Enrollment
180
Middle
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARIS INDEPENDENT·NCES 210471001159
Paris Middle School
304 W 7th St, Paris, KY 40361 · (859) 987-2163 · Bourbon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
136 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 38% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Paris Middle School→Paris High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paris Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Paris Middle School
Paris Middle School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Middle School this school | 180 | 75.6% | 28.3% |
| Russellville Middle School Russellville | 216 | 73.1% | 31.3% |
| John W. Bate Middle School Danville | 358 | 67.3% | 41.1% |
| Washington County Middle School Springfield | 214 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Zoneton Middle School Shepherdsville | 343 | 68.2% | 20.2% |
| Fulton County Middle School Hickman | 123 | 71.5% | 32.9% |
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 Paris Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #189 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #187 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #203 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #213 of 221 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #17 of 219 |
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
180
+16 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 180 | 10.5 | 17.1:1 | 76% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 11.5 | 13.3:1 | 78% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 11.5 | 12.7:1 | 83% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 77% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 11.5 | 13.0:1 | 68% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 69% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 73% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 56% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paris Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (149 to 180); teachers down 9% (11.5 to 10.5).
About Paris Middle School
Paris Middle School is a small middle school. Its address is in Paris, Kentucky. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 180 students. The average among middle schools in Kentucky is roughly 558 students; this school is 68% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Paris Independent totals 859 students.
White students make up a majority at Paris Middle School, at 51%. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 13% multiracial. In Bourbon County overall, about 85% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.1:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Bourbon County, the school's rate is higher.
Paris Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Kentucky public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Paris Middle School is 8.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 28.3%. Predicted: 37.0%.
In Bourbon County (population about 20,240), the median household income is $61,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Paris Middle School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Paris High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 28.3% is below the 30.1% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 180 students in 2024-25, 16 more than the 164 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.9:1 to 17.1:1.
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Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,240
Census ACS
Median income
$61,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paris Independent
- Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 267 students
- Paris Preschool CenterElementary · 66 students
Other schools in Paris
- Bourbon County High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Bourbon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 267 students
Other Paris Middle schools
One other US public school is named Paris Middle. Paris Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOLPARIS, AR · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Paris High School0.0 mi · 267
- Paris Preschool Center0.6 mi · 66
- Paris Elementary School0.6 mi · 346
- Cane Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 453
- Bourbon County High School1.6 mi · 764
- Bourbon County Middle School1.6 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Paris Middle SchoolHow large is Paris Middle School?
Paris Middle School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Paris Middle School serve?
Paris Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paris Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paris Middle School is approximately 17.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paris Middle School?
Paris Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Paris Middle School?
Paris Middle School is overseen by Paris Independent in Bourbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.