Mckell Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · South Shore, Kentucky

Mckell Middle School in South Shore, Kentucky enrolled 338 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 15.0 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, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

361 students in 2022-23, 339 students in 2023-24, 338 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 22.5.

Students enrolled at Mckell Middle School by school year2022-23: 361, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233612023-243392024-25338
Students enrolled at Mckell Middle School by school year2022-23: 361, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233612023-243392024-25338
Students enrolled at Mckell Middle School by school year2022-23: 361, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233612023-243392024-25338
Students enrolled at Mckell Middle School by school year2022-23: 361, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233612023-243392024-25338
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336123.515.4
2023-2433924.014.1
2024-2533822.515.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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; Mckell Middle School 15.0; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherMckell Middle School 15.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Mckell Middle School 15.0; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherMckell Middle School 15.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Mckell Middle School 15.0; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherMckell Middle School 15.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; Mckell Middle School 15.0; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherMckell Middle School 15.0state 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 347 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mckell Middle School enrolled 347 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 347 of the 347 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent34.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.4% of students were White, 2.4% of two or more races, 2.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.4%
  2. Two or more races2.4%
  3. Hispanic2.1%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. American Indian0.3%

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 Mckell Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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, 2021-2241%40%44.7%
Math, 2022-2338%28% (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 Mckell Middle School

  1. Wurtland Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 202 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Raceland-Worthington Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 391 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Mckell Middle School with Wurtland Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Greenup County School District spends per student$14,133 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,133
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyMckell Middle School is the number 175 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#175 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.15.0:1
  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 Mckell Middle School

  1. How many students attend Mckell Middle School?
    338 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 361 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in South Shore, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mckell Middle School?
    15.0 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 Mckell Middle School a Title I school?
    Mckell 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 Mckell Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mckell Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 Mckell Middle School in?
    Greenup County School District, NCES district ID 2102400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210240001611 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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