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What's one thing Calloway County Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
607
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALLOWAY COUNTY·NCES 210087001411
Calloway County Middle School
2112 College Farm Rd, Murray, KY 42071 · (270) 762-7355 · Calloway County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test 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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
347 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 200 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Calloway County Middle School→Calloway County High School
Based on grade levels within Calloway County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Calloway County Middle School
Calloway County Middle School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway County Middle School this school | 607 | 57.2% | 52.3% |
| Barren County Middle School Glasgow | 649 | 58.6% | 41.6% |
| Harrison County Middle School Cynthiana | 617 | 55.8% | 31.3% |
| LaRue County Middle School Hodgenville | 522 | 55.6% | 47.6% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
| Corbin Middle School Corbin | 675 | 55.4% | 64.8% |
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 Calloway County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #40 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #43 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #56 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #91 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #115 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #118 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #119 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #125 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
607
-84 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 607 | 37.6 | 16.1:1 | 57% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 40.2 | 15.8:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 57% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 54% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 37.6 | 17.1:1 | 63% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 60% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 56% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 43% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calloway County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (643 to 607); teachers unchanged (37.6 to 37.6).
About Calloway County Middle School
The public middle school Calloway County Middle School is located in Murray, Kentucky. It had 607 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Calloway County has a total of 8 schools and 3,020 students, Calloway County Middle School among them.
Of every 100 students at Calloway County Middle School, about 84 are White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Calloway County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The school reported 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 55% average for public schools in Calloway County.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Calloway County Middle School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 43.8% for a school in Kentucky with Calloway County Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Calloway County Middle School posts 52.3%.
In the surrounding county, Calloway County, the median household earns about $52,706 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Calloway County has 13 public schools with about 4,966 students, including Calloway County Middle School.
Calloway County High School is the nearest public school to Calloway County Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Calloway County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Calloway County Middle School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.7 to 16.1 over 4 years.
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Calloway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,224
Census ACS
Median income
$52,706
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calloway County
- Calloway County High SchoolHigh · 824 students
- North Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Southwest Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- East Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Calloway County Preschool CenterElementary · 167 students
- Calloway County Alternative ProgramHigh · 110 students
Other schools in Murray
- Calloway County High SchoolHigh · 824 students
- Murray Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Murray High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- North Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Southwest Calloway Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Calloway County High School0.1 mi · 824
- Calloway County Preschool Center0.2 mi · 167
- Calloway County Alternative Program0.5 mi · 110
- Calloway County Day Treatment0.5 mi · 7
- Murray Elementary School1.2 mi · 589
- Murray High School1.4 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Calloway County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Calloway County Middle School?
Calloway County Middle School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 06-08.
Is Calloway County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calloway County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Calloway County Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Calloway County Middle School.
How diverse is Calloway County Middle School?
Calloway County Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Calloway County Middle School in?
Calloway County Middle School is part of Calloway County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.