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Enrollment
421
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 210276000591
Henry County Middle School
1124 Eminence Rd, New Castle, KY 40050 · (502) 845-8660 · Henry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
226 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 | 148 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 34% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Henry County Middle School→Henry County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Henry County Middle School
Henry County Middle School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Middle School this school | 421 | 53.7% | 48.0% |
| James E Bazzell Middle School Scottsville | 448 | 55.6% | 32.8% |
| Maurice Bowling Middle School Owenton | 475 | 55.8% | 23.4% |
| Bernheim Middle School Shepherdsville | 371 | 53.4% | 42.7% |
| Trigg County Middle School Cadiz | 420 | 52.9% | 40.5% |
| LaRue County Middle School Hodgenville | 522 | 55.6% | 47.6% |
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 Henry County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #54 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #62 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #41 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #155 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #46 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #132 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #149 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #97 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
421
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 54% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 50% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 29.5 | 15.7:1 | 56% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 53% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 38% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 20 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (463 to 421); teachers down 2% (29.5 to 29).
About Henry County Middle School
Families in New Castle, Kentucky, are served by Henry County Middle School, a small middle school. A total of 421 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
Henry County runs Henry County Middle School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,984 students in total.
At Henry County Middle School, White students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Henry County residents. Henry County Middle School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Henry County Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Henry County Middle School is +3.0 points: 48.0% actual, 45.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Henry County, median household income is about $63,347, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Henry County Middle School is among the 8 public schools in Henry County.
The nearest public school is Henry County High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Henry County Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.0%, lower than Henry County Middle School's 48.0%.
Federal data place Henry County Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 458 to 421. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.8 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,856
Census ACS
Median income
$63,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Henry County High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Campbellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- New Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Henry County High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- New Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Henry County High School0.1 mi · 608
- Henry County Early Childhood0.8 mi · 109
- New Castle Elementary School0.8 mi · 326
- Eminence Elementary School3.4 mi · 455
- Eminence High School3.4 mi · 551
- Eastern Elementary School7.0 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Henry County Middle SchoolHow large is Henry County Middle School?
Henry County Middle School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Henry County Middle School serve?
Henry County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Henry County Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Henry County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Henry County Middle School?
Student demographics at Henry County Middle School are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Henry County Middle School in?
Henry County Middle School is part of Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.