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If you could change one rule at Farristown Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372002311
Farristown Middle School
751 Farristown Industrial Road, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 387-8600 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
206 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 162 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 33% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
68.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Farristown Middle School
Farristown Middle School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farristown Middle School this school | 463 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
| Russell Middle School Russell | 488 | 46.1% | 44.5% |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 542 | 46.9% | 52.3% |
| B. Michael Caudill Middle School Richmond | 517 | 46.0% | 56.8% |
| David T. Wilson Elementary Brandenburg | 529 | 40.6% | 55.0% |
| MT. Washington Middle School Mount Washington | 474 | 41.4% | 39.5% |
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 Farristown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #8 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #20 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #7 of 217 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #142 of 221 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #152 of 210 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #159 of 210 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #187 of 219 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #141 of 156 | N/A |
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
463
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 463 | 27.3 | 16.9:1 | 44% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 26.3 | 16.9:1 | 48% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 25.7 | 18.1:1 | 48% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 49% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 29.3 | 16.3:1 | 47% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 53% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farristown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (479 to 463); teachers down 7% (29.3 to 27.3).
About Farristown Middle School
Farristown Middle School serves students in Berea, Kentucky, as a small middle school. It reported 463 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Madison County counts 20 schools and 11,132 students, including Farristown Middle School.
Roughly 90% of students at Farristown Middle School are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Madison County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Farristown Middle School scores 19%.
Its ratio of 16.9:1 is based on 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Madison County report 55%.
Farristown Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Kentucky public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Farristown Middle School is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.7%.
In Madison County, the median household earns about $63,351 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Madison County, 27 public schools serve about 12,103 students.
Among nearby public schools, Shannon Johnson Elementary School is closest at about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 46.8%, lower than Farristown Middle School's 61.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 16 students, from 479 to 463.
This page is set up for the Farristown Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Other schools in Berea
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Shannon Johnson Elementary School1.8 mi · 473
- Foley Middle School2.1 mi · 429
- Madison Southern High School2.1 mi · 1,224
- Silver Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 490
- Berea Community Elementary School2.6 mi · 448
- Berea Community Middle School2.7 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Farristown Middle SchoolHow large is Farristown Middle School?
Farristown Middle School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Farristown Middle School serve?
Farristown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Farristown Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Farristown Middle School.
How diverse is Farristown Middle School?
Farristown Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Farristown Middle School public or private?
Farristown Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.