James T Alton Middle School

James T Alton Middle School is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in Vine Grove, Kentucky, operated by Hardin County, instructing 612 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Hardin County, which oversees 26 schools and 14,583 students, James T Alton Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, James T Alton Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest breaks down as 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, James T Alton Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 35.7%, a residual of -9.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hardin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hardin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students), of which James T Alton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Vine Grove Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James T Alton Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. James T Alton Middle School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 654 (now 612). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 63% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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