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Enrollment
618
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYD COUNTY·NCES 210062000112
Boyd County Middle School
1226 Summit Road, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 928-9547 · Boyd County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
352 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 29% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
35.7%
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 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Boyd County Middle School
Boyd County Middle School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd County Middle School this school | 618 | 57.0% | 35.3% |
| Rockcastle County Middle School Mount Vernon | 600 | 59.8% | 41.6% |
| Corbin Middle School Corbin | 675 | 55.4% | 64.8% |
| Harrison County Middle School Cynthiana | 617 | 55.8% | 31.3% |
| Barren County Middle School Glasgow | 649 | 58.6% | 41.6% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
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 Boyd County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #147 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #141 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #150 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #85 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #51 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #186 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #126 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #92 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
618
-82 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 57% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 50% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 55% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 56% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 43.4 | 16.0:1 | 53% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 57% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 53% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 45% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 36 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyd County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (692 to 618); teachers down 3% (43.4 to 42).
About Boyd County Middle School
At 1226 Summit Road in Ashland, Kentucky, Boyd County Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school. Its 618 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Boyd County enrolls 2,994 students in 8 schools, including Boyd County Middle School.
The large majority of students at Boyd County Middle School, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Boyd County residents. By the diversity index, Boyd County Middle School comes in at 12%.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Boyd County Middle School is C. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Boyd County Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 35.3% actual against 43.9% predicted.
Boyd County has about 47,911 residents, and median household income is about $61,118, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Boyd County number 25 and enroll about 6,634.
The nearest public school is Summit Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Boyd County Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Boyd County Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 700 in 2020-21 and 618 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyd County
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Boyd Co Early Childhood AcademyElementary · 230 students
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Elementary School0.5 mi · 425
- Paul G. Blazer High School2.7 mi · 821
- Fairview Elementary School3.0 mi · 271
- Poage Elementary School3.1 mi · 304
- Ashland Middle School3.4 mi · 671
- Hager Elementary School3.4 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Boyd County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Boyd County Middle School?
Boyd County Middle School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Boyd County Middle School serve?
Boyd County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Boyd County Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Boyd County Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boyd County Middle School?
At Boyd County Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Boyd County Middle School?
Boyd County Middle School is overseen by Boyd County in Boyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.