McCreary County Middle School

McCreary County Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in Stearns, Kentucky, one of the schools within McCreary County, works with 633 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

McCreary County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,668 students. McCreary County Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McCreary County Middle School reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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), McCreary County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 30.6%, a residual of -4.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McCreary County put the typical household earns roughly $33,750 per year, about 9% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 33%. McCreary County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in McCreary County (combined enrollment of about 2,668 students).

Nearest neighbor: McCreary Central High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around McCreary County Middle School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McCreary County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. McCreary County Middle School's enrollment has expanded 49% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 633). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for McCreary County Middle School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.