% | 44.0% |
| Wurtland Middle School Wurtland | 202 | 69.8% | 28.5% |
| Reidland Middle School Paducah | 350 | 68.3% | 42.0% |
| Whitesburg Middle School Whitesburg | 191 | 64.9% | 43.2% |
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 Berea Community Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #108 of 216 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #127 of 216 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #102 of 217 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #205 of 221 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #4 of 210 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #106 of 210 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #63 of 219 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #31 of 156 | N/A |
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
214
-71 (-25%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 214 | 19.9 | 10.7:1 | 66% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 21.4 | 9.8:1 | 64% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 24.4 | 9.4:1 | 62% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 52% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 17.1 | 16.0:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 64% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 63% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 34% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berea Community Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (274 to 214); teachers up 17% (17.1 to 19.9).
About Berea Community Middle School
Berea Community Middle School is a public middle school run by Berea Independent in Berea, Kentucky. School enrollment was 214 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Kentucky is roughly 558 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
Berea Independent has 3 schools; together they serve 971 students.
The student body at Berea Community Middle School is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Berea Community Middle School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Berea Community Middle School is 19.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.7:1. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Around 66% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Madison County.
allk12 grades Berea Community Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Berea Community Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 40.1% against 40.6%.
In the county around the school, Madison County, the median household income is $63,351, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 27 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 12,103 students in all.
Berea Community High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Berea Community Middle School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Berea Community Middle School is behind the 49.5% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 25% from 2020-21, when Berea Community Middle School had 285 students, to 2024-25, when it had 214. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 10.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Berea Community Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berea Independent
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Berea Community High SchoolHigh · 309 students
Other schools in Berea
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Farristown Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Berea Community High School0.0 mi · 309
- Berea Community Elementary School0.1 mi · 448
- Madison Southern High School0.7 mi · 1,224
- Foley Middle School0.7 mi · 429
- Shannon Johnson Elementary School1.0 mi · 473
- Silver Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Berea Community Middle SchoolHow many students attend Berea Community Middle School?
Berea Community Middle School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Berea Community Middle School serve?
Berea Community Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berea Community Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berea Community Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berea Community Middle School?
At Berea Community Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Berea Community Middle School?
Berea Community Middle School is overseen by Berea Independent in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.