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Enrollment
887
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303001110
West Jessamine Middle School
1400 Wilmore Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 885-2244 · Jessamine County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
420 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 293 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 West Jessamine Middle School
West Jessamine Middle School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jessamine Middle School this school | 887 | 47.4% | 50.2% |
| Anderson County Middle School Lawrenceburg | 768 | 48.3% | 47.3% |
| Lone Oak Middle School Paducah | 702 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Henderson County South Middle School Henderson | 661 | 48.0% | 47.7% |
| Camp Ernst Middle School Burlington | 688 | 43.0% | 46.1% |
| Scott County Middle School Georgetown | 837 | 53.2% | 60.1% |
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 West Jessamine Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #47 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #50 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #58 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #19 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #114 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #92 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #175 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #122 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
887
-113 (-11%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 887 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 47% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 51.7 | 17.1:1 | 46% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 52.7 | 17.1:1 | 48% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 43% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 53.7 | 17.6:1 | 44% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 49% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 50% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 37% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jessamine Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (942 to 887); teachers up 3% (53.7 to 55).
About West Jessamine Middle School
West Jessamine Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Its enrollment is 887 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students, which makes this school 59% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Jessamine County totals 8,331 students.
The student body at West Jessamine Middle School is 80% White. It is also 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at West Jessamine Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Jessamine County averages 56%, higher than here.
West Jessamine Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public middle schools.
A school with West Jessamine Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 47.4%. West Jessamine Middle School scores 50.2%, 2.7 points above that line.
The county, Jessamine County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,576, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 8,331 students.
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from West Jessamine Middle School. West Jessamine Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.6%, lower than West Jessamine Middle School's 50.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 887, from 1,000 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to West Jessamine Middle School can post about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Nicholasville
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School0.1 mi · 542
- West Jessamine High School0.5 mi · 1,272
- Jessamine Early Learning Village0.9 mi · 785
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School1.0 mi · 570
- Brookside Elementary School1.1 mi · 515
- Nicholasville Elementary School1.6 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About West Jessamine Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Jessamine Middle School?
West Jessamine Middle School enrolls approximately 887 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Jessamine Middle School serve?
West Jessamine Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Jessamine Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at West Jessamine Middle School.
How diverse is West Jessamine Middle School?
West Jessamine Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Jessamine Middle School in?
West Jessamine Middle School is part of Jessamine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.