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Alumni: what's one memory from Grant County Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT COUNTY·NCES 210225000469
Grant County Middle School
305 School Rd, Dry Ridge, KY 41035 · (859) 824-7161 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public middle schools
- CTest 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
18.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
481 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 224 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Grant County Middle School→Grant County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grant County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.3%
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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Grant County Middle School
Grant County Middle School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Middle School this school | 699 | 68.8% | 34.3% |
| Allen County Intermediate Center Scottsville | 665 | 65.9% | 37.0% |
| Adair County Middle School Columbia | 559 | 66.2% | 42.1% |
| South Laurel Middle School London | 837 | 70.1% | 54.1% |
| Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School Winchester | 767 | 64.3% | 43.2% |
| Mason County Middle School Maysville | 565 | 67.1% | 27.3% |
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 Grant County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #156 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #144 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #146 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #59 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #193 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #142 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #42 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #48 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
699
-181 (-21%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 699 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 69% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 73% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 70% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 66% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 46 | 18.8:1 | 66% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 66% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 58% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | N/A | N/A | 39% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (864 to 699); teachers down 20% (46 to 37).
About Grant County Middle School
Grant County Middle School runs as a mid-sized middle school in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. It enrolls 699 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 25% bigger than the 558-student average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Grant County includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,216 students.
The share of White students at Grant County Middle School is 87%. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grant County Middle School scores 23%.
The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1, 3.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Grant County Middle School, 69% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Grant County is close, at 67%.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Grant County Middle School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.5% for Grant County Middle School. The school posts 34.3%, 5.2 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Grant County show that median household income comes to about $69,178, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 4,075 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dry Ridge Elementary, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.0%; Grant County Middle School's is 34.3%, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES describes the area around Grant County Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 880 students in 2020-21 to 699 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.7:1 to 18.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Grant County Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,418
Census ACS
Median income
$69,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grant County
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Mason-Corinth ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Dry Ridge
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Dry Ridge Elementary0.1 mi · 400
- Williamstown Elementary1.6 mi · 397
- Williamstown Head Start Preschool1.6 mi · 90
- Williamstown Sr. High1.6 mi · 200
- Williamstown Jr. High1.6 mi · 172
- Grant County High School2.3 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About Grant County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Grant County Middle School?
Grant County Middle School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grant County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Grant County Middle School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Grant County Middle School.
How diverse is Grant County Middle School?
Grant County Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Grant County Middle School public or private?
Grant County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.