Winburn Middle School

Set in Lexington, Kentucky, Winburn Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school, run under Fayette County. It instructs 768 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Winburn Middle School sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.

Fayette County runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 42,138 students. Winburn Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Winburn Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 19% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Winburn Middle School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Fayette County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Winburn Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Fayette County put the typical household earns roughly $69,479 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which Winburn Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mary Todd Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winburn Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winburn Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 666 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 34% to 39% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.