Martin County Middle School

Martin County Middle School, a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Warfield, Kentucky, operated by Martin County, works with 262 students, covering grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Martin County Middle School sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Martin County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,717 students, Martin County Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Martin County Middle School reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Martin County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Martin County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Martin County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 36.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Martin County put median household income runs about $37,042, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Martin County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students), Martin County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Warfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.1%.

Martin County Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 34%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Martin County Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.