Bourbon County Middle School

Summary:

Bourbon County Middle School is a public middle school located in Paris, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 593 students. The school is part of the Bourbon County School District, which is ranked 129 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bourbon County Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and reading, with proficiency rates well below state averages. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a ranking between 137 and 272 over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in mathematics ranging from 23% to 24% in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages of 37% to 42%. The school's performance is also consistently lower across all student subgroups, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support to address the needs of diverse learners.

Comparison to nearby schools, such as Royal Spring Middle School and Harrison County Middle School, highlights the need for Bourbon County Middle School to learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the region to drive improvement. The nearby schools generally outperform Bourbon County Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings within the state, with proficiency rates in mathematics and reading significantly higher than Bourbon County Middle School. The declining performance trend of Bourbon County Middle School over the past decade underscores the urgency for the school and district to implement comprehensive and sustained efforts to address the root causes of the academic challenges faced by the school.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3339 Lexington Road
       Paris, KY  40361


(859) 987-2189

District: Bourbon County

SchoolDigger Rank:
267th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,065 Help


Students who attend Bourbon County Middle School usually attend:

High:    Bourbon County High School

Feeder schools for Bourbon County Middle School:

Elementary:    Bourbon Central Elementary School
    Cane Ridge Elementary School
    North Middletown Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  560

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.7%
Hispanic:
21.8%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.8% Help


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Compare Details Bourbon County Middle School ranks worse than 82.4% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.71. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.7%), Hispanic (21.8%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bourbon County Middle School is 16.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bourbon County Middle School is $15,065.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bourbon County Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bourbon County Middle School 267th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Bourbon County Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Bourbon County:

SchoolDigger ranks Bourbon County 129th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bourbon County Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 22.02 240th 284 15.5%
2008 23.21 239th 287 16.7%
2009 30.65 216th 289 25.3%
2010 53.72 138th 299 53.8%
2011 51.65 163rd 304 46.4%
2012 63.32 93rd 319 70.8%
2013 68.79 71st 335 78.8%
2014 61.50 112th 335 66.6%
2015 63.05 102nd 337 69.7%
2016 59.76 123rd 331 62.8%
2017 50.54 158th 330 52.1%
2018 54.24 136th 322 57.8%
2019 55.95 137th 335 59.1%
2021 35.29 173rd 282 38.7%
2022 39.10 192nd 320 40.0%
2023 19.74 272nd 327 16.8%
2024 20.71 267th 324 17.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 50.88 48th 98 51.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.08 124th 294 57.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.68 132nd 285 53.7%
2019 55.47 118th 303 61.1%
2021 27.53 174th 224 22.3%
2022 34.64 212th 310 31.6%
2023 19.40 264th 309 14.6%
2024 20.10 268th 311 13.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.57 18th 58 69.0%
2023 27.03 18th 21 14.3%
2024 41.52 16th 28 42.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.46 98th 290 66.2%
2019 50.76 140th 299 53.2%
2021 38.26 144th 233 38.2%
2022 36.51 192nd 299 35.8%
2023 20.87 247th 295 16.3%
2024 23.87 242nd 300 19.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 145th 219 33.8%
2019 34.47 150th 226 33.6%
2022 27.04 88th 111 20.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 172nd 293 41.3%
2019 56.23 113th 303 62.7%
2021 26.68 166th 222 25.2%
2022 39.15 180th 304 40.8%
2023 18.72 265th 307 13.7%
2024 17.64 264th 304 13.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 49th 116 57.8%
2019 60.23 38th 120 68.3%
2022 41.39 70th 120 41.7%
2023 24.36 99th 119 16.8%
2024 40.86 77th 123 37.4%
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Rank History for White students at Bourbon County Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.81 120th 253 52.6%
2019 51.78 120th 266 54.9%
2021 32.19 149th 213 30.0%
2022 35.09 211th 314 32.8%
2023 19.25 271st 320 15.3%
2024 15.58 277th 316 12.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bourbon County Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 385 13 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1989 623 26 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1990 631 28 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1991 654 15 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1992 653 18 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 674
1993 662 25 0 2 3 n/a n/a 0 692
1994 669 16 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 688
1995 633 15 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1996 633 15 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1997 604 23 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 639
1998 663 20 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1999 628 17 3 5 0 n/a n/a 1 654
2000 608 17 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 632
2001 609 22 3 5 1 n/a n/a 1 641
2002 634 19 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 668
2003 634 19 3 10 2 n/a n/a 0 668
2004 591 16 1 17 1 n/a n/a 0 626
2005 575 23 0 23 1 n/a n/a 0 622
2006 545 23 0 23 1 n/a n/a 0 592
2007 558 30 0 30 2 n/a n/a 4 624
2008 564 26 1 43 2 n/a n/a 4 640
2009 557 21 2 40 2 n/a n/a 2 624
2010 548 20 3 46 2 n/a n/a 1 620
2011 527 25 0 42 1 0 4 0 599
2012 530 29 0 49 1 0 4 0 613
2013 529 28 0 49 0 0 6 0 612
2014 525 23 2 59 0 0 11 0 620
2015 483 18 1 65 0 1 13 0 581
2016 486 21 3 65 0 0 14 0 589
2017 494 15 3 78 0 0 10 0 600
2018 543 14 5 99 0 0 10 0 671
2019 520 13 1 121 0 0 14 0 669
2020 492 17 1 114 0 0 29 0 653
2021 466 15 1 116 0 0 26 0 624
2022 443 13 1 108 0 0 26 0 591
2023 431 13 1 126 0 0 22 0 593
2024 407 7 0 122 0 0 24 0 560

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bourbon County Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 28.5 14.0 n/a
1989 653 33.6 19.4 n/a
1990 663 33.8 19.6 n/a
1991 671 34.4 19.5 n/a
1992 674 39.6 17.0 n/a
1993 692 40.8 17.0 n/a
1994 688 41.0 16.8 n/a
1995 658 40.3 16.3 n/a
1996 658 40.3 16.3 n/a
1997 639 39.0 16.4 27.9
1998 695 41.2 16.9 31.9
1999 654 41.8 15.6 36.9
2000 632 43.3 14.6 36.1
2001 641 43.1 14.9 33.6
2002 668 40.6 16.5 56.3
2003 668 40.6 16.5 56.3
2004 626 39.0 16.1 n/a
2005 622 38.3 16.2 n/a
2006 592 39.7 14.9 49.3
2007 624 41.0 15.2 46.5
2008 640 38.8 16.5 45.9
2009 624 41.7 15.0 47.7
2010 620 41.0 15.1 51.9
2011 599 41.1 14.5 50.1
2012 613 40.6 15.0 49.9
2013 612 40.3 15.1 54.4
2014 620 40.3 15.3 59.8
2015 581 41.0 14.1 57
2016 589 41.0 14.3 58.7
2017 600 41.2 14.5 56.2
2018 671 41.0 16.3 54.2
2019 669 40.7 16.4 60.5
2020 653 39.6 16.4 60.6
2021 624 38.7 16.0 57.5
2022 591 40.2 14.6 59.9
2023 593 37.8 15.6 62.7
2024 560 33.9 16.4 63.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bourbon County Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 401 28.5 14.0 n/a
1989 653 33.6 19.4 n/a
1990 663 33.8 19.6 n/a
1991 671 34.4 19.5 n/a
1992 674 39.6 17.0 n/a
1993 692 40.8 17.0 n/a
1994 688 41.0 16.8 n/a
1995 658 40.3 16.3 n/a
1996 658 40.3 16.3 n/a
1997 639 39.0 16.4 27.9
1998 695 41.2 16.9 31.9
1999 654 41.8 15.6 36.9
2000 632 43.3 14.6 36.1
2001 641 43.1 14.9 33.6
2002 668 40.6 16.5 56.3
2003 668 40.6 16.5 56.3
2004 626 39.0 16.1 n/a
2005 622 38.3 16.2 n/a
2006 592 39.7 14.9 49.3
2007 624 41.0 15.2 46.5
2008 640 38.8 16.5 45.9
2009 624 41.7 15.0 47.7
2010 620 41.0 15.1 51.9
2011 599 41.1 14.5 50.1
2012 613 40.6 15.0 49.9
2013 612 40.3 15.1 54.4
2014 620 40.3 15.3 59.8
2015 581 41.0 14.1 57
2016 589 41.0 14.3 58.7
2017 600 41.2 14.5 56.2
2018 671 41.0 16.3 54.2
2019 669 40.7 16.4 60.5
2020 653 39.6 16.4 60.6
2021 624 38.7 16.0 57.5
2022 591 40.2 14.6 59.9
2023 593 37.8 15.6 62.7
2024 560 33.9 16.4 63.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bourbon County Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $522 (4.9%) $120 (1.1%) $642 (6.0%) $7,673 (71.5%) $1,836 (17.1%) $9,509 (88.6%) $10,727
2019 $466 (3.8%) $171 (1.4%) $637 (5.2%) $8,195 (67.2%) $1,804 (14.8%) $10,000 (82.0%) $12,190
2020 $553 (4.9%) $313 (2.7%) $8,664 (76.0%) $1,960 (17.2%) $711 (6.2%) $10,624 (93.2%) $11,395
2021 $838 (6.2%) $676 (5.0%) $1,514 (11.3%) $8,421 (62.7%) $1,484 (11.0%) $9,905 (73.7%) $13,432
2022 $1,364 (9.1%) $840 (5.6%) $2,204 (14.6%) $9,864 (65.5%) $2,072 (13.8%) $11,936 (79.2%) $15,065

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bourbon County Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 137th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 272nd of 327 Middle schools
 42.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students669593
 11.4%
African American1313
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic121126
 4.1%
Pacific Islander00
White520431
 17.1%
Two or More Races1422
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.5%62.7%
 2.2%


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Bourbon County Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 560 students attended Bourbon County Middle School.

Students at Bourbon County Middle School are 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Bourbon County Middle School usually go on to attend Bourbon County High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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