Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS COUNTY·NCES 210286001499
South Hopkins Middle School
9140 Hopkinsville Rd, Nortonville, KY 42442 · (270) 825-6125 · Hopkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
170 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 95 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 36% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 South Hopkins Middle School
South Hopkins Middle School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hopkins Middle School this school | 300 | 56.7% | 40.9% |
| Hazard Middle School Hazard | 256 | 57.0% | 39.8% |
| Simons Middle School Flemingsburg | 342 | 57.0% | 36.4% |
| Marion County Middle School Lebanon | 290 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| Edmonson County 5/6 Center Brownsville | 265 | 57.0% | 34.7% |
| Mckell Middle School South Shore | 338 | 58.0% | 38.5% |
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 South Hopkins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #102 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #54 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #140 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #188 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #11 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #131 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #127 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #18 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
300
-122 (-29%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 300 | 24.6 | 12.2:1 | 57% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 67% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 27.5 | 13.3:1 | 59% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 55% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 56% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 6 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hopkins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (411 to 300); teachers down 9% (27 to 24.6).
About South Hopkins Middle School
South Hopkins Middle School is a small middle school located in Nortonville, Kentucky. The school has 300 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
District-wide, Hopkins County has 14 schools and 6,265 students.
The share of White students at South Hopkins Middle School is 87%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In Hopkins County overall, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Hopkins Middle School scores 24%.
Teacher count: 24.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.2:1. The average for middle schools in Kentucky, 15.8:1, is higher. Roughly 57% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Hopkins County.
South Hopkins Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0% for South Hopkins Middle School. The school posts 40.9%, 3.1 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Hopkins County, the median household earns about $56,815 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting South Hopkins Middle School, Hopkins County has 22 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Southside Elementary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. South Hopkins Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 40.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes South Hopkins Middle School as Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 422 students in 2020-21 to 300 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.
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Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkins County
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Hanson Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- West Broadway Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Other schools in Nortonville
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary School0.1 mi · 549
- Hopkins County Schools Academy2.4 mi · 75
- Hopkins County Central High School2.4 mi · 861
- Grapevine Elementary School6.6 mi · 318
- Jesse Stuart Elementary School7.8 mi · 486
- West Broadway Elementary School7.9 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About South Hopkins Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Hopkins Middle School?
South Hopkins Middle School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Hopkins Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Hopkins Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at South Hopkins Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at South Hopkins Middle School.
What is the student diversity at South Hopkins Middle School?
Student demographics at South Hopkins Middle School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is South Hopkins Middle School in?
South Hopkins Middle School is part of Hopkins County.
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