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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOURBON COUNTY·NCES 210054000099
Bourbon County Middle School
3339 Lexington Road, Paris, KY 40361 · (859) 987-2189 · Bourbon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- 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
15.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
337 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 172 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Bourbon County Middle School→Bourbon County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bourbon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Bourbon County Middle School
Bourbon County Middle School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County Middle School this school | 555 | 60.7% | 32.2% |
| Carroll County Middle School Carrollton | 555 | 56.4% | 21.9% |
| Glasgow Middle School Glasgow | 545 | 61.5% | 43.3% |
| Butler County Middle School Morgantown | 461 | 59.4% | 38.2% |
| Russell County Middle School Russell Springs | 652 | 68.1% | 48.9% |
| Ohio County Middle School Hartford | 523 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
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 Bourbon County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #169 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #165 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #179 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #112 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #101 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #85 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #93 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #55 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
555
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 61% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 37.9 | 15.7:1 | 63% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 59% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 50% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 34% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 34 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bourbon County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (671 to 555); teachers down 15% (41 to 35).
About Bourbon County Middle School
Bourbon County Middle School is a middle school located in Paris, Kentucky, in Bourbon County. The school enrolls 555 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Bourbon County serves 2,557 students across 6 schools.
White students make up a majority at Bourbon County Middle School, at 76%. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Bourbon County overall, about 85% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bourbon County Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Bourbon County Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Bourbon County Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.2%, compared with a predicted 42.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Bourbon County, the median household income is $61,354, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bourbon County is home to 10 public schools and about 3,416 public school students.
Nearest public school: Bourbon County High School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.4%; Bourbon County Middle School's is 32.2%, ranking 2nd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Bourbon County Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 555 students in 2024-25, 69 fewer than the 624 it had in 2020-21.
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Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,240
Census ACS
Median income
$61,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bourbon County
- Bourbon County High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Bourbon County Preschool HeadstartElementary · 198 students
- North Middletown Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Paris
- Bourbon County High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 267 students
- Bourbon County Preschool HeadstartElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Bourbon County High School0.1 mi · 764
- Bourbon Central Elementary School0.6 mi · 459
- Bourbon County Preschool Headstart0.6 mi · 198
- Paris Preschool Center1.0 mi · 66
- Paris Elementary School1.0 mi · 346
- Paris High School1.6 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Bourbon County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bourbon County Middle School?
Bourbon County Middle School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bourbon County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bourbon County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bourbon County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bourbon County Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bourbon County Middle School?
At Bourbon County Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Bourbon County Middle School public or private?
Bourbon County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bourbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.