Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS COUNTY·NCES 210339001503
Lewis County Middle School
51 Middle School Ln, Vanceburg, KY 41179 · (606) 796-6228 · Lewis County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Kentucky public middle schools
- CTest 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
18.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
202 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 7 | 141 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 51% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Lewis County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lewis County Middle School
Lewis County Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County Middle School this school | 290 | 69.7% | 34.9% |
| Martin County Middle School Warfield | 262 | 70.6% | 36.3% |
| Herald Whitaker Middle School Salyersville | 260 | 68.1% | 27.0% |
| James D. Adams Middle School Prestonsburg | 311 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
| Clay County Middle School Manchester | 387 | 69.5% | 41.1% |
| West Carter Middle School Olive Hill | 392 | 71.7% | 36.1% |
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 Lewis County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #151 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #133 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #159 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #191 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #185 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #207 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #38 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #12 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
290
-42 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 290 | 15.9 | 18.3:1 | 70% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 79% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 22.5 | 13.3:1 | 78% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 73% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 24.2 | 17.4:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 68% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 73% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 68% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (420 to 290); teachers down 34% (24.2 to 15.9).
About Lewis County Middle School
Lewis County Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Vanceburg, Kentucky. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 290 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Lewis County Middle School reports to Lewis County, which has 6 schools and 1,942 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lewis County Middle School is White, at 98%. Among Lewis County residents, the White share is about 97%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Lewis County Middle School lists 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.3 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 70% of the student body. Public schools in Lewis County average a similar 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lewis County Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Kentucky public middle schools.
The model predicts 39.2% for a school in Kentucky with Lewis County Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lewis County Middle School posts 34.9%.
In Lewis County, home to about 12,965 people, the median household earns about $46,838 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Lewis County Middle School shares Lewis County with 6 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lewis County High School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lewis County Middle School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Lewis County Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 42 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,965
Census ACS
Median income
$46,838
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,942 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis County
- Lewis County High SchoolHigh · 568 students
- Lewis County Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Garrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Tollesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
- Lewis County Career & Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Vanceburg
- Lewis County High SchoolHigh · 568 students
- Lewis County Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
- Lewis County Career & Technical CenterHigh
Other Lewis County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lewis County Middle. Lewis County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lewis County Middle SchoolHohenwald, TN · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis County High School0.2 mi · 568
- Lewis County Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- Garrison Elementary School9.3 mi · 292
- Laurel Elementary School11.4 mi · 70
- Tollesboro Elementary School11.8 mi · 256
- Manchester Elementary School14.8 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis County Middle SchoolHow large is Lewis County Middle School?
Lewis County Middle School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 07-08.
Is Lewis County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lewis County Middle School have?
Lewis County Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewis County Middle School?
At Lewis County Middle School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis County Middle School?
Lewis County Middle School is overseen by Lewis County in Lewis County.
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