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Woodford County Middle School

100 School House Rd, Versailles, KY 40383 · (859) 879-4650 · Woodford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Kentucky public middle schools
  • B+Test 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

Enrollment
897
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
391 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 629433%
Grade 729032%
Grade 831335%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
63971%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
15317%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
384%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
607%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
43749%
Female
46051%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Woodford County Middle School→Woodford County High School
Feeds from
Huntertown Elementary SchoolPK–05Northside Elementary SchoolPK–05Simmons Elementary SchoolPK–05Southside Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Woodford County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
54.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.7%
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 44 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Woodford County Middle School

Woodford County Middle School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodford County Middle School this school89743.6%45.5%
Royal Spring Middle School
Georgetown
71942.6%45.7%
Camp Ernst Middle School
Burlington
68843.0%46.1%
West Jessamine Middle School
Nicholasville
88747.4%50.2%
Shelby County East Middle School
Shelbyville
50542.0%34.2%
Murray Middle School
Murray
64547.4%62.9%
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 Woodford County Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#70 of 216
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.7%#86 of 216
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.7%#61 of 217
Enrollment
ranked largest first
897#18 of 221
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#141 of 210
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.7%#71 of 210
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.6%#190 of 219
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#148 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 2024-25
Enrollment
897
-90 (-9%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2589753.816.7:144% (391)
2023-2486452.116.6:138% (331)
2022-2388951.217.4:146% (407)
2020-219875717.3:139% (382)
2017-1891448.418.9:146% (420)
2015-169795318.5:145% (442)
2010-118984918.3:131% (281)
2000-015923417.4:117% (103)
1990-915903317.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodford County Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (914 to 897); teachers up 11% (48.4 to 53.8).

About Woodford County Middle School

A large middle school in Versailles, Kentucky, Woodford County Middle School is part of Woodford County. School enrollment was 897 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Kentucky is roughly 558 students; this school is 61% above that.

Woodford County counts 8 schools and 4,064 students, including Woodford County Middle School.

Woodford County Middle School's enrollment is 71% White. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Woodford County's population at about 86%. By the diversity index, Woodford County Middle School comes in at 46%.

The count of teachers at Woodford County Middle School is 53.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.7:1. Among middle schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The school counts 391 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. Across public schools in Woodford County, the average is about the same, 47%.

Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Woodford County Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Woodford County Middle School, the prediction is 48.8% and the result is 45.5%.

Among Woodford County residents, median household income is about $83,788, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Woodford County Middle School is one of 8 public schools in Woodford County, which together enroll about 4,064 students.

The closest public school, Simmons Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Woodford County Middle School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Woodford County Middle School is 6th among 7 schools close by.

NCES describes the area around Woodford County Middle School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 897 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 987.

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Woodford County at a glance

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Population
27,279
Census ACS
Median income
$83,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,064 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodford County Middle School
District
Woodford County
Address
100 School House Rd, Versailles, KY 40383
Phone
(859) 879-4650
County
Woodford County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
897
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
391 (44%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
210600001405
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Woodford County
Other schools in Versailles
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Frequently asked questions

About Woodford County Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Woodford County Middle School?
Woodford County Middle School enrolls approximately 897 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodford County Middle School serve?
Woodford County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Woodford County Middle School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Woodford County Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodford County Middle School?
At Woodford County Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Woodford County Middle School public or private?
Woodford County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodford County.
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