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Best kept secret at Ohio County Middle School?
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Enrollment
523
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OHIO COUNTY·NCES 210450001114
Ohio County Middle School
1404 S Main St, Hartford, KY 42347 · (270) 274-7893 · Ohio County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
345 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 7 | 259 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 50% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Ohio County Middle School→Ohio County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ohio County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ohio County Middle School
Ohio County Middle School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Middle School this school | 523 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Meece Middle School Somerset | 486 | 66.3% | 43.3% |
| Adair County Middle School Columbia | 559 | 66.2% | 42.1% |
| Russell County Middle School Russell Springs | 652 | 68.1% | 48.9% |
| Bullitt Lick Middle School Shepherdsville | 423 | 67.8% | 22.8% |
| Monroe Co Middle Tompkinsville | 399 | 69.7% | 37.5% |
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 Ohio County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #79 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #98 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #63 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #124 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #128 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #122 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #62 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #36 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
523
-96 (-16%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 523 | 31.8 | 16.5:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 32.8 | 17.5:1 | 65% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 63% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 63% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 34.7 | 19.0:1 | 60% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 60% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 61% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 44% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ohio County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (661 to 523); teachers down 9% (34.7 to 31.8).
About Ohio County Middle School
Ohio County Middle School is a middle-grades school in Hartford, Kentucky, reachable at (270) 274-7893. It enrolls 523 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8.
Ohio County runs 10 schools with a combined 3,726 students. Ohio County Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 84% of students at Ohio County Middle School are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Ohio County Middle School is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ohio County Middle School lists 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.5 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is about 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 66% of the student body. That is in line with the 65% average for public schools in Ohio County.
Ohio County Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Ohio County Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.6% and a predicted 40.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ohio County show that the median household earns about $57,798 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Ohio County has 11 public schools with about 3,726 students, including Ohio County Middle School.
Ohio County Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Ohio County High School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.7% on proficiency, and Ohio County Middle School is below that at 43.6%.
NCES assigns Ohio County Middle School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 96 students, from 619 to 523.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ohio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,735
Census ACS
Median income
$57,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ohio County
- Ohio County High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Wayland Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Beaver Dam Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Fordsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Other schools in Hartford
- Ohio County High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Wayland Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ohio County Day TreatmentHigh · 25 students
- Ohio County Alternative Learning ProgramHigh · 21 students
- Ohio County Area Technology CenterHigh
Other Ohio County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Ohio County Middle. Ohio County Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Ohio County Middle SchoolRising Sun, IN · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Ohio County High School0.1 mi · 1,018
- Beaver Dam Elementary School0.9 mi · 601
- Ohio County Alternative Learning Program1.7 mi · 21
- Ohio County Day Treatment1.7 mi · 25
- Wayland Alexander Elementary School1.9 mi · 635
- Southern Elementary School6.4 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Ohio County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ohio County Middle School?
Ohio County Middle School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Ohio County Middle School serve?
Ohio County Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Ohio County Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Ohio County Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ohio County Middle School?
At Ohio County Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ohio County Middle School?
Ohio County Middle School is overseen by Ohio County in Ohio County.
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