Washington County Middle School

Washington County Middle School is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Springfield, Kentucky, part of Washington County. The school hosts 214 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Within Washington County, which oversees 4 schools and 1,730 students, Washington County Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Washington County Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 64% of students at Washington County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.4%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of +1.0 points.

In the broader community, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,616 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Washington County Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 1,730 students).

The closest other public school is Washington County Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Washington County Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington County Middle School's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 187 (now 214). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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