Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTIN COUNTY·NCES 210384002386
Martin County Middle School
130 Middle School Road, Warfield, KY 41267 · (606) 395-5900 · Martin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+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
17.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
185 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 136 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 48% |
Student demographics
3%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
Students here typically continue to
Martin County Middle School→Martin County High School
Based on grade levels within Martin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Martin County Middle School
Martin County Middle School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County Middle School this school | 262 | 70.6% | 36.3% |
| Lewis County Middle School Vanceburg | 290 | 69.7% | 34.9% |
| Herald Whitaker Middle School Salyersville | 260 | 68.1% | 27.0% |
| James D. Adams Middle School Prestonsburg | 311 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
| Wurtland Middle School Wurtland | 202 | 69.8% | 28.5% |
| Elliott County Middle School Sandy Hook | 190 | 70.0% | 23.6% |
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 Martin County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #142 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #170 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #148 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #199 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #167 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.0% | #210 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #32 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #10 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
262
-48 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 71% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 65% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 72% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 13 | 23.9:1 | 69% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 77% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 76% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (399 to 262); teachers down 40% (25 to 15).
About Martin County Middle School
Martin County Middle School is a public middle school run by Martin County in Warfield, Kentucky. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 262 students. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for middle schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.
The district, Martin County, operates 5 schools serving 1,717 students.
Martin County Middle School enrolls a student body that is 98% White. For comparison, the population of Martin County is roughly 86% White. Martin County Middle School has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 17.5:1 comes from the school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 72% average for public schools in Martin County.
allk12 grades Martin County Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Martin County show that median household income is about $37,042, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 6 public schools operate in Martin County, serving about 1,717 students.
Nearby, Warfield Elementary School is about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.1%; Martin County Middle School's is 36.3%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 262, 15% below the 310 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 23.9 to 17.5 over 4 years.
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Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,027
Census ACS
Median income
$37,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Martin County
- Martin County High SchoolHigh · 519 students
- Eden Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Warfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Inez Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Warfield Elementary School1.8 mi · 332
- Kermit Pre K82.9 mi · 299
- Crum Pre K-8 School4.4 mi · 236
- Martin County High School4.7 mi · 519
- Inez Elementary School5.1 mi · 233
- Tug Valley High School5.9 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Martin County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Martin County Middle School?
Martin County Middle School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Martin County Middle School serve?
Martin County Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Martin County Middle School have?
Martin County Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin County Middle School?
At Martin County Middle School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin County Middle School?
Martin County Middle School is overseen by Martin County in Martin County.
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