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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN COUNTY·NCES 210510001478

Rowan County Middle School

555 Viking Drive, Morehead, KY 40351 · (606) 784-8911 · Rowan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
430 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 625036%
Grade 722032%
Grade 822532%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
63792%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
294%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
162%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
37554%
Female
32046%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rowan County Middle School→Rowan County Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Rowan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.7%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Rowan County Middle School

Rowan County Middle School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rowan County Middle School this school69561.9%40.2%
Rockcastle County Middle School
Mount Vernon
60059.8%41.6%
Taylor County Middle School
Campbellsville
58659.7%39.8%
Muhlenberg County Middle School
Greenville
87160.3%33.9%
Barren County Middle School
Glasgow
64958.6%41.6%
Garrard Middle School
Lancaster
54361.0%37.3%
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 Rowan County Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.2%#107 of 216
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.7%#150 of 216
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.3%#106 of 217
Enrollment
ranked largest first
695#62 of 221
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.7:1#209 of 210
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.7%#172 of 210
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.9%#86 of 219
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.9%#133 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 2024-25
Enrollment
695
-103 (-13%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256953221.7:162% (430)
2023-2467735.519.1:168% (461)
2022-2371640.417.7:162% (447)
2020-217984019.9:163% (503)
2017-1873137.819.4:165% (474)
2015-166553319.9:159% (387)
2010-117154316.6:158% (412)
2000-016964914.2:150% (345)
1990-917334217.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowan County Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (731 to 695); teachers down 15% (37.8 to 32).

About Rowan County Middle School

Rowan County Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle school in Morehead, Kentucky. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 695 students. Middle schools in Kentucky have about 558 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.

Enrollment across the 11 schools in Rowan County totals 3,451 students.

White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Rowan County residents, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Rowan County Middle School are from different groups.

Rowan County Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Kentucky, 15.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 62% at Rowan County Middle School. Public schools in Rowan County average a similar 61%.

Among Kentucky public middle schools, Rowan County Middle School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

Rowan County Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.2%) and its predicted rate (42.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.

For the population of Rowan County, median household income comes to about $54,321, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Rowan County Middle School shares Rowan County with 11 other public schools.

The closest school to Rowan County Middle School is Rowan Academy - Virtual Education, located about 0.1 miles away. Rowan County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rowan County Middle School's average proficiency of 40.2% compares with 41.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rowan County Middle School had a net loss of 103 students, or 13%. The ratio was 19.9:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Rowan County Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Rowan County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
24,578
Census ACS
Median income
$54,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,451 students

Quick facts

School name
Rowan County Middle School
District
Rowan County
Address
555 Viking Drive, Morehead, KY 40351
Phone
(606) 784-8911
County
Rowan County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
695
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
21.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
430 (62%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
210510001478
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Rowan County
Other schools in Morehead
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Frequently asked questions

About Rowan County Middle School
How large is Rowan County Middle School?
Rowan County Middle School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rowan County Middle School serve?
Rowan County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rowan County Middle School have?
Rowan County Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowan County Middle School?
Student demographics at Rowan County Middle School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rowan County Middle School in?
Rowan County Middle School is part of Rowan County.
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