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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Georgetown Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 210526001280
Georgetown Middle School
730 S Hamilton St, Georgetown, KY 40324 · (502) 863-3805 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B-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
14.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
306 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 192 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
49.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown Middle School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Middle School this school | 555 | 55.1% | 39.3% |
| Bardstown Middle School Bardstown | 591 | 52.5% | 39.3% |
| James T Alton Middle School Vine Grove | 612 | 53.1% | 35.7% |
| Elkhorn Middle School Frankfort | 725 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Todd County Middle School Elkton | 401 | 55.1% | 25.7% |
| Bluegrass Middle School Elizabethtown | 583 | 55.7% | 36.6% |
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 Georgetown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #115 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #143 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #86 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #114 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #34 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #54 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #143 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #18 of 49 |
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
555
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 555 | 39.7 | 14.0:1 | 55% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 41.2 | 14.3:1 | 58% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 41.6 | 15.3:1 | 54% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 58% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 62% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 54% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 50% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Georgetown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (473 to 555); teachers up 28% (31 to 39.7).
About Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Georgetown, Kentucky, in Scott County. It educates 555 students in grades 6 through 8.
Georgetown Middle School is in Scott County, a district with 9,830 students across 16 schools.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Georgetown Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Scott County, the White share is about 86%. Georgetown Middle School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. Among middle schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. Eligible students account for 55% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Georgetown Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Georgetown Middle School are 5.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.3% actual, 44.5% predicted).
Census estimates describe Scott County this way: median household income is about $85,158, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 18 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,863.
Southern Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Georgetown Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Georgetown Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Georgetown Middle School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Georgetown Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,536
Census ACS
Median income
$85,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Georgetown
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other Georgetown Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Georgetown Middle. Georgetown Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, DE · 861 students
- Georgetown MiddleGeorgetown, SC · 671 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolMarquette Hts, IL · 230 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, MA · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School0.4 mi · 462
- Garth Elementary School0.4 mi · 381
- Lemons Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 540
- Creekside Elementary1.3 mi · 574
- Scott County Middle School2.3 mi · 837
- Western Elementary School2.3 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Georgetown Middle SchoolHow large is Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Georgetown Middle School serve?
Georgetown Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Georgetown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Georgetown Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School is overseen by Scott County in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.