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Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY·NCES 210579002020
Wayne County Middle School
95 Champion Drive, Monticello, KY 42633 · (606) 348-6691 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
483 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 206 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 34% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Wayne County Middle School→Wayne County High School
Based on grade levels within Wayne County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Wayne County Middle School
Wayne County Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Middle School this school | 646 | 74.8% | 29.6% |
| Lincoln County Middle School Stanford | 697 | 75.5% | 33.8% |
| Casey County Middle School Liberty | 497 | 73.0% | 28.7% |
| Grant County Middle School Dry Ridge | 699 | 68.8% | 34.3% |
| Whitley County Middle School Williamsburg | 547 | 76.2% | 55.7% |
| South Laurel Middle School London | 837 | 70.1% | 54.1% |
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 Wayne County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #179 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #172 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #193 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #79 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #117 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #136 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #21 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #91 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
646
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
+67% since 2010-11, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 646 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 75% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 39.5 | 16.5:1 | 77% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 75% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 79% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 76% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 72% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 68% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (728 to 646); teachers down 13% (46 to 40).
About Wayne County Middle School
Wayne County Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Monticello, Kentucky. The school counted 646 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Wayne County Middle School reports to Wayne County, which has 8 schools and 3,058 students.
Wayne County Middle School is 87% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Wayne County Middle School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Wayne County Middle School comes to 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Wayne County Middle School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Wayne County is close, at 77%.
Wayne County Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wayne County Middle School's results are 7.7 points below predicted: 29.6% against 37.3%.
Looking at the county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $45,739, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 3,058 students.
Walker Early Learning Center is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Wayne County Middle School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Wayne County Middle School is Town: Remote.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 694 in 2020-21 to 646 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wayne County Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,602
Census ACS
Median income
$45,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,058 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Walker Early Learning CenterElementary · 358 students
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterHigh · 30 students
- Wayne County Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Monticello
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Walker Early Learning CenterElementary · 358 students
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterHigh · 30 students
- Wayne County Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 358
- Wayne County Learning Academy0.2 mi · 26
- Bell Elementary School0.3 mi · 432
- Wayne County High School0.3 mi · 895
- Monticello Elementary School0.6 mi · 664
- Otter Creek Academy7.0 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wayne County Middle School?
Wayne County Middle School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wayne County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wayne County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayne County Middle School is approximately 16.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wayne County Middle School?
Wayne County Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne County Middle School?
Wayne County Middle School is overseen by Wayne County in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.