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Enrollment
674
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051000090
Ockerman Middle School
8300 Us 42, Florence, KY 41042 · (859) 282-3240 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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
14.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
283 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 231 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
45.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ockerman Middle School
Ockerman Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ockerman Middle School this school | 674 | 42.0% | 38.5% |
| Morton Middle School Lexington | 604 | 40.4% | 55.0% |
| Talton K Stone Middle School Elizabethtown | 526 | 43.0% | 43.5% |
| Royal Spring Middle School Georgetown | 719 | 42.6% | 45.7% |
| Camp Ernst Middle School Burlington | 688 | 43.0% | 46.1% |
| Murray Middle School Murray | 645 | 47.4% | 62.9% |
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 Ockerman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #119 of 216 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #117 of 216 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #114 of 217 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #69 of 221 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #48 of 210 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #55 of 210 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #197 of 219 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #69 of 156 | #4 of 6 |
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
674
-46 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 674 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 42% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 46% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 47% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 48% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 36% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 38% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 28% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 16% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 921 | 44 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ockerman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (791 to 674); teachers down 16% (55 to 46).
About Ockerman Middle School
At 8300 Us 42 in Florence, Kentucky, Ockerman Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 674 students. That is 21% bigger than the average of about 558 students for middle schools in Kentucky.
Ockerman Middle School is among 27 schools run by Boone County, which serves 20,514 students.
The share of White students at Ockerman Middle School is 65%, a majority. It is also 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Boone County is roughly 83% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The school has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is 1.1 students per teacher. In all, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Boone County is similar, at 40%.
Ockerman Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Ockerman Middle School scores 38.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.4%.
In the wider Boone County area, median household income comes to about $99,414, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boone County counts 34 public schools with about 22,394 students.
Ockerman Middle School's nearest public school is Ockerman Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ockerman Middle School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 720 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 674 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.7 to 14.7 over 4 years.
Ockerman Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Florence
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Ockerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Erpenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hillard Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Ockerman Elementary School0.1 mi · 777
- A M Yealey Elementary School0.4 mi · 534
- Erpenbeck Elementary School1.3 mi · 764
- Florence Elementary School1.9 mi · 610
- RISE Academy1.9 mi · 70
- Boone County High School2.1 mi · 1,252
Frequently asked questions
About Ockerman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ockerman Middle School?
Ockerman Middle School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ockerman Middle School serve?
Ockerman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ockerman Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Ockerman Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ockerman Middle School?
At Ockerman Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ockerman Middle School public or private?
Ockerman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.