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Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 210429001067
Morgan County Middle School
380 Road to Success, West Liberty, KY 41472 · (606) 743-8102 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test 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
14.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
239 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 128 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 33% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Morgan County Middle School→Morgan County High School
Based on grade levels within Morgan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Morgan County Middle School
Morgan County Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County Middle School this school | 361 | 66.2% | 38.1% |
| Belfry Middle School Belfry | 344 | 64.5% | 45.4% |
| Estill County Middle School Irvine | 423 | 67.6% | 35.8% |
| Powell County Middle School Stanton | 418 | 66.3% | 22.1% |
| Clay County Middle School Manchester | 387 | 69.5% | 41.1% |
| Louisa Middle School Louisa | 384 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
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 Morgan County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #122 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #164 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #132 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #172 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #38 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #208 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #59 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #28 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
361
-91 (-20%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 361 | 25.5 | 14.2:1 | 66% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 27.9 | 13.5:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 27.8 | 14.9:1 | 67% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 71% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 26.1 | 17.8:1 | 67% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 71% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 69% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 69% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 37 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (464 to 361); teachers down 2% (26.1 to 25.5).
About Morgan County Middle School
Morgan County Middle School runs as a small middle school in West Liberty, Kentucky. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 361 students. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Morgan County has 8 schools and 1,769 students, and Morgan County Middle School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Morgan County Middle School, with 98% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Morgan County Middle School comes in at 4%.
The school reports 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.2 students per teacher. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 66%. That is close to the 67% average for public schools in Morgan County.
allk12 grades Morgan County Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Morgan County Middle School is 2.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.1% actual, 40.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Among Morgan County residents, median household income is about $47,913, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Morgan County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,769.
Morgan County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Morgan County Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 452 to 361. The school's ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,053
Census ACS
Median income
$47,913
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,769 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Morgan County High SchoolHigh · 527 students
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Ezel Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Morgan County RISE AcademyHigh · 54 students
Other schools in West Liberty
- Morgan County High SchoolHigh · 527 students
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Morgan County RISE AcademyHigh · 54 students
- Woodsbend Youth Development CenterHigh · 23 students
Other Morgan County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Morgan County Middle. Morgan County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Morgan County Middle SchoolMadison, GA · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Morgan County High School0.1 mi · 527
- Morgan County RISE Academy0.2 mi · 54
- Morgan Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 285
- Woodsbend Youth Development Center3.2 mi · 23
- Wrigley Elementary School7.6 mi · 286
- East Valley Elementary School7.9 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Morgan County Middle School?
Morgan County Middle School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morgan County Middle School serve?
Morgan County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morgan County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morgan County Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morgan County Middle School?
At Morgan County Middle School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Morgan County Middle School public or private?
Morgan County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.