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Middlesboro High School

4404 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965 · (606) 242-8820 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kentucky public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
337
High
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
252 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98525%
Grade 108425%
Grade 119127%
Grade 127623%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
26077%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
206%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
3811%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
18053%
Female
15747%

School pathway

Feeds from
Middlesboro Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Middlesboro Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
56.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Middlesboro High School

Middlesboro High School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Middlesboro High School this school33774.8%43.3%
Cumberland County High School
Burkesville
29074.5%41.5%
East Ridge High School
Lick Creek
36076.1%33.5%
Betsy Layne High School
Stanville
38774.9%30.0%
Wolfe County High School
Campton
33374.8%32.5%
Metcalfe County High School
Edmonton
45472.2%35.0%
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Middlesboro High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#54 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#84 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#45 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
337#197 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#6 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.7%#80 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.8%#25 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.1%#91 of 139
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
337
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533728.511.8:175% (252)
2023-243472812.4:175% (259)
2022-233522812.6:173% (258)
2020-213522713.0:163% (221)
2017-183592613.8:170% (251)
2015-164012714.8:159% (238)
2010-114663812.3:177% (360)
2000-015193614.4:156% (290)
1990-916573916.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middlesboro High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (359 to 337); teachers up 10% (26 to 28.5).

About Middlesboro High School

Middlesboro High School is a high school in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and it is part of Middlesboro Independent. There are 337 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 40% below that mark.

Middlesboro Independent is made up of 5 schools with 1,168 students in all.

Of every 100 students at Middlesboro High School, about 77 are White. Other reported shares: 11% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Bell County's residents are about 93% White, 15 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Middlesboro High School scores 39%.

The school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Of all students at Middlesboro High School, 75% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Middlesboro High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Kentucky public high schools.

The model predicts 37.3% for a school in Kentucky with Middlesboro High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Middlesboro High School posts 43.3%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bell County show that median household income comes to about $31,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 25%. Bell County counts 18 public schools with about 4,135 students.

Measured in a straight line, Middlesboro Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Middlesboro High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Middlesboro High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.

Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Bell County at a glance

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Population
23,509
Census ACS
Median income
$31,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,135 students

Quick facts

School name
Middlesboro High School
District
Middlesboro Independent
Address
4404 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965
Phone
(606) 242-8820
County
Bell County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
337
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
252 (75%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210417001050
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Middlesboro High School
How large is Middlesboro High School?
Middlesboro High School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Middlesboro High School serve?
Middlesboro High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middlesboro High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middlesboro High School is approximately 11.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Middlesboro High School?
Student demographics at Middlesboro High School are roughly 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Middlesboro High School?
Middlesboro High School is overseen by Middlesboro Independent in Bell County.
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