Woodland Middle School

Set in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, Woodland Middle School is a moderately sized middle school, one of the schools within Kenton County. It serves 542 students across grades 6 through 8.

Kenton County comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 13,834 students; Woodland Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Woodland Middle School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Woodland Middle School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodland Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 52.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kenton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,548 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Kenton County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), of which Woodland Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Scott High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodland Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 714 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 88% to 82% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Woodland Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.