Heath Middle School

Heath Middle School operates as a compact middle school in West Paducah, Kentucky, overseen by McCracken County. Current enrollment sits at 433 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Heath Middle School sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

McCracken County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,780 students; Heath Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Heath Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to McCracken County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Heath Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heath Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for McCracken County shows median household income runs about $64,373, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, McCracken County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,883 students), of which Heath Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: McCracken Open Campus School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Heath Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.

Heath Middle School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Heath Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 433). Class-load math has grew: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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