Gray Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Union, Kentucky

Gray Middle School in Union, Kentucky enrolled 1,006 students in 2024-25 with 58.0 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 66% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

1,029 students in 2022-23, 1,007 students in 2023-24, 1,006 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.5 to 58.0.

Students enrolled at Gray Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,029, 2023-24: 1,007, 2024-25: 1,00605001k1.5k2022-231,0292023-241,0072024-251,006
Students enrolled at Gray Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,029, 2023-24: 1,007, 2024-25: 1,00605001k1.5k2022-231,0292023-241,0072024-251,006
Students enrolled at Gray Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,029, 2023-24: 1,007, 2024-25: 1,00605001k1.5k2022-231,0292023-241,0072024-251,006
Students enrolled at Gray Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,029, 2023-24: 1,007, 2024-25: 1,00605001k1.5k2022-231,0292023-241,0072024-251,006
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,02960.517.0
2023-241,00757.517.5
2024-251,00658.017.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools

Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Gray Middle School 17.3; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherGray Middle School 17.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Gray Middle School 17.3; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherGray Middle School 17.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Gray Middle School 17.3; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherGray Middle School 17.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Gray Middle School 17.3; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherGray Middle School 17.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 337 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gray Middle School enrolled 1,010 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 337 of the 1,010 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions62
  • Chronically absent9.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.6% of students were White, 8.2% Hispanic, 5.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White80.6%
  2. Hispanic8.2%
  3. Asian5.1%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Black2.4%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gray Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264%54%44.7%
Math, 2022-2366%53% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Union

2 public middle schools in Union report 2024-25 enrollment; Gray Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gray Middle School1,00617.323.0%
Ballyshannon Middle School60916.023.2%

All public schools in Union →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gray Middle School

  1. Ballyshannon Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 609 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Ockerman Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 674 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Gray Middle School with Ballyshannon Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Boone County Schools spends per student$13,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,925
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyGray Middle School is the number 8 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#8 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.17.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gray Middle School

  1. How many students attend Gray Middle School?
    1,006 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,029 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Union, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gray Middle School?
    17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gray Middle School a Title I school?
    Gray Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gray Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gray Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gray Middle School in?
    Boone County Schools, NCES district ID 2100510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210051000638 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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