Enrollment
256
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZARD INDEPENDENT·NCES 210267000569
Hazard Middle School
325 School Street, Hazard, KY 41701 · (606) 436-4421 · Perry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- B-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
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
146 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 5 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 27% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Hazard Middle School→Hazard High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hazard Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Hazard Middle School
Hazard Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard Middle School this school | 256 | 57.0% | 39.8% |
| South Hopkins Middle School Nortonville | 300 | 56.7% | 40.9% |
| Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville | 265 | 57.0% | 34.7% |
| Bracken County Middle School Brooksville | 266 | 58.3% | 44.2% |
| Marion County Middle School Lebanon | 290 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| Crittenden County Middle School Marion | 277 | 60.3% | 47.4% |
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 Hazard Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #111 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #109 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #119 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #202 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #31 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #141 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #122 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #40 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
256
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 256 | 18.5 | 13.8:1 | 57% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 20.7 | 12.9:1 | 58% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 20.3 | 14.5:1 | 57% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 18.2 | 13.5:1 | 63% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 58% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 45% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazard Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (246 to 256); teachers up 2% (18.2 to 18.5).
About Hazard Middle School
Hazard Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in Hazard, Kentucky. It enrolled 256 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 54% lower than the average for middle schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.
Hazard Independent has 3 schools and 1,016 students, and Hazard Middle School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hazard Middle School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The school's lunch program data list 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Perry County report 70%.
allk12 grades Hazard Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hazard Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.8% is 4.0 points below the 43.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Perry County, the median household income is $42,181, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 25%. In all, Perry County has 15 public schools and roughly 4,432 students.
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Hazard Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Hazard Middle School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.8% against a local average of 46.0%.
Hazard Middle School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 30 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hazard Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,499
Census ACS
Median income
$42,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hazard Independent
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Hazard Community College Tech CampusHigh
- Kentucky TECH - Hazard Regional Tech CtrHigh
Other schools in Hazard
- Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School0.7 mi · 457
- Hazard High School1.6 mi · 303
- Learning Academy1.8 mi · 39
- Perry County Central High School1.8 mi · 819
- East Perry County Elementary School2.2 mi · 603
- Perry County Alternative School2.2 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Hazard Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hazard Middle School?
Hazard Middle School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hazard Middle School serve?
Hazard Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hazard Middle School have?
Hazard Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hazard Middle School?
Student demographics at Hazard Middle School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hazard Middle School in?
Hazard Middle School is part of Hazard Independent.
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