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Enrollment
690
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER COUNTY·NCES 210549001871
Spencer County Middle School
1263 Mt Washington Rd, Taylorsville, KY 40071 · (502) 477-3260 · Spencer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- C-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
17.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
291 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 242 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 35% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Spencer County Middle School→Spencer County High School
Based on grade levels within Spencer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Spencer County Middle School
Spencer County Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer County Middle School this school | 690 | 42.2% | 40.4% |
| Stuart Pepper Middle School Brandenburg | 702 | 40.0% | 40.2% |
| David T. Wilson Elementary Brandenburg | 529 | 40.6% | 55.0% |
| Farristown Middle School Berea | 463 | 44.5% | 61.7% |
| Anderson County Middle School Lawrenceburg | 768 | 48.3% | 47.3% |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 542 | 46.9% | 52.3% |
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 Spencer County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #105 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #100 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #129 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #63 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #174 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #160 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #195 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #152 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
690
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 690 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 41% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 39% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 37 | 19.8:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 39% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 41% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 42% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 9% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (694 to 690); teachers up 8% (36 to 39).
About Spencer County Middle School
Spencer County Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 690 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
Spencer County has 3,341 students spread across 6 schools.
Spencer County Middle School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Spencer County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Spencer County Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The school employs the equivalent of 39 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kentucky is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Spencer County Middle School is 42%. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Spencer County.
The allk12 Grade for Spencer County Middle School is C+. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Spencer County Middle School is 8.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.4% actual, 49.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
County data help place the school in context: in Spencer County, median household income is about $102,618, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Spencer County Middle School is among the 6 public schools in Spencer County.
Nearest public school: Spencer County Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Spencer County Middle School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 43.3% on proficiency, and Spencer County Middle School is below that at 40.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 732 to 690. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.8 to 17.7 over 4 years.
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Spencer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,193
Census ACS
Median income
$102,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer County
- Spencer County High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Other schools in Taylorsville
- Spencer County High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer County Elementary School0.1 mi · 801
- Hillview Academy1.2 mi · 53
- Spencer County Early Learning Center1.3 mi · 150
- Spencer County High School1.7 mi · 986
- Taylorsville Elementary School2.8 mi · 661
- Bloomfield Elementary School8.2 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spencer County Middle School?
Spencer County Middle School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spencer County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spencer County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Spencer County Middle School have?
Spencer County Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Spencer County Middle School?
Student demographics at Spencer County Middle School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Spencer County Middle School in?
Spencer County Middle School is part of Spencer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.