Enrollment
216
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELLVILLE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210519002490
Russellville Middle School
1101 W. 9th Street, Russellville, KY 42276 · (270) 726-8428 · Logan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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
15.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
158 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 | 83 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Russellville Middle School→Russellville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Russellville Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Russellville Middle School
Russellville Middle School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Middle School this school | 216 | 73.1% | 31.3% |
| Paris Middle School Paris | 180 | 75.6% | 28.3% |
| John W. Bate Middle School Danville | 358 | 67.3% | 41.1% |
| Zoneton Middle School Shepherdsville | 343 | 68.2% | 20.2% |
| Washington County Middle School Springfield | 214 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Lebanon Middle School Lebanon | 330 | 67.6% | 45.4% |
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 Russellville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #174 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #190 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #174 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #204 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #104 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #37 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #24 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
216
+53 (+33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 216 | 13.6 | 15.9:1 | 73% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 14.5 | 14.0:1 | 81% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 18.7 | 12.7:1 | 79% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 19 | 8.6:1 | 74% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russellville Middle School.
About Russellville Middle School
Russellville Middle School is a small middle school in Russellville, Kentucky. It enrolled 216 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 61% lower than the average for middle schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.
Russellville Independent has 979 students in 3 schools, and Russellville Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Russellville Middle School, at 53%. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 14% multiracial. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Logan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Russellville Middle School is 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Logan County.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Russellville Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Russellville Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.3% and a predicted 37.9%.
Within Logan County, the median household income is $60,382, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Russellville Middle School, Logan County has 13 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Russellville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Russellville Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.1% on proficiency, and Russellville Middle School is below that at 31.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Russellville Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Russellville Middle School's enrollment grew from 163 in 2020-21 to 216 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.9:1.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,986
Census ACS
Median income
$60,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russellville Independent
- R E Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Russellville Innovation AcademyHigh
- Russellville Primary AcademyCombined
Other schools in Russellville
- Logan County High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- R E Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Chandlers Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- The AcademyHigh · 69 students
- Logan County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Other Russellville Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Russellville Middle. Russellville Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 795 students
- Russellville Middle SchoolRussellville, AL · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Russellville High School0.0 mi · 304
- R E Stevenson Elementary School1.9 mi · 459
- The Academy3.2 mi · 69
- Logan County High School3.2 mi · 918
- Chandlers Elementary School7.6 mi · 454
- Olmstead Elementary School8.0 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Russellville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russellville Middle School?
Russellville Middle School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Russellville Middle School serve?
Russellville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Russellville Middle School have?
Russellville Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Russellville Middle School?
Student demographics at Russellville Middle School are roughly 53% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Russellville Middle School public or private?
Russellville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Russellville Independent.
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