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Enrollment
420
Middle
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIGG COUNTY·NCES 210558001328
Trigg County Middle School
206 Lafayette St, Cadiz, KY 42211 · (270) 522-2210 · Trigg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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
16.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
222 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 139 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 31% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Trigg County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Trigg County Middle School
Trigg County Middle School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigg County Middle School this school | 420 | 52.9% | 40.5% |
| Henry County Middle School New Castle | 421 | 53.7% | 48.0% |
| West Hardin Middle School Cecilia | 476 | 55.7% | 43.9% |
| James E Bazzell Middle School Scottsville | 448 | 55.6% | 32.8% |
| Graves County Middle School Mayfield | 556 | 52.2% | 48.5% |
| Bernheim Middle School Shepherdsville | 371 | 53.4% | 42.7% |
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 Trigg County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #104 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #108 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #95 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #157 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #147 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #94 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #154 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #80 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
420
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 420 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 53% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 61% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 28.3 | 15.6:1 | 60% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 52% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 26.5 | 18.3:1 | 57% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 55% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 46% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trigg County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (485 to 420); teachers down 6% (26.5 to 25).
About Trigg County Middle School
The public middle-grades school Trigg County Middle School is located in Cadiz, Kentucky. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 420 students enrolled. It has 25% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Kentucky (about 558).
Trigg County Middle School is run by Trigg County, whose 5 schools enroll 1,954 students.
Of every 100 students at Trigg County Middle School, about 80 are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Trigg County Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 16.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Trigg County Middle School, which has 25. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for middle schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 53%. That is in line with the 55% average for public schools in Trigg County.
Trigg County 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 48% of Kentucky public middle schools.
In Kentucky, Trigg County Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.5% actual against a predicted 45.4%.
The school's county is Trigg County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $59,857 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Trigg County Middle School shares Trigg County with 5 other public schools.
Trigg County Middle School's nearest public school is Trigg County Intermediate School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Trigg County Middle School. Trigg County Middle School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 458 to 420.
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Trigg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,315
Census ACS
Median income
$59,857
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trigg County
- Trigg County High SchoolHigh · 590 students
- Trigg County Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Harbor Academy and Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Trigg County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Cadiz
- Trigg County High SchoolHigh · 590 students
- Trigg County Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Harbor Academy and Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Trigg County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Trigg County Intermediate School0.1 mi · 416
- Trigg County Primary School0.1 mi · 521
- Trigg County High School0.1 mi · 590
- Harbor Academy and Virtual School0.2 mi · 7
- Sinking Fork Elementary School15.0 mi · 430
- Millbrooke Elementary School16.5 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Trigg County Middle SchoolHow large is Trigg County Middle School?
Trigg County Middle School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Trigg County Middle School serve?
Trigg County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trigg County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trigg County Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Trigg County Middle School?
Student demographics at Trigg County Middle School are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Trigg County Middle School in?
Trigg County Middle School is part of Trigg County.
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