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Alumni: what's one memory from Breckinridge County Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
532
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY·NCES 210072001304
Breckinridge County Middle School
1877 E. Highway 60, Harned, KY 40144 · (270) 756-3060 · Breckinridge County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
323 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 190 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Breckinridge County Middle School→Breckinridge County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Breckinridge County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.0%
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 38 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Breckinridge County Middle School
Breckinridge County Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge County Middle School this school | 532 | 60.7% | 37.7% |
| Garrard Middle School Lancaster | 543 | 61.0% | 37.3% |
| Rockcastle County Middle School Mount Vernon | 600 | 59.8% | 41.6% |
| East Carter Middle School Grayson | 490 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
| Johnson County Middle School Paintsville | 449 | 58.8% | 46.9% |
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 Breckinridge County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #125 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #128 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #156 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #121 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #90 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #156 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #94 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #68 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
532
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 61% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 58% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 53% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 35.6 | 17.6:1 | 63% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 66% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 60% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 58% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breckinridge County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (625 to 532); teachers down 4% (35.6 to 34).
About Breckinridge County Middle School
Federal records list Breckinridge County Middle School as a middle-grades school in Harned, Kentucky. Federal data show 532 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Breckinridge County is made up of 6 schools with 2,677 students in all.
Breckinridge County Middle School is 90% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Breckinridge County, where about 94% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
Breckinridge County Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. The school has 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Breckinridge County Middle School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Breckinridge County Middle School are 4.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.7% actual, 42.5% predicted).
For Breckinridge County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,843 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Breckinridge County Middle School, Breckinridge County has 9 public schools.
Breckinridge County High School sits about 0.2 miles from Breckinridge County Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Breckinridge County Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 596 (2020-21) to 532 (2024-25).
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Breckinridge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,881
Census ACS
Median income
$55,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,362 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Breckinridge County
- Breckinridge County High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Hardinsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Irvington Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Custer Elementary SchoolElementary · 178 students
Other schools in Harned
- Breckinridge County High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Breckinridge County Area Technology CtrHigh
Nearby schools
- Breckinridge County High School0.2 mi · 875
- Hardinsburg Elementary School0.6 mi · 501
- Custer Elementary School9.7 mi · 178
- Irvington Elementary School11.0 mi · 359
- Ben Johnson Elementary School11.3 mi · 232
- Cloverport Independent School12.4 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Breckinridge County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Breckinridge County Middle School?
Breckinridge County Middle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Breckinridge County Middle School serve?
Breckinridge County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Breckinridge County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Breckinridge County Middle School is approximately 15.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Breckinridge County Middle School?
Student demographics at Breckinridge County Middle School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Breckinridge County Middle School public or private?
Breckinridge County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Breckinridge County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.