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If you could change one rule at James Madison Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS COUNTY·NCES 210286000681
James Madison Middle School
510 Brown Rd, Madisonville, KY 42431 · (270) 825-6160 · Hopkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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
18.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
205 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 142 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 39% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 James Madison Middle School
James Madison Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison Middle School this school | 466 | 44.0% | 49.8% |
| MT. Washington Middle School Mount Washington | 474 | 41.4% | 39.5% |
| Farristown Middle School Berea | 463 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
| B. Michael Caudill Middle School Richmond | 517 | 46.0% | 56.8% |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 542 | 46.9% | 52.3% |
| Russell Middle School Russell | 488 | 46.1% | 44.5% |
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 James Madison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #49 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #63 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #27 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #141 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #188 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #91 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #189 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #70 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
466
-80 (-15%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 466 | 25.3 | 18.5:1 | 44% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 27.3 | 17.7:1 | 49% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 28.3 | 17.5:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 46% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 42% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 36% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Madison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (547 to 466); teachers down 16% (30 to 25.3).
About James Madison Middle School
James Madison Middle School sits in Madisonville, Kentucky, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Its enrollment is 466 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Hopkins County has a total of 14 schools and 6,265 students, James Madison Middle School among them.
The share of White students at James Madison Middle School is 80%, a majority. The remaining students are 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.5:1 is based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.8:1. In all, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hopkins County average 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, James Madison Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.7% at James Madison Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.8%.
Census data for Hopkins County show the median household earns about $56,815 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Hopkins County number 22, with about 6,896 students.
The closest school to James Madison Middle School is Jesse Stuart Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts James Madison Middle School at 3rd of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decrease, from 546 to 466.
People who know James Madison Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkins County
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Hanson Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- West Broadway Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Other schools in Madisonville
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- West Broadway Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Browning Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Pride Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Other James Madison Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named James Madison Middle. James Madison Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- James Madison MiddleNorth Hollywood, CA · 1,148 students
- James Madison MiddleUPPER MARLBORO, MD · 800 students
- James Madison MiddleRoanoke, VA · 598 students
- JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLTITUSVILLE, FL · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Jesse Stuart Elementary School0.4 mi · 486
- Hopkins County Day Treatment1.6 mi · 29
- West Broadway Elementary School1.7 mi · 486
- Grapevine Elementary School1.8 mi · 318
- Pride Elementary School2.0 mi · 404
- Browning Springs Middle School2.0 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About James Madison Middle SchoolHow large is James Madison Middle School?
James Madison Middle School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does James Madison Middle School serve?
James Madison Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does James Madison Middle School have?
James Madison Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at James Madison Middle School?
Student demographics at James Madison Middle School are roughly 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is James Madison Middle School in?
James Madison Middle School is part of Hopkins County.
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