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What's something Union County Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY·NCES 210564001602
Union County Middle School
4465 US Hwy 60W, Morganfield, KY 42437 · (270) 389-0224 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 4% of Kentucky public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
257 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 158 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 33% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Union County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
19.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Union County Middle School
Union County Middle School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Middle School this school | 413 | 62.2% | 21.9% |
| Caldwell County Middle School Princeton | 400 | 63.5% | 42.8% |
| Green County Middle School Greensburg | 366 | 63.7% | 37.5% |
| South Marshall Middle Benton | 432 | 60.9% | 38.1% |
| East Carter Middle School Grayson | 490 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| Breckinridge County Middle School Harned | 532 | 60.7% | 37.7% |
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 Union County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #206 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #205 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #207 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #159 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #86 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #125 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #84 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #102 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
413
-77 (-16%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 413 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 62% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 32.5 | 12.1:1 | 62% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 35.6 | 12.3:1 | 58% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 36.4 | 12.4:1 | 63% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 61% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 44% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 41 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (452 to 413); teachers down 27% (36.4 to 26.5).
About Union County Middle School
In Morganfield, Kentucky, Union County Middle School is a small middle school. The school counted 413 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 26% below the 558-student average for middle schools in Kentucky.
Union County Middle School is among 7 schools run by Union County, which serves 2,086 students.
The share of students at Union County Middle School who are White is 85%. Smaller groups are 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Union County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Union County Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Union County Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. Public schools in Union County average a similar 63%.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Union County Middle School outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Union County Middle School is 41.9%. It actually posts 21.9%, which is 20.0 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Union County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $60,327 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Union County Middle School, Union County has 8 public schools.
Union County Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Union County Learning Academy, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Union County Middle School holds 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Union County Middle School at 7th of 7.
Union County Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Union County Middle School enrolled 490 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 413. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Union County Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,260
Census ACS
Median income
$60,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County
- Union County High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Sturgis Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Morganfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Uniontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
Other schools in Morganfield
- Union County High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Morganfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
- Union County Area Vocational Ed CenterHigh
Other Union County Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Union County Middle. Union County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Union County Middle SchoolBlairsville, GA · 641 students
- Union County Middle SchoolLiberty, IN · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Union County Learning Academy0.2 mi · 71
- Union County Preschool and Headstart0.2 mi · 90
- Union County High School0.2 mi · 642
- Morganfield Elementary School3.6 mi · 328
- Sturgis Elementary School5.8 mi · 343
- Uniontown Elementary School10.1 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Union County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union County Middle School?
Union County Middle School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
Is Union County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union County Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Union County Middle School?
Union County Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Union County Middle School?
Union County Middle School is overseen by Union County in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.