Heath Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · West Paducah, Kentucky

Heath Middle School in West Paducah, Kentucky enrolled 433 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

410 students in 2022-23, 405 students in 2023-24, 433 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.2 to 23.7.

Students enrolled at Heath Middle School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234102023-244052024-25433
Students enrolled at Heath Middle School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234102023-244052024-25433
Students enrolled at Heath Middle School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234102023-244052024-25433
Students enrolled at Heath Middle School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 43302004006002022-234102023-244052024-25433
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341027.215.1
2023-2440524.716.4
2024-2543323.718.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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; Heath Middle School 18.2; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherHeath Middle School 18.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Heath Middle School 18.2; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherHeath Middle School 18.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Heath Middle School 18.2; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherHeath Middle School 18.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Heath Middle School 18.2; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherHeath Middle School 18.2state 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 410 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Heath Middle School enrolled 410 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 410 of the 410 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent19.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.7% of students were White, 6.2% of two or more races, 4.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White82.7%
  2. Two or more races6.2%
  3. Hispanic4.8%
  4. Black3.7%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Heath Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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, 2021-2256%57%44.7%
Math, 2022-2347%49% (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.

What to look at next about Heath Middle School

  1. Lone Oak Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 702 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  2. Paducah Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.7 miles away: 632 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  3. Compare Heath Middle School with Lone Oak Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much McCracken County Schools spends per student$13,196 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,196
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyHeath Middle School is the number 146 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#146 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.18.2:1
  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 Heath Middle School

  1. How many students attend Heath Middle School?
    433 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 410 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Paducah, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heath Middle School?
    18.2 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 Heath Middle School a Title I school?
    Heath Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Heath Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Heath Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 Heath Middle School in?
    McCracken County Schools, NCES district ID 2103960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210396001006 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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