Ockerman Middle School

As a moderately sized middle school in Florence, Kentucky, Ockerman Middle School works with 674 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Boone County. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Boone County comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 20,514 students; Ockerman Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ockerman Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Ockerman Middle School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Ockerman Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Ockerman Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Boone County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $99,414 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Ockerman Middle School is one of 34 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 22,394 students).

The closest other public school is Ockerman Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ockerman Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ockerman Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 791 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 81% to 65% over that span.

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