Calloway County Middle School

Calloway County Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Murray, Kentucky, part of Calloway County, caters to 607 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in Calloway County (3,020 students total), Calloway County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Calloway County Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Calloway County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Calloway County Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Calloway County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.8%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of +8.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Calloway County shows median household earnings sit near $52,706, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calloway County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,966 students), Calloway County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Calloway County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Calloway County Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Calloway County Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 643 (now 607). White enrollment moved from 89% to 84% across the same window.

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