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Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY·NCES 210084000167
Caldwell County Middle School
440 Beckner Ln, Princeton, KY 42445 · (270) 365-8020 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
254 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Caldwell County Middle School→Caldwell County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caldwell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Caldwell County Middle School
Caldwell County Middle School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County Middle School this school | 400 | 63.5% | 42.8% |
| Union County Middle School Morganfield | 413 | 62.2% | 21.9% |
| Green County Middle School Greensburg | 366 | 63.7% | 37.5% |
| Bullitt Lick Middle School Shepherdsville | 423 | 67.8% | 22.8% |
| Powell County Middle School Stanton | 418 | 66.3% | 22.1% |
| South Marshall Middle Benton | 432 | 60.9% | 38.1% |
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 Caldwell County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #87 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #74 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #103 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #161 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #148 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #100 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #80 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #140 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
400
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 400 | 23.8 | 16.8:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 24.3 | 17.3:1 | 50% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 25.9 | 16.2:1 | 55% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 23.6 | 17.6:1 | 60% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 56% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 33% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (414 to 400); teachers up 1% (23.6 to 23.8).
About Caldwell County Middle School
Caldwell County Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Princeton, Kentucky. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 400 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Kentucky (about 558).
Caldwell County (4 schools, 1,879 students) runs Caldwell County Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Caldwell County Middle School, about 81 are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Caldwell County is roughly 90% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Caldwell County Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Kentucky public middle schools.
In Kentucky, Caldwell County Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.8% actual against a predicted 41.5%.
In Caldwell County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $59,583, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,879 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Caldwell County Middle School from the closest public school, Caldwell County High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Caldwell County Middle School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Caldwell County Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 457 (2020-21) to 400 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,618
Census ACS
Median income
$59,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County
- Caldwell County High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Caldwell County Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Caldwell County Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Princeton
- Caldwell County High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Caldwell County Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Caldwell County Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Caldwell County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Caldwell County High School0.2 mi · 561
- Caldwell County Elementary School0.2 mi · 386
- Caldwell County Primary School0.4 mi · 532
- Lyon County Middle School10.7 mi · 210
- Lyon County Elementary School10.7 mi · 485
- Lyon County High School10.8 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Caldwell County Middle School?
Caldwell County Middle School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
Is Caldwell County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caldwell County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Caldwell County Middle School have?
Caldwell County Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Caldwell County Middle School?
Student demographics at Caldwell County Middle School are roughly 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Caldwell County Middle School?
Caldwell County Middle School is overseen by Caldwell County in Caldwell County.
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