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Enrollment
490
Middle
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 210102001698
East Carter Middle School
1 Spirit Lane, Grayson, KY 41143 · (606) 474-5156 · Carter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Kentucky public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
306 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 175 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 32% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 East Carter Middle School
East Carter Middle School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carter Middle School this school | 490 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| Breckinridge County Middle School Harned | 532 | 60.7% | 37.7% |
| Garrard Middle School Lancaster | 543 | 61.0% | 37.3% |
| South Marshall Middle Benton | 432 | 60.9% | 38.1% |
| Johnson County Middle School Paintsville | 449 | 58.8% | 46.9% |
| Rockcastle County Middle School Mount Vernon | 600 | 59.8% | 41.6% |
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 East Carter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #150 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #113 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #168 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #133 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #206 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #189 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #83 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #89 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
490
-96 (-16%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 490 | 23.8 | 20.6:1 | 62% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 27.6 | 17.7:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 30.6 | 16.5:1 | 62% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 65% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 32.6 | 17.0:1 | 64% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 63% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 57% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 57% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Carter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (553 to 490); teachers down 27% (32.6 to 23.8).
About East Carter Middle School
In Grayson, Kentucky, part of Carter County, East Carter Middle School is a middle school. In all, 490 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Carter County includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 3,980 students.
The share of students at East Carter Middle School who are White is 94%. Other students are 3% Hispanic. Carter County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
East Carter Middle School lists 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.6 students per teacher. The school's 20.6:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for middle schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. Public schools in Carter County average a similar 65%.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, East Carter Middle School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, East Carter Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.2%; the prediction is 41.9%.
For Carter County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $51,235, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Counting East Carter Middle School, Carter County has 12 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Prichard Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from East Carter Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, East Carter Middle School is behind the 44.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 490, compared with 586 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.6:1.
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Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,341
Census ACS
Median income
$51,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carter County
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- West Carter County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- West Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Grayson
- East Carter County High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Carter City Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Prichard Elementary School0.5 mi · 612
- East Carter County High School0.8 mi · 678
- Heritage Elementary School5.1 mi · 336
- Star Elementary School8.0 mi · 124
- West Carter Middle School11.5 mi · 392
- Carter City Elementary School11.6 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About East Carter Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Carter Middle School?
East Carter Middle School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Carter Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Carter Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at East Carter Middle School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at East Carter Middle School.
How diverse is East Carter Middle School?
East Carter Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is East Carter Middle School public or private?
East Carter Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.