James D. Adams Middle School

James D. Adams Middle School is one of the modestly sized junior highs in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, one of the schools within Floyd County, with 311 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 44% leaner than typical.

Floyd County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,347 students; James D. Adams Middle School is among them.

Demographically, James D. Adams Middle School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. Compared to Floyd County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Floyd County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), James D. Adams Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Floyd County) shows that median household income runs about $41,279, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. James D. Adams Middle School is one of 15 public schools in Floyd County (combined enrollment of about 5,347 students).

The closest other public school is HOME INSTRUCTION H.S., roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around James D. Adams Middle School. On composite proficiency, James D. Adams Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

James D. Adams Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for James D. Adams Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.