Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAVERNA INDEPENDENT·NCES 210111001914
Caverna Middle School
2276 S Dixie Hwy, Horse Cave, KY 42749 · (270) 773-4665 · Hart County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
78 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 30% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Caverna Middle School→Caverna High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caverna Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Caverna Middle School
Caverna Middle School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caverna Middle School this school | 115 | 67.8% | 31.8% |
| Berea Community Middle School Berea | 214 | 65.9% | 40.1% |
| Fulton County Middle School Hickman | 123 | 71.5% | 32.9% |
| Livingston County Middle School Burna | 201 | 63.2% | 33.3% |
| Wurtland Middle School Wurtland | 202 | 69.8% | 28.5% |
| Washington County Middle School Springfield | 214 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
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 Caverna Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #172 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #114 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #192 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #219 of 221 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #50 of 219 |
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
115
-65 (-36%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 115 | 8.7 | 13.3:1 | 68% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 11.6 | 9.3:1 | 71% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 11.9 | 10.9:1 | 82% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 78% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 10.5 | 13.1:1 | 85% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 10 | 14.3:1 | 80% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | 77% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caverna Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (137 to 115); teachers down 17% (10.5 to 8.7).
About Caverna Middle School
Caverna Middle School, located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, is a very small middle school. It had 115 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. The school is 79% below the average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Caverna Independent counts 3 schools and 654 students, including Caverna Middle School.
The largest group at Caverna Middle School is White students, at 75%. The remaining students are 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Hart County, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Caverna Middle School scores 42%.
There are 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Caverna Middle School, giving a ratio of 13.3:1. Middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 78 students, or 68%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Hart County.
Caverna Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.8% and a predicted 39.9%.
Looking at the county, Hart County, median household income comes to about $52,285, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 2,646 students.
Caverna High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Caverna Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Caverna Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Caverna Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Caverna Middle School had a net loss of 65 students, or 36%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,603
Census ACS
Median income
$52,285
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caverna Independent
- Caverna Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Caverna High SchoolHigh · 209 students
Other schools in Horse Cave
- Legrande Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Caverna High SchoolHigh · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Caverna High School0.0 mi · 209
- Caverna Elementary School0.5 mi · 330
- Hiseville Elementary School7.2 mi · 322
- Park City Elementary School7.4 mi · 290
- Legrande Elementary School7.7 mi · 327
- Hart County High School7.9 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Caverna Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Caverna Middle School?
Caverna Middle School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Caverna Middle School serve?
Caverna Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Caverna Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Caverna Middle School.
How diverse is Caverna Middle School?
Caverna Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Caverna Middle School?
Caverna Middle School is overseen by Caverna Independent in Hart County.
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