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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000150
MT. Washington Middle School
269 Water St, Mount Washington, KY 40047 · (502) 869-5200 · Bullitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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
19.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
196 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 165 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 37% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MT. Washington Middle School
MT. Washington Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT. Washington Middle School this school | 474 | 41.4% | 39.5% |
| David T. Wilson Elementary Brandenburg | 529 | 40.6% | 55.0% |
| James Madison Middle School Madisonville | 466 | 44.0% | 49.8% |
| Farristown Middle School Berea | 463 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
| Walton-Verona Middle School Walton | 425 | 38.1% | 60.9% |
| B. Michael Caudill Middle School Richmond | 517 | 46.0% | 56.8% |
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 MT. Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #113 of 216 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #84 of 216 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #157 of 217 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #139 of 221 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #198 of 210 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #119 of 210 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #199 of 219 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #154 of 156 | N/A |
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
474
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 41% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 23.9 | 20.3:1 | 43% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 23.6 | 20.2:1 | 39% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 38% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 20% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MT. Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (475 to 474); teachers up 6% (23.6 to 25).
About MT. Washington Middle School
MT. Washington Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school with its address in Mount Washington, Kentucky. The school counted 474 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
A total of 24 schools make up Bullitt County, with 13,007 students enrolled.
The share of White students at MT. Washington Middle School is 85%. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for MT. Washington Middle School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at MT. Washington Middle School, there are about 19.0 students; the school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. Across public schools in Bullitt County, the average is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, MT. Washington Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Kentucky public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MT. Washington Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 39.5% actual against 49.6% predicted.
The school is in Bullitt County, where median household income comes to about $80,558, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Bullitt County's 26 public schools enroll about 13,007 students and include MT. Washington Middle School.
MT. Washington Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Crossroads Elementary, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. MT. Washington Middle School's average proficiency of 39.5% compares with 41.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies MT. Washington Middle School's location as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 476 in 2020-21 to 474 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.6:1 to 19.0:1.
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Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Mount Washington
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Old Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- MT. Washington ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Elementary0.1 mi · 469
- Spring Meadows0.8 mi · 12
- Bullitt East High School0.9 mi · 1,664
- MT. Washington Elementary1.2 mi · 577
- Old Mill Elementary School2.0 mi · 591
- Eastside Middle School3.5 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About MT. Washington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at MT. Washington Middle School?
MT. Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
Is MT. Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
MT. Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MT. Washington Middle School have?
MT. Washington Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is MT. Washington Middle School?
MT. Washington Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MT. Washington Middle School public or private?
MT. Washington Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bullitt County.
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