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Which teacher or staff member at Garrard Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
543
Middle
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRARD COUNTY·NCES 210216001672
Garrard Middle School
304 W Maple Ave, Lancaster, KY 40444 · (859) 792-2108 · Garrard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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
13.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
331 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 195 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 31% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Garrard Middle School→Garrard County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Garrard County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 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
42.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Garrard Middle School
Garrard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrard Middle School this school | 543 | 61.0% | 37.3% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
| Kenneth D. King Middle School Harrodsburg | 581 | 61.3% | 39.9% |
| Breckinridge County Middle School Harned | 532 | 60.7% | 37.7% |
| East Carter Middle School Grayson | 490 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| 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 Garrard Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #132 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #146 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #139 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #118 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #20 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #140 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #89 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #137 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
543
-74 (-12%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 543 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 61% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 43.5 | 12.9:1 | 64% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 60% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 36.4 | 15.5:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 65% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 61% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 46% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrard Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (565 to 543); teachers up 13% (36.4 to 41).
About Garrard Middle School
Garrard Middle School is one of the public schools in Lancaster, Kentucky. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 543 students.
Garrard County, which runs Garrard Middle School, has 5 schools and 2,503 students.
The share of students at Garrard Middle School who are White is 87%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Garrard Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 331 students, or 61%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Garrard County average a similar 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Garrard Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Kentucky public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Garrard Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.3%; the prediction is 42.4%.
The county, Garrard County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $63,087 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garrard Middle School, Garrard County has 6 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Lancaster Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Garrard Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 43.1% proficiency; Garrard Middle School posts 37.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Garrard Middle School enrolled 617 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 543. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.8:1 to 13.2:1.
This page is set up for the Garrard Middle School community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
Garrard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,568
Census ACS
Median income
$63,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrard County
- Garrard County High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Camp Dick Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Paint Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Garrard County High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Camp Dick Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Garrard County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Lancaster Elementary School0.2 mi · 462
- Garrard County High School1.6 mi · 792
- Paint Lick Elementary School6.7 mi · 260
- Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School6.7 mi · 446
- Stanford Elementary School7.3 mi · 572
- Lincoln County Middle School8.4 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Garrard Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garrard Middle School?
Garrard Middle School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Garrard Middle School serve?
Garrard Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Garrard Middle School have?
Garrard Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Garrard Middle School?
Garrard Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrard Middle School?
Garrard Middle School is overseen by Garrard County in Garrard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.