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Which teacher or staff member at Russell Middle School deserves more recognition?
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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
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-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
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
225 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 150 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 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 →
Schools most like Russell Middle School
Russell Middle School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Middle School this school | 488 | 46.1% | 44.5% |
| Farristown Middle School Berea | 463 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
| Old Kentucky Home Middle School Bardstown | 594 | 48.7% | 28.9% |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 542 | 46.9% | 52.3% |
| Raceland-Worthington Middle School Raceland | 391 | 47.3% | 40.8% |
| B. Michael Caudill Middle School Richmond | 517 | 46.0% | 56.8% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #74 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #51 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #118 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #134 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #137 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #162 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #184 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #116 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
488
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 488 | 29.3 | 16.6:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 31.8 | 16.0:1 | 47% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 31.3 | 16.3:1 | 44% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 46% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 32.8 | 15.9:1 | 46% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 40% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 30% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 25% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 32 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (523 to 488); teachers down 11% (32.8 to 29.3).
About Russell Middle School
Russell Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in Russell, Kentucky. There are 488 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
A total of 5 schools make up Russell Independent, with 2,053 students enrolled.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Russell Middle School. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Russell Middle School are from different groups.
There are 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Russell Middle School, giving a ratio of 16.6:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.8:1. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Russell Middle School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Russell Middle School is 3.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.5%. Predicted: 47.9%.
The county, Greenup County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,751 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Greenup County has 17 public schools with about 5,653 students, including Russell Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Russell High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Russell Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Russell Middle School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 510 students in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Russell Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Russell Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Russell Middle. Russell Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Russell Middle SchoolWinder, GA · 973 students
- RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 760 students
- Russell Middle SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 520 students
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.
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