Clark Moores Middle School

Clark Moores Middle School, a moderately sized intermediate school in Richmond, Kentucky, part of Madison County, educates 558 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Madison County runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,132 students. Clark Moores Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clark Moores Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, Clark Moores Middle School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clark Moores Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 53.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that median household income runs about $63,351, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,103 students), of which Clark Moores Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madison Kindergarten Academy, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clark Moores Middle School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clark Moores Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 558). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 86% to 76%.

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