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Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000414
Bernheim Middle School
700 Audubon Dr, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 · (502) 869-4000 · Bullitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
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
16.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
198 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 133 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 37% |
Student demographics
16%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
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 43 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Bernheim Middle School
Bernheim Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernheim Middle School this school | 371 | 53.4% | 42.7% |
| Henry County Middle School New Castle | 421 | 53.7% | 48.0% |
| James E Bazzell Middle School Scottsville | 448 | 55.6% | 32.8% |
| Simons Middle School Flemingsburg | 342 | 57.0% | 36.4% |
| Marion County Middle School Lebanon | 290 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| Phillip Sharp Middle School Butler | 420 | 56.2% | 30.2% |
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 Bernheim Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #88 of 216 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #91 of 216 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #97 of 217 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #169 of 221 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #151 of 210 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #171 of 210 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #150 of 219 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #54 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
371
-123 (-25%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 22.9 | 19.0:1 | 52% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 46% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 23.9 | 18.9:1 | 53% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 54% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 36% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernheim Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (450 to 371); teachers down 8% (23.9 to 22).
About Bernheim Middle School
Bernheim Middle School runs as a small middle school in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Enrollment is 371 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 558-student average for middle schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 34% lower.
Bullitt County counts 13,007 students in its 24 schools, and Bernheim Middle School is one of them.
Most students at Bernheim Middle School are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. Bernheim Middle School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.9 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Bernheim Middle School is B. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Bernheim Middle School is 2.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bullitt County, median household income is about $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernheim Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Bullitt County, which together enroll about 13,007 students.
Cedar Grove Elementary is the public school closest to Bernheim Middle School, about 4.4 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bernheim Middle School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Bernheim Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 371, 25% below the 494 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.3:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Shepherdsville
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Hebron Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Shepherdsville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Grove Elementary4.4 mi · 441
- Lebanon Junction Elementary5.3 mi · 349
- Roby Elementary School5.6 mi · 434
- Bullitt Central High School5.7 mi · 1,293
- Shepherdsville Elementary5.8 mi · 538
- Bullitt Alternative Center5.8 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Bernheim Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bernheim Middle School?
Bernheim Middle School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bernheim Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernheim Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Bernheim Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Bernheim Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bernheim Middle School?
Student demographics at Bernheim Middle School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bernheim Middle School?
Bernheim Middle School is overseen by Bullitt County in Bullitt County.
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