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What tradition at Whitley County Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITLEY COUNTY·NCES 210588001387
Whitley County Middle School
351 Blvd of Champions, Williamsburg, KY 40769 · (606) 549-7050 · Whitley County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest 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
14.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
417 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 7 | 272 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 50% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Whitley County Middle School→Whitley County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whitley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Whitley County Middle School
Whitley County Middle School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley County Middle School this school | 547 | 76.2% | 55.7% |
| Knox County Middle School Barbourville | 522 | 76.8% | 53.2% |
| McCreary County Middle School Stearns | 633 | 80.1% | 30.6% |
| Bath County Middle School Owingsville | 391 | 74.4% | 39.2% |
| Lincoln County Middle School Stanford | 697 | 75.5% | 33.8% |
| Jackson County Middle School McKee | 369 | 72.9% | 28.9% |
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 Whitley County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #24 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #33 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #39 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #115 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #37 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #197 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #16 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #144 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
547
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 76% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 78% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 80% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 74% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 36.5 | 15.4:1 | 79% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 82% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 80% (504) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 82% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitley County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (563 to 547); teachers up 7% (36.5 to 39).
About Whitley County Middle School
Whitley County Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It teaches 547 students in grades 7 through 8.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Whitley County totals 4,234 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Whitley County residents, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Whitley County Middle School are from different groups.
Whitley County Middle School reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.0:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Roughly 76% of students at Whitley County Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Whitley County Middle School outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Whitley County Middle School outperforms its prediction by 18.9 points. The model expects 36.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky; the school's rate is 55.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Whitley County show that median household income comes to about $44,615, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 7,324 students.
Whitley County Alternative School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Whitley County Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Whitley County Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.2 to 14.0 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,920
Census ACS
Median income
$44,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitley County
- Whitley County High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Whitley Central Intermediate SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County North Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Whitley County High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Williamsburg City SchoolCombined · 833 students
- Whitley Central Intermediate SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Whitley County Alternative School0.0 mi · 52
- Whitley County Central Primary School0.1 mi · 413
- Whitley County High School0.2 mi · 919
- Whitley Central Intermediate School0.4 mi · 456
- Colonel Academy2.6 mi · 172
- Williamsburg City School3.1 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Whitley County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitley County Middle School?
Whitley County Middle School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Whitley County Middle School serve?
Whitley County Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitley County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitley County Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whitley County Middle School?
Student demographics at Whitley County Middle School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Whitley County Middle School in?
Whitley County Middle School is part of Whitley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.