Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESBORO INDEPENDENT·NCES 210417001049
Middlesboro Middle School
4400 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965 · (606) 242-8880 · Bell County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
227 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 5 | 80 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Middlesboro Middle School→Middlesboro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Middlesboro Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Middle School
Middlesboro Middle School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro Middle School this school | 284 | 79.9% | 34.2% |
| Metcalfe County Middle School Edmonton | 310 | 77.4% | 35.2% |
| Cumberland County Middle School Burkesville | 220 | 79.1% | 37.7% |
| Clinton County Middle School Albany | 383 | 76.5% | 31.1% |
| Bath County Middle School Owingsville | 391 | 74.4% | 39.2% |
| Gallatin County Middle School Warsaw | 316 | 77.8% | 40.0% |
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 Middlesboro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #158 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #168 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #145 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #195 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #5 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #102 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #6 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #79 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
284
-51 (-15%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 284 | 25.7 | 11.1:1 | 80% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 28.2 | 9.7:1 | 82% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 26.2 | 10.7:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 80% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 22.4 | 14.6:1 | 80% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 74% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 71% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 71% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middlesboro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (328 to 284); teachers up 15% (22.4 to 25.7).
About Middlesboro Middle School
Among the schools in Middlesboro, Kentucky, is Middlesboro Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 284 students. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
Middlesboro Independent has a total of 5 schools and 1,168 students, Middlesboro Middle School among them.
About 81% of the student body at Middlesboro Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In Bell County overall, about 93% of residents are White. Middlesboro Middle School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Middlesboro Middle School counts 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.7 below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 80% average for public schools in Bell County.
Middlesboro Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Kentucky public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Middlesboro Middle School would be expected to post about 35.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.2%.
Federal survey data for Bell County show that the median household income is $31,354, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in Bell County, enrolling about 4,135 students in all.
Middlesboro High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Middlesboro Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Middlesboro Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 284, a 15% decrease from 335 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 11.1:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesboro Independent
- Middlesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Middlesboro High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Middlesboro Alternative SchoolHigh · 31 students
- Middlesboro Group Home SchoolHigh · 2 students
- Cumberland Tech - Southeast CampusHigh
- Southeast TECHHigh
Other schools in Middlesboro
- Yellow Creek School CenterElementary · 575 students
- Middlesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Middlesboro High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Middlesboro Alternative SchoolHigh · 31 students
- Middlesboro Group Home SchoolHigh · 2 students
- Cumberland Tech - Southeast CampusHigh
Nearby schools
- Middlesboro High School0.2 mi · 337
- Middlesboro Elementary School0.6 mi · 514
- Yellow Creek School Center0.7 mi · 575
- Middlesboro Alternative School1.8 mi · 31
- Middlesboro Group Home School1.8 mi · 2
- Ellen Myers Primary5.3 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Middlesboro Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Middlesboro Middle School?
Middlesboro Middle School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Middlesboro Middle School serve?
Middlesboro Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middlesboro Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middlesboro Middle School is approximately 11.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middlesboro Middle School?
At Middlesboro Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Middlesboro Middle School?
Middlesboro Middle School is overseen by Middlesboro Independent in Bell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.