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What's the one class at Harrison County Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY·NCES 210258000556
Harrison County Middle School
269 Education Dr, Cynthiana, KY 41031 · (859) 234-7123 · Harrison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- DBeats 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
16.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
344 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 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 33% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Harrison County Middle School→Harrison County High School
Based on grade levels within Harrison County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Harrison County Middle School
Harrison County Middle School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Middle School this school | 617 | 55.8% | 31.3% |
| Corbin Middle School Corbin | 675 | 55.4% | 64.8% |
| LaRue County Middle School Hodgenville | 522 | 55.6% | 47.6% |
| Calloway County Middle School Murray | 607 | 57.2% | 52.3% |
| Barren County Middle School Glasgow | 649 | 58.6% | 41.6% |
| Taylor County Middle School Campbellsville | 586 | 59.7% | 39.8% |
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 Harrison County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #173 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #173 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #175 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #86 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #106 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #135 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #135 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #111 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
617
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 617 | 38.6 | 16.0:1 | 56% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 35.6 | 17.3:1 | 60% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 37.6 | 16.1:1 | 58% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 51% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 39.6 | 16.8:1 | 56% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 57% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 52% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 41% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 38 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (666 to 617); teachers down 2% (39.6 to 38.6).
About Harrison County Middle School
Harrison County Middle School is one of the public schools in Cynthiana, Kentucky. It is a medium-sized middle-grades school. A federal count lists 617 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Harrison County Middle School is part of a district of 7 schools: Harrison County, with 2,982 students.
Harrison County Middle School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Harrison County Middle School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 38.6 full-time equivalents, or about 16.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in Harrison County.
allk12 grades Harrison County Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Harrison County Middle School would be expected to post about 44.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.3%.
Federal survey data for Harrison County show that median household income is about $66,442, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harrison County Middle School is among the 8 public schools in Harrison County.
Southside Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Harrison County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.1%, higher than Harrison County Middle School's 31.3%.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 674 to 617. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,140
Census ACS
Median income
$66,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,982 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County
- Harrison County High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Harrison County Learning CenterHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Cynthiana
- Harrison County High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Harrison County Learning CenterHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary School0.1 mi · 409
- Harrison County Learning Center0.3 mi · 24
- Harrison County High School0.3 mi · 881
- Eastside Elementary School1.5 mi · 399
- Westside Elementary School2.3 mi · 360
- Northside Elementary School2.9 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison County Middle SchoolHow large is Harrison County Middle School?
Harrison County Middle School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
Is Harrison County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrison County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Harrison County Middle School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Harrison County Middle School.
How diverse is Harrison County Middle School?
Harrison County Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Harrison County Middle School in?
Harrison County Middle School is part of Harrison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.