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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201000438
Elkhorn Middle School
1060 E Main St, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 695-6740 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
429 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 248 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
42.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Elkhorn Middle School
Elkhorn Middle School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Middle School this school | 725 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Glasgow Middle School Glasgow | 545 | 61.5% | 43.3% |
| Georgetown Middle School Georgetown | 555 | 55.1% | 39.3% |
| Robert D. Campbell Jr. High Winchester | 753 | 60.4% | 38.5% |
| Bluegrass Middle School Elizabethtown | 583 | 55.7% | 36.6% |
| East Jessamine Middle School Nicholasville | 944 | 62.0% | 39.2% |
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 Elkhorn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #131 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #149 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #134 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #51 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #129 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #51 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #106 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #117 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
725
-99 (-12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 725 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 59% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 59% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 47.5 | 15.5:1 | 60% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 54% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 45.9 | 16.9:1 | 59% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 60% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 52% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 48% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 49 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhorn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (776 to 725); teachers down 4% (45.9 to 44).
About Elkhorn Middle School
Elkhorn Middle School is a public middle school run by Franklin County in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 725 students. The school is 30% above the average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Elkhorn Middle School is in Franklin County, a district with 6,199 students across 14 schools.
At Elkhorn Middle School, 62% of students are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Franklin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Staffing at Elkhorn Middle School comes to 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.8:1. Elkhorn Middle School counts 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Franklin County is close, at 56%.
Elkhorn Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Kentucky public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Elkhorn Middle School, the prediction is 43.1% and the result is 37.3%.
The school's county is Franklin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,298 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Elkhorn Middle School shares Franklin County with 18 other public schools.
Franklin County High School is about 0.1 miles from Elkhorn Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Elkhorn Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Elkhorn Middle School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell 12% over 4 years, reaching 725 in 2024-25.
The Elkhorn Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Peaks Mill ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other Elkhorn Middle schools
One other US public school is named Elkhorn Middle. Elkhorn Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOLELKHORN, NE · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin County High School0.1 mi · 990
- William Cofield High School0.2 mi · 22
- Elkhorn Elementary School0.4 mi · 409
- Early Learning Village1.2 mi · 360
- Hearn Elementary1.4 mi · 476
- Peaks Mill Elementary1.6 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhorn Middle SchoolHow large is Elkhorn Middle School?
Elkhorn Middle School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Elkhorn Middle School serve?
Elkhorn Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elkhorn Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Elkhorn Middle School.
How diverse is Elkhorn Middle School?
Elkhorn Middle School reports a student body of 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Elkhorn Middle School public or private?
Elkhorn Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.