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Best kept secret at Turkey Foot Middle School?
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Enrollment
1,006
Middle
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000820
Turkey Foot Middle School
3230 Turkeyfoot Rd, Edgewood, KY 41017 · (859) 341-0216 · Kenton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
21.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
490 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 371 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Turkey Foot Middle School
Turkey Foot Middle School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Foot Middle School this school | 1,006 | 48.7% | 47.0% |
| College View Middle School Owensboro | 821 | 50.3% | 40.9% |
| Murray Middle School Murray | 645 | 47.4% | 62.9% |
| Daviess County Middle School Owensboro | 870 | 55.1% | 55.0% |
| West Jessamine Middle School Nicholasville | 887 | 47.4% | 50.2% |
| Lone Oak Middle School Paducah | 702 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
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 Turkey Foot Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #61 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #64 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #70 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #9 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #208 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #61 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #167 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #93 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
1,006
-101 (-9%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 907
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,006 | 46.4 | 21.7:1 | 49% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 50 | 19.0:1 | 52% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 51 | 20.2:1 | 47% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 1,107 | 55 | 20.1:1 | 41% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 1,121 | 55 | 20.4:1 | 42% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 58 | 18.8:1 | 39% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | 51 | 19.1:1 | 34% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 18% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 907 | 52 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turkey Foot Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,121 to 1,006); teachers down 16% (55 to 46.4).
About Turkey Foot Middle School
Turkey Foot Middle School is a large middle school in Kenton County, located in Edgewood, Kentucky. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,006 students. The school is 80% above the average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Turkey Foot Middle School is one of 18 schools in Kenton County, which enrolls 13,834 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Turkey Foot Middle School, about 69 are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. Kenton County's residents are about 86% White, 17 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Turkey Foot Middle School has 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.7:1. Middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1, 5.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Turkey Foot Middle School.
On the allk12 Grade, Turkey Foot Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Kentucky public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Turkey Foot Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
In Kenton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,548, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 46 public schools and about 22,225 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Turkey Foot Middle School from the closest public school, James A Caywood Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Turkey Foot Middle School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Turkey Foot Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,107 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,006 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 21.7 in 2024-25.
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Kenton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,288
Census ACS
Median income
$80,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenton County
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Dixie Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Scott High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Other schools in Edgewood
- James A Caywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- R C Hinsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Northern KY Tech - EdgewoodHigh
- Northern Ky Health Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- James A Caywood Elementary School0.2 mi · 582
- Dixie Heights High School0.7 mi · 1,499
- Arnett Elementary School0.8 mi · 253
- R C Hinsdale Elementary School1.2 mi · 555
- Howell Elementary School1.2 mi · 299
- Bartlett Educational Center1.4 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Turkey Foot Middle SchoolHow large is Turkey Foot Middle School?
Turkey Foot Middle School enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Turkey Foot Middle School serve?
Turkey Foot Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Turkey Foot Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Turkey Foot Middle School is approximately 21.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Turkey Foot Middle School?
At Turkey Foot Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Turkey Foot Middle School public or private?
Turkey Foot Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.