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Enrollment
422
High
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 210327002434
Lee County Middle High School
599 Lee Avenue, Beattyville, KY 41311 · (606) 464-5005 · Lee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
367 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 13% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lee County Middle High School
Lee County Middle High School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Middle High School this school | 422 | 87.0% | 28.8% |
| Lynn Camp Middle High School Corbin | 447 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
| Fairview High School Ashland | 257 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Phelps High School Phelps | 239 | 89.5% | 42.0% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 358 | 85.8% | 29.2% |
| East Ridge High School Lick Creek | 360 | 76.1% | 33.5% |
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Lee County Middle High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #169 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #160 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #190 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #183 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #45 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #201 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #6 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #19 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high 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
422
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 87% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 78% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 82% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 29.5 | 17.4:1 | 70% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee County Middle High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (512 to 422); teachers down 2% (29.5 to 29).
About Lee County Middle High School
Students in Beattyville, Kentucky, attend Lee County Middle High School, a small high school. The school teaches grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 422 students. That puts enrollment 24% below the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky.
Lee County oversees Lee County Middle High School and 1 other school, with 890 students in total.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Among Lee County residents, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
Lee County Middle High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6:1. High schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. That is in line with the 86% average for public schools in Lee County.
Lee County Middle High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Kentucky public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lee County Middle High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.8%; the prediction is 32.8%.
In Lee County, median household income comes to about $37,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 9% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 890 students.
Lee County Elementary School is about 2.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Lee County Middle High School's average proficiency of 28.8% compares with 34.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Lee County Middle High School is Rural: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 473 to 422. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.6:1, from 16.9:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,339
Census ACS
Median income
$37,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
890 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beattyville
- Lee County Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Delta AcademyHigh
- Lee County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Lee County Elementary School2.2 mi · 468
- Owsley County High School7.6 mi · 291
- Owsley County Elementary School7.7 mi · 436
- Rogers Elementary School11.9 mi · 127
- Success Academy13.5 mi · 19
- Dessie Scott School13.6 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Lee County Middle High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lee County Middle High School?
Lee County Middle High School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Lee County Middle High School serve?
Lee County Middle High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee County Middle High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lee County Middle High School is approximately 14.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lee County Middle High School?
Lee County Middle High School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lee County Middle High School?
Lee County Middle High School is overseen by Lee County in Lee County.
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