North Middletown Elementary School

North Middletown Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school in North Middletown, Kentucky, one of the schools within Bourbon County. The school serves 128 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 70% smaller than typical.

Within Bourbon County, which oversees 6 schools and 2,557 students, North Middletown Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, North Middletown Elementary School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bourbon County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, North Middletown Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bourbon County put median household earnings sit near $61,354, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bourbon County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,416 students), of which North Middletown Elementary School is one.

Cane Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Middletown Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Middletown Elementary School has edged down 10%, going from 143 students in 2018 to 128 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 19% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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