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Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN COUNTY·NCES 210456001539
Maurice Bowling Middle School
2380 Hwy 22 E, Owenton, KY 40359 · (502) 484-5701 · Owen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
265 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 5 | 129 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Maurice Bowling Middle School→Owen County High School
Based on grade levels within Owen County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Maurice Bowling Middle School
Maurice Bowling Middle School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Bowling Middle School this school | 475 | 55.8% | 23.4% |
| James E Bazzell Middle School Scottsville | 448 | 55.6% | 32.8% |
| LaRue County Middle School Hodgenville | 522 | 55.6% | 47.6% |
| Foley Middle School Berea | 429 | 57.1% | 50.0% |
| Henry County Middle School New Castle | 421 | 53.7% | 48.0% |
| Phillip Sharp Middle School Butler | 420 | 56.2% | 30.2% |
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 Maurice Bowling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #203 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #196 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #201 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #138 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #59 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #181 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #134 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #29 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
475
-105 (-18%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 56% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 59% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 32.5 | 14.9:1 | 62% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 65% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 32.3 | 18.9:1 | 61% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 59% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 57% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 44% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maurice Bowling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (610 to 475); teachers down 1% (32.3 to 32).
About Maurice Bowling Middle School
Maurice Bowling Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Owenton, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 475 students covers grades 5 through 8.
Across its 3 schools, Owen County enrolls 1,680 students. Maurice Bowling Middle School is one of those schools.
About 93% of the student body at Maurice Bowling Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic. The White share in Owen County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Owen County.
allk12 grades Maurice Bowling Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Maurice Bowling Middle School is 44.3%. It actually posts 23.4%, which is 20.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Census estimates describe Owen County this way: the median household income is $61,134, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Owen County has 3 public schools and roughly 1,680 students.
Of nearby public schools, Owen County High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Maurice Bowling Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Maurice Bowling Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Maurice Bowling Middle School dropped 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 580 to 475 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Maurice Bowling Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Owen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,330
Census ACS
Median income
$61,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owen County
- Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Owen County High SchoolHigh · 531 students
Other schools in Owenton
- Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Owen County High SchoolHigh · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Owen County High School0.2 mi · 531
- Owen County Elementary/Primary School0.5 mi · 674
- Mason-Corinth Elementary13.1 mi · 299
- Eastern Elementary School14.4 mi · 189
- Grant County High School14.6 mi · 1,016
- Williamstown Elementary15.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maurice Bowling Middle School?
Maurice Bowling Middle School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Maurice Bowling Middle School serve?
Maurice Bowling Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Maurice Bowling Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Maurice Bowling Middle School.
How diverse is Maurice Bowling Middle School?
Maurice Bowling Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Maurice Bowling Middle School public or private?
Maurice Bowling Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Owen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.