Enrollment
256
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMONSON COUNTY·NCES 210162000321
Edmonson County Middle School
210 Wildcat Way, Brownsville, KY 42210 · (270) 597-2932 · Edmonson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest 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
15.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
167 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 7 | 119 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 54% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Edmonson County Middle School→Edmonson County High School
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Edmonson County Middle School
Edmonson County Middle School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonson County Middle School this school | 256 | 65.2% | 44.0% |
| Herald Whitaker Middle School Salyersville | 260 | 68.1% | 27.0% |
| Belfry Middle School Belfry | 344 | 64.5% | 45.4% |
| Whitesburg Middle School Whitesburg | 191 | 64.9% | 43.2% |
| Lewis County Middle School Vanceburg | 290 | 69.7% | 34.9% |
| Morgan County Middle School West Liberty | 361 | 66.2% | 38.1% |
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 Edmonson County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #77 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #44 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #117 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #201 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #83 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #180 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #67 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #51 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
256
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 256 | 16.5 | 15.6:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 17.5 | 14.9:1 | 71% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 48% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 53% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 16.5 | 19.1:1 | 60% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 63% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 15 | 20.2:1 | 54% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 48% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmonson County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (314 to 256); teachers unchanged (16.5 to 16.5).
About Edmonson County Middle School
The public middle school Edmonson County Middle School is located in Brownsville, Kentucky. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 256 students. By comparison, middle schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
Edmonson County oversees Edmonson County Middle School and 4 other schools, with 1,854 students in total.
The share of White students at Edmonson County Middle School is 93%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. In Edmonson County overall, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The school lists 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 65% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Edmonson County Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Kentucky public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Edmonson County Middle School is 40.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%.
For Edmonson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $54,937 a year, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Edmonson County number 5, with about 1,854 students.
Edmonson County High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Edmonson County Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Edmonson County Middle School holds 3 other public schools. The school's 44.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Edmonson County Middle School enrolled 262; in 2024-25, 256. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.5:1 to 15.6:1.
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Edmonson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,355
Census ACS
Median income
$54,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edmonson County
- Edmonson County High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- South Edmonson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Kyrock Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterMiddle · 265 students
Other schools in Brownsville
- Edmonson County High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterMiddle · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Edmonson County High School0.0 mi · 546
- Edmonson County 5/6 Center0.8 mi · 265
- Kyrock Elementary School5.0 mi · 334
- South Edmonson Elementary School5.1 mi · 453
- North Warren Elementary9.8 mi · 436
- Oakland Elementary10.9 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Edmonson County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Edmonson County Middle School?
Edmonson County Middle School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Edmonson County Middle School serve?
Edmonson County Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edmonson County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edmonson County Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edmonson County Middle School?
At Edmonson County Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Edmonson County Middle School?
Edmonson County Middle School is overseen by Edmonson County in Edmonson County.
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