Enrollment
210
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON COUNTY·NCES 210369001950
Lyon County Middle School
111 W. Fairview Avenue, Eddyville, KY 42038 · (270) 388-9715 · Lyon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
98 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lyon County Middle School→Lyon County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lyon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
67.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
210
-13 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 20.0:1
% White
90%
was 86%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lyon County Middle School
Lyon County Middle School, a rural-scale middle-grades school in Eddyville, Kentucky, operated by Lyon County, enrolls 210 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 558.
Lyon County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 987 students. Lyon County Middle School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Lyon County Middle School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lyon County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lyon County Middle School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Lyon County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lyon County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 60.6%.
In the broader community, census data for Lyon County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,066 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lyon County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 987 students), of which Lyon County Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Lyon County Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lyon County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Lyon County Middle School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lyon County Middle School has shrank 6%, going from 223 students in 2018 to 210 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,900
Census ACS
Median income
$65,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
987 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon County
- Lyon County Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Lyon County High SchoolHigh · 292 students
- Eddyville Education CenterHigh
- Western KY Education CenterHigh
Other schools in Eddyville
- Lyon County Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Lyon County High SchoolHigh · 292 students
- Eddyville Education CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Lyon County Elementary School0.1 mi · 485
- Lyon County High School0.2 mi · 292
- Caldwell County Primary School10.4 mi · 532
- Caldwell County High School10.5 mi · 561
- Caldwell County Elementary School10.5 mi · 386
- Caldwell County Middle School10.7 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Lyon County Middle SchoolHow large is Lyon County Middle School?
Lyon County Middle School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lyon County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyon County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyon County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lyon County Middle School is approximately 15.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyon County Middle School?
At Lyon County Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lyon County Middle School in?
Lyon County Middle School is part of Lyon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.