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What advice would you give to incoming students at Russell County Middle School?
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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY·NCES 210516001599
Russell County Middle School
2258 S Hwy 127, Russell Springs, KY 42642 · (270) 866-2224 · Russell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
444 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 6 | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Russell County Middle School→Russell County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Russell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Russell County Middle School
Russell County Middle School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell County Middle School this school | 652 | 68.1% | 48.9% |
| Ohio County Middle School Hartford | 523 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Meece Middle School Somerset | 486 | 66.3% | 43.3% |
| Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School Winchester | 767 | 64.3% | 43.2% |
| Grant County Middle School Dry Ridge | 699 | 68.8% | 34.3% |
| Adair County Middle School Columbia | 559 | 66.2% | 42.1% |
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 Russell County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #50 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #47 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #59 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #77 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #139 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #103 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #46 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #153 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
652
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 652 | 39.2 | 16.6:1 | 68% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 41.3 | 16.1:1 | 73% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 40.8 | 16.6:1 | 69% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 72% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 36.3 | 18.0:1 | 65% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 67% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 70% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 59% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (654 to 652); teachers up 8% (36.3 to 39.2).
About Russell County Middle School
Russell County Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Russell Springs, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 652 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Russell County enrolls 3,024 students, and its 5 schools include Russell County Middle School.
The large majority of students at Russell County Middle School, 81%, are White. Next come 15% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Russell County Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Russell County Middle School employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. Russell County Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 68%. Across public schools in Russell County, the average is about the same, 69%.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Russell County Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.8%.
In the county around the school, Russell County, median household income is about $44,738, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russell County Middle School is among the 6 public schools in Russell County.
The closest public school, Russell County High School, is about 0.1 miles from Russell County Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Russell County Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Russell County Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 693 to 652 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 18.2:1 to 16.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,221
Census ACS
Median income
$44,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,024 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 859 students
- Russell Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Russell Springs
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 859 students
- Russell Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Lake Cumberland Area Technology CenterHigh
Other Russell County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Russell County Middle. Russell County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Russell County Middle SchoolSeale, AL · 810 students
Nearby schools
- Russell County High School0.1 mi · 859
- Russell Springs Elementary School3.8 mi · 632
- Jamestown Elementary School3.8 mi · 480
- Salem Elementary School5.3 mi · 401
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center12.9 mi · 30
- Adair Learning Academy13.2 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Russell County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Russell County Middle School?
Russell County Middle School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Russell County Middle School serve?
Russell County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Russell County Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Russell County Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russell County Middle School?
At Russell County Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Russell County Middle School public or private?
Russell County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Russell County.
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