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Best kept secret on campus at Russell Middle School?
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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL INDEPENDENT·NCES 210513001273
Russell Middle School
707 Red Devil Lane, Russell, KY 41169 · (606) 836-8135 · Greenup County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
225 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Middle School→Russell High School
Based on grade levels within Russell Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-35 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Russell Middle School
Set in Russell, Kentucky, Russell Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, overseen by Russell Independent. It serves 488 students across grades 6 through 8.
Russell Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Russell Independent, a district that works with 2,053 students overall.
On demographics, Russell Middle School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Russell Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Greenup County put median household income runs about $60,751, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russell Middle School is one of 17 public schools in Greenup County (combined enrollment of about 5,653 students).
Russell High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Russell Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 91%.
Inside the community feed, members of the Russell Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Greenup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,501
Census ACS
Median income
$60,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell Independent
- Russell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Russell Primary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Russell-McDowell Intermediate SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Russell Independent Alternative SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Russell
- Russell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Russell Primary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Russell Independent Alternative SchoolHigh · 14 students
- Russell Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Russell High School0.1 mi · 615
- Russell Independent Alternative School0.1 mi · 14
- Russell Primary School0.2 mi · 494
- Russell-McDowell Intermediate School0.6 mi · 442
- Ironton High School2.1 mi · 377
- Fairview High School2.7 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Russell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Russell Middle School?
Russell Middle School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 06-08.
Is Russell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Russell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Russell Middle School have?
Russell Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Russell Middle School?
Student demographics at Russell Middle School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Russell Middle School?
Russell Middle School is overseen by Russell Independent in Greenup County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.