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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Clay County Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 210123001699
Clay County Middle School
239 Richmond Rd, Manchester, KY 40962 · (606) 598-1810 · Clay County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
269 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 7 | 202 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 48% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Clay County Middle School→Clay County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Clay County Middle School
Clay County Middle School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Middle School this school | 387 | 69.5% | 41.1% |
| West Carter Middle School Olive Hill | 392 | 71.7% | 36.1% |
| Estill County Middle School Irvine | 423 | 67.6% | 35.8% |
| James D. Adams Middle School Prestonsburg | 311 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
| Morgan County Middle School West Liberty | 361 | 66.2% | 38.1% |
| Jackson County Middle School McKee | 369 | 72.9% | 28.9% |
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 Clay County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #100 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #104 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #54 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #166 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #9 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #206 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #39 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #45 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
387
-104 (-21%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 387 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 70% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 78% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 74% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 82% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 76% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 76% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 69% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 79% (497) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (480 to 387); teachers down 9% (35 to 32).
About Clay County Middle School
Clay County Middle School is a small middle school in Manchester, Kentucky. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 387 students. Middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students, which makes this school 31% below average.
Clay County Middle School is one of 10 schools in Clay County, which enrolls 2,928 students in total.
The share of students at Clay County Middle School who are White is 97%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
On staff are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.8:1. About 70% of students at Clay County Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Clay County Middle School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clay County Middle School's results are 1.9 points above predicted: 41.1% against 39.2%.
Looking at the county, Clay County, median household income comes to about $40,900, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 27%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,928 students.
Horse Creek Learning Center is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clay County Middle School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% decrease, from 491 to 387. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1.
Clay County Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,921
Census ACS
Median income
$40,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Clay County High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Burning Springs ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Paces Creek ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Hacker Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Goose Rock ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Clay County High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Burning Springs ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Paces Creek ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Hacker Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Goose Rock ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other Clay County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Clay County Middle. Clay County Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Clay County Middle SchoolFort Gaines, GA · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Horse Creek Learning Center0.0 mi · 79
- Manchester Elementary School1.4 mi · 409
- Clay County High School1.6 mi · 762
- Paces Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 273
- Hacker Elementary School2.9 mi · 244
- Goose Rock Elementary6.5 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Clay County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clay County Middle School?
Clay County Middle School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Clay County Middle School serve?
Clay County Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay County Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clay County Middle School?
Student demographics at Clay County Middle School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clay County Middle School public or private?
Clay County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.