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Camp Ernst Middle School

6515 Camp Ernst Rd, Burlington, KY 41005 · (859) 534-4000 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Enrollment
688
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
296 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 624435%
Grade 720129%
Grade 824335%
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
52176%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
7210%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
416%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
416%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
35251%
Female
33649%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
55.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
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 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

Where Camp Ernst Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Boone County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.1%#66 of 216#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#70 of 216#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.3%#55 of 217#5 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
688#64 of 221#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#76 of 210#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.8%#81 of 210#3 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.0%#191 of 219#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.1%#11 of 156#1 of 6
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
688
-103 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256884515.3:143% (296)
2023-247044715.0:148% (335)
2022-237235213.9:148% (344)
2020-217915514.4:151% (402)
2017-189986315.8:134% (339)
2015-161,0246017.1:130% (312)
2010-119385218.0:127% (256)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camp Ernst Middle School.

About Camp Ernst Middle School

Camp Ernst Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Burlington, Kentucky, (ZIP code 41005). The latest federal count shows 688 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 23% larger than average.

Boone County is the local district for Camp Ernst Middle School. It runs 27 schools with 20,514 students.

A majority of students at Camp Ernst Middle School, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. Camp Ernst Middle School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Camp Ernst Middle School operates with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.3:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Camp Ernst Middle School reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Camp Ernst Middle School scores 46.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Boone County, median household income is about $99,414, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 34 public schools operate in Boone County, serving about 22,394 students.

Stephens Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Camp Ernst Middle School is behind the 48.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.

Locale data from NCES put Camp Ernst Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Camp Ernst Middle School went from 791 students to 688.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Boone County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students

Quick facts

School name
Camp Ernst Middle School
District
Boone County
Address
6515 Camp Ernst Rd, Burlington, KY 41005
Phone
(859) 534-4000
County
Boone County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
688
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
296 (43%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
210051001971
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Camp Ernst Middle School
How many students attend Camp Ernst Middle School?
Camp Ernst Middle School enrolls approximately 688 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Camp Ernst Middle School serve?
Camp Ernst Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Camp Ernst Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Camp Ernst Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camp Ernst Middle School?
At Camp Ernst Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Camp Ernst Middle School?
Camp Ernst Middle School is overseen by Boone County in Boone County.
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