Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 210576002047
Washington County Middle School
603 Lincoln Park Rd, Springfield, KY 40069 · (859) 336-5483 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
136 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 84 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Washington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Washington County Middle School
Washington County Middle School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Middle School this school | 214 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Livingston County Middle School Burna | 201 | 63.2% | 33.3% |
| Berea Community Middle School Berea | 214 | 65.9% | 40.1% |
| Owensboro Innovation Middle School Owensboro | 311 | 59.5% | 48.1% |
| Lebanon Middle School Lebanon | 330 | 67.6% | 45.4% |
| Campbellsville Middle School Campbellsville | 284 | 60.6% | 34.4% |
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 Washington County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #90 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #67 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #107 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #206 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #111 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #63 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #79 of 219 |
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
214
+25 (+13%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 214 | 13.3 | 16.1:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 13.8 | 13.8:1 | 68% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 13.3 | 15.2:1 | 64% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 59% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 14.1 | 13.3:1 | 64% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 61% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | 60% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (187 to 214); teachers down 5% (14.1 to 13.3).
About Washington County Middle School
Washington County Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Springfield, Kentucky. The school has 214 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 558 students for middle schools in Kentucky.
Washington County has 1,730 students spread across 4 schools.
Of every 100 students at Washington County Middle School, about 69 are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Washington County Middle School scores 49%.
Washington County Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1, with 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The school has 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Washington County Middle School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Washington County Middle School is 1.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
In the surrounding county, Washington County, median household income comes to about $61,616, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 6 public schools and about 1,730 students.
Of the public schools around it, Washington County Middle School is closest to Washington County Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Washington County Middle School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.5:1 to 16.1:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,140
Census ACS
Median income
$61,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County
- North Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 507 students
- Washington County Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- WC Tel CenterHigh
- Commander AcademyHigh
Other schools in Springfield
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 507 students
- Washington County Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- WC Tel CenterHigh
- Commander AcademyHigh
Other Washington County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Washington County Middle. Washington County Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Washington County MiddleRoper, NC · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Washington County Elementary School0.1 mi · 473
- Washington County High School1.2 mi · 507
- Marion County High School7.8 mi · 879
- Glasscock Elementary School7.8 mi · 432
- Lebanon Middle School7.9 mi · 330
- Hugh C. Spalding Academy7.9 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Washington County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Washington County Middle School?
Washington County Middle School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Washington County Middle School serve?
Washington County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Washington County Middle School have?
Washington County Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington County Middle School?
Student demographics at Washington County Middle School are roughly 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Washington County Middle School public or private?
Washington County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.