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Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYLE COUNTY·NCES 210063000119
Boyle County Middle School
1651 Perryville Rd, Danville, KY 40422 · (859) 236-4212 · Boyle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
326 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Boyle County Middle School→Boyle County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boyle County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
57.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Boyle County Middle School
Boyle County Middle School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle County Middle School this school | 655 | 49.8% | 54.1% |
| Old Kentucky Home Middle School Bardstown | 594 | 48.7% | 28.9% |
| Anderson County Middle School Lawrenceburg | 768 | 48.3% | 47.3% |
| Lone Oak Middle School Paducah | 702 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Graves County Middle School Mayfield | 556 | 52.2% | 48.5% |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 542 | 46.9% | 52.3% |
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 Boyle County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #30 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #27 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #26 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #76 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #110 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #143 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #166 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #48 of 49 |
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
655
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 655 | 40.8 | 16.1:1 | 50% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 41.8 | 15.4:1 | 47% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 42.7 | 15.9:1 | 51% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 46% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 38.7 | 16.6:1 | 48% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 47% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 37% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 19% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyle County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (644 to 655); teachers up 5% (38.7 to 40.8).
About Boyle County Middle School
Boyle County Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Danville, Kentucky. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 655 students enrolled.
Boyle County operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,951 students.
About 88% of the student body at Boyle County Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Boyle County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 40.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.1:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Boyle County Middle School is 50%.
allk12 grades Boyle County Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Boyle County Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.1%, compared with a predicted 46.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Boyle County this way: the median household income is $61,159, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Boyle County Middle School, Boyle County has 13 other public schools.
Woodlawn Elementary School is the public school closest to Boyle County Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Boyle County Middle School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Boyle County Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 648 in 2020-21 to 655 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Boyle County Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boyle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,941
Census ACS
Median income
$61,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyle County
- Boyle County High SchoolHigh · 869 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Junction City Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Perryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Boyle County Day TreatmentHigh
- North Point Education CenterHigh
Other schools in Danville
- Boyle County High SchoolHigh · 869 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- John W. Bate Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Woodlawn Elementary School0.1 mi · 657
- Boyle County High School0.1 mi · 869
- Sunrise Academy0.7 mi · 27
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School1.0 mi · 520
- Anchor Academy1.8 mi · 34
- Kentucky School for the Deaf1.8 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Boyle County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Boyle County Middle School?
Boyle County Middle School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Boyle County Middle School serve?
Boyle County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Boyle County Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Boyle County Middle School.
How diverse is Boyle County Middle School?
Boyle County Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Boyle County Middle School public or private?
Boyle County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.