Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENUP COUNTY·NCES 210240001611
Mckell Middle School
129 Bulldog Lane, South Shore, KY 41175 · (606) 932-3221 · Greenup County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
196 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 6 | 105 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 35% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Mckell Middle School→Greenup County High School
Based on grade levels within Greenup County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mckell Middle School
Mckell Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckell Middle School this school | 338 | 58.0% | 38.5% |
| Simons Middle School Flemingsburg | 342 | 57.0% | 36.4% |
| Phillip Sharp Middle School Butler | 420 | 56.2% | 30.2% |
| Foley Middle School Berea | 429 | 57.1% | 50.0% |
| Bracken County Middle School Brooksville | 266 | 58.3% | 44.2% |
| Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville | 265 | 57.0% | 34.7% |
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 Mckell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #118 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #132 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #112 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #178 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #66 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #191 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #117 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #99 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
338
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 338 | 22.5 | 15.0:1 | 58% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 23.5 | 15.4:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 22.5 | 16.5:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 81% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mckell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (371 to 338); teachers unchanged (22.5 to 22.5).
About Mckell Middle School
Mckell Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in South Shore, Kentucky. The school counted 338 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
Federal data list 7 schools in Greenup County, with 2,509 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Mckell Middle School is 94%. Other groups make up 2% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Greenup County overall, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
The school has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1. Of all students at Mckell Middle School, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Mckell Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Mckell Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.5%) and its predicted rate (43.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Greenup County show that median household income comes to about $60,751, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenup County counts 17 public schools with about 5,653 students.
Mckell Elementary School is the nearest public school to Mckell Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 338 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 351.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Greenup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,501
Census ACS
Median income
$60,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenup County
- Greenup County High SchoolHigh · 807 students
- Mckell Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Greysbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Argillite Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Wurtland Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Wurtland Middle SchoolMiddle · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Mckell Elementary School0.2 mi · 465
- Portsmouth Elementary2.3 mi · 791
- Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School2.4 mi · 636
- Glenwood High School2.8 mi · 147
- Stanton Primary Elementary School2.8 mi · 136
- Oak Intermediate Elementary School2.8 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Mckell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mckell Middle School?
Mckell Middle School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mckell Middle School serve?
Mckell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mckell Middle School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Mckell Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mckell Middle School?
At Mckell Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Mckell Middle School public or private?
Mckell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenup County.
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