1
What's the vibe like in the hallways at Bondurant Middle School right now?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201000435
Bondurant Middle School
Bondurant Dr, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8440 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
331 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 | 215 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 37% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
41.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Bondurant Middle School
Bondurant Middle School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant Middle School this school | 600 | 55.2% | 32.1% |
| Clark Moores Middle School Richmond | 558 | 56.6% | 53.7% |
| Madison Middle School Richmond | 586 | 53.9% | 47.9% |
| Henderson County North Middle School Henderson | 670 | 55.4% | 42.2% |
| Calloway County Middle School Murray | 607 | 57.2% | 52.3% |
| West Hardin Middle School Cecilia | 476 | 55.7% | 43.9% |
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 Bondurant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #170 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #167 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #152 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #93 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #65 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #80 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #142 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #85 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
600
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 600 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 55% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 53% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 48% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 50% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 48% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 25% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 36 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bondurant Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (687 to 600); teachers up 3% (39 to 40).
About Bondurant Middle School
Bondurant Middle School is a middle-grades school in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it is part of Franklin County. It has an enrollment of 600 students in grades 6 through 8.
Franklin County has 6,199 students spread across 14 schools.
The largest group at Bondurant Middle School is White students, at 76%. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Bondurant Middle School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 40 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Roughly 55% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 56% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Bondurant Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Kentucky public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bondurant Middle School is 12.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.1%. Predicted: 44.5%.
In the wider Franklin County area, the median household earns about $65,298 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bondurant Middle School shares Franklin County with 18 other public schools.
Bondurant Middle School's nearest public school is Western Hills High School (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bondurant Middle School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Bondurant Middle School as Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.5:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Peaks Mill ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Western Hills High School0.2 mi · 827
- Bridgeport Elementary School0.2 mi · 402
- Collins Lane1.4 mi · 509
- Westridge Elementary2.3 mi · 351
- Panther Transition Academy2.5 mi · 17
- Frankfort High School2.5 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Bondurant Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bondurant Middle School?
Bondurant Middle School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bondurant Middle School serve?
Bondurant Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bondurant Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bondurant Middle School is approximately 15.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bondurant Middle School?
At Bondurant Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bondurant Middle School in?
Bondurant Middle School is part of Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.