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Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON COUNTY·NCES 210387000991
Mason County Middle School
715 Clarks Run Road, Maysville, KY 41056 · (606) 564-6748 · Mason County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Kentucky public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
379 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 6 | 196 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Mason County Middle School→Mason County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mason 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
28.3%
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 28 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Mason County Middle School
Mason County Middle School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County Middle School this school | 565 | 67.1% | 27.3% |
| Adair County Middle School Columbia | 559 | 66.2% | 42.1% |
| Meece Middle School Somerset | 486 | 66.3% | 43.3% |
| Franklin-Simpson Middle School Franklin | 662 | 64.0% | 41.2% |
| Bullitt Lick Middle School Shepherdsville | 423 | 67.8% | 22.8% |
| Grant County Middle School Dry Ridge | 699 | 68.8% | 34.3% |
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 Mason County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #193 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #180 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #191 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #106 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #73 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #77 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #56 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #118 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
565
-108 (-16%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 565 | 37.3 | 15.2:1 | 67% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 38.5 | 14.5:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 39.5 | 14.8:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 63% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 36.1 | 16.8:1 | 57% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 60% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 58% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 47% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (605 to 565); teachers up 3% (36.1 to 37.3).
About Mason County Middle School
Mason County Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Maysville, Kentucky, one of the schools in Mason County. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 565 students.
Mason County Middle School is part of Mason County, where 4 schools serve 2,668 students.
The largest group at Mason County Middle School is White students, at 74%. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. County-wide, 87% of Mason County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school's 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Mason County is close, at 65%.
Mason County Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Kentucky public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.1%.
In Mason County, home to about 16,956 people, median household income comes to about $52,178, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,668, Mason County Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Mason County Middle School is closest to Mason County Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mason County Middle School is 4th of 4 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Mason County Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 16% decline took enrollment from 673 in 2020-21 to 565 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.3:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,956
Census ACS
Median income
$52,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason County
- Mason County High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Charles Straub Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
Other schools in Maysville
- Mason County High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Charles Straub Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Mason County Intermediate School0.3 mi · 573
- Mason County High School1.4 mi · 877
- Charles Straub Elementary School1.6 mi · 653
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Junior High School6.9 mi · 102
- Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Senior High School6.9 mi · 192
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School7.8 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Mason County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mason County Middle School?
Mason County Middle School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mason County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mason County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mason County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mason County Middle School is approximately 15.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mason County Middle School?
At Mason County Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Mason County Middle School public or private?
Mason County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mason County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.