West Jessamine Middle School

Summary:

West Jessamine Middle School is a public middle school in Nicholasville, Kentucky, serving 904 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Jessamine County School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 50 middle schools in Kentucky, with strong academic performance that generally exceeds the district and state averages, particularly in reading and mathematics.

West Jessamine Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its ranking of 42nd out of 320 Kentucky middle schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's 6th-grade reading proficiency rate of 56% in the 2023-2024 school year was higher than the Jessamine County and state averages of 51% and 49%, respectively. The school also performs well for female students, ranking 35th out of 299 Kentucky middle schools, and for African American students, ranking 18th out of 84 middle schools. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and students with disabilities is less impressive, ranking 72nd and 190th, respectively, out of Kentucky middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

While West Jessamine Middle School outperforms its in-district counterpart, East Jessamine Middle School, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Fayette County School District, such as Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School and Scapa At Bluegrass. Additionally, West Jessamine Middle School has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, and its relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 43.09% to 47.57% over the past few years, may present unique challenges that the school and district should address.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1400 Wilmore Rd
       Nicholasville, KY  40356


(859) 885-2244

District: Jessamine County

SchoolDigger Rank:
110th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,603 Help


Students who attend West Jessamine Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Jessamine High School

Feeder schools for West Jessamine Middle School:

Elementary:    Nicholasville Elementary School
    Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School
    Wilmore Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  882

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.4%
Hispanic:
8.8%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Jessamine Middle School ranks better than 66% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.78. (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 (80.4%), Hispanic (8.8%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Jessamine Middle School is 17. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Jessamine Middle School is $14,603.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Jessamine Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Jessamine Middle School 110th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See West Jessamine Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Jessamine County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jessamine County 86th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Jessamine Middle School

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Rank History for all students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 73.42 57th 284 79.9%
2008 80.59 42nd 287 85.4%
2009 75.84 53rd 289 81.7%
2010 74.12 63rd 299 78.9%
2011 71.85 75th 304 75.3%
2012 66.12 82nd 319 74.3%
2013 66.77 81st 335 75.8%
2014 68.72 75th 335 77.6%
2015 63.56 99th 337 70.6%
2016 61.63 115th 331 65.3%
2017 65.61 93rd 330 71.8%
2018 68.70 75th 322 76.7%
2019 66.23 92nd 335 72.5%
2021 65.72 58th 282 79.4%
2022 77.88 42nd 320 86.9%
2023 68.86 72nd 327 78.0%
2024 59.78 110th 324 66.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.31 26th 85 69.4%
2019 48.91 52nd 87 40.2%
2023 37.93 58th 95 38.9%
2024 38.15 59th 99 40.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.40 55th 294 81.3%
2023 14.91 120th 124 3.2%
2024 9.18 130th 130 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.28 115th 285 59.6%
2019 55.79 114th 303 62.4%
2021 39.86 122nd 224 45.5%
2022 58.41 96th 310 69.0%
2023 53.97 127th 309 58.9%
2024 38.08 198th 311 36.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.22 15th 22 31.8%
2024 20.82 27th 28 3.6%
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Rank History for Female students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.83 68th 290 76.6%
2019 63.74 88th 299 70.6%
2021 65.31 49th 233 79.0%
2022 77.71 35th 299 88.3%
2023 75.73 45th 295 84.7%
2024 62.69 88th 300 70.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.86 162nd 219 26.0%
2019 27.11 190th 226 15.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.63 11th 63 82.5%
2019 60.47 24th 62 61.3%
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Rank History for Male students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.82 81st 293 72.4%
2019 64.32 86th 303 71.6%
2021 55.83 73rd 222 67.1%
2022 71.27 60th 304 80.3%
2023 59.80 105th 307 65.8%
2024 53.98 117th 304 61.5%
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Rank History for African American students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.78 51st 96 46.9%
2019 45.62 50th 96 47.9%
2022 73.61 18th 84 78.6%
2023 63.59 25th 79 68.4%
2024 57.57 31st 80 61.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.18 71st 116 38.8%
2019 61.38 36th 120 70.0%
2021 49.74 12th 20 40.0%
2022 40.17 72nd 120 40.0%
2023 36.66 77th 119 35.3%
2024 44.53 69th 123 43.9%
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Rank History for White students at West Jessamine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.65 70th 253 72.3%
2019 63.24 81st 266 69.5%
2021 62.24 55th 213 74.2%
2022 79.18 40th 314 87.3%
2023 68.99 74th 320 76.9%
2024 62.57 100th 316 68.4%
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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.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Open Quote I've been to quite a few middle schools in my time (I've been kicked out of 3). This school cares little to none about the student population, they only care about attendance. The school food is free but very bad. The principle, Mrs. Alberta or something, seems nice but is all an illusion. Save yourself some time and drop out. Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Jessamine Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 736 27 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1996 736 27 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 767
1997 721 24 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 755
1998 717 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a 13 753
1999 704 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a 13 748
2000 680 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 17 721
2001 731 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 15 766
2002 776 27 3 8 2 n/a n/a 0 816
2003 776 27 3 8 2 n/a n/a 0 816
2004 767 29 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 809
2005 726 24 3 9 3 n/a n/a 0 765
2006 736 27 6 5 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2007 766 19 5 9 1 n/a n/a 14 814
2008 757 21 5 12 1 n/a n/a 16 812
2009 731 28 4 16 2 n/a n/a 16 797
2010 729 36 7 20 1 n/a n/a 18 811
2011 753 39 11 13 1 0 4 0 821
2012 778 33 12 15 4 0 8 0 850
2013 722 26 22 27 3 3 20 0 823
2014 770 29 21 36 2 1 26 0 885
2015 801 42 21 51 1 0 31 0 947
2016 776 50 17 49 2 1 30 0 925
2017 759 57 20 46 3 0 26 0 911
2018 780 51 17 57 2 0 35 0 942
2019 809 57 12 64 3 1 34 0 980
2020 839 59 14 84 4 1 36 0 1037
2021 803 66 13 85 4 2 27 0 1000
2022 736 46 11 81 5 0 33 0 912
2023 732 46 9 73 6 0 38 0 904
2024 709 40 6 78 5 0 44 0 882

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 West Jessamine Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 767 43.0 17.8 n/a
1996 767 43.0 17.8 n/a
1997 755 43.3 17.4 26.8
1998 753 48.6 15.5 28.5
1999 748 50.0 15.0 35.9
2000 721 48.2 15.0 38.9
2001 766 50.6 15.1 37.7
2002 816 55.8 14.6 62.1
2003 816 55.8 14.6 62.1
2004 809 54.5 14.8 n/a
2005 765 47.7 16.0 n/a
2006 777 47.8 16.3 45.7
2007 814 52.0 15.7 41.5
2008 812 54.2 15.0 37.6
2009 797 52.8 15.1 40.7
2010 811 43.5 18.6 47.8
2011 821 48.1 17.0 49.9
2012 850 48.6 17.4 48.2
2013 823 49.8 16.5 49
2014 885 51.4 17.1 44.7
2015 947 53.0 17.8 48.9
2016 925 55.0 16.8 48.9
2017 911 53.2 17.1 50.2
2018 942 53.6 17.5 44.5
2019 980 56.8 17.2 47
2020 1037 60.5 17.1 47.5
2021 1000 59.7 16.7 43.4
2022 912 57.2 15.9 43.1
2023 904 52.7 17.1 47.6
2024 882 51.7 17.0 46.3

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 West Jessamine Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 767 43.0 17.8 n/a
1996 767 43.0 17.8 n/a
1997 755 43.3 17.4 26.8
1998 753 48.6 15.5 28.5
1999 748 50.0 15.0 35.9
2000 721 48.2 15.0 38.9
2001 766 50.6 15.1 37.7
2002 816 55.8 14.6 62.1
2003 816 55.8 14.6 62.1
2004 809 54.5 14.8 n/a
2005 765 47.7 16.0 n/a
2006 777 47.8 16.3 45.7
2007 814 52.0 15.7 41.5
2008 812 54.2 15.0 37.6
2009 797 52.8 15.1 40.7
2010 811 43.5 18.6 47.8
2011 821 48.1 17.0 49.9
2012 850 48.6 17.4 48.2
2013 823 49.8 16.5 49
2014 885 51.4 17.1 44.7
2015 947 53.0 17.8 48.9
2016 925 55.0 16.8 48.9
2017 911 53.2 17.1 50.2
2018 942 53.6 17.5 44.5
2019 980 56.8 17.2 47
2020 1037 60.5 17.1 47.5
2021 1000 59.7 16.7 43.4
2022 912 57.2 15.9 43.1
2023 904 52.7 17.1 47.6
2024 882 51.7 17.0 46.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Jessamine 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 $384 (3.5%) $125 (1.1%) $509 (4.6%) $7,706 (70.3%) $1,612 (14.7%) $9,317 (85.0%) $10,959
2019 $393 (3.3%) $163 (1.4%) $556 (4.7%) $7,928 (67.5%) $1,506 (12.8%) $9,434 (80.4%) $11,737
2020 $346 (2.5%) $143 (1.0%) $489 (3.5%) $8,189 (59.1%) $1,456 (10.5%) $9,645 (69.6%) $13,867
2021 $474 (3.3%) $349 (2.4%) $823 (5.7%) $8,466 (58.3%) $1,416 (9.8%) $9,866 (68.0%) $14,518
2022 $1,039 (7.1%) $425 (2.9%) $1,463 (10.0%) $9,891 (67.7%) $1,821 (12.5%) $11,712 (80.2%) $14,603

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Jessamine Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 92nd of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 72nd of 327 Middle schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students980904
 7.8%
African American5746
 19.3%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian129
 25%
Hispanic6473
 14.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White809732
 9.5%
Two or More Races3438
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47%47.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions about West Jessamine Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 882 students attended West Jessamine Middle School.

Students who attend West Jessamine Middle School usually go on to attend West Jessamine High School

Students at West Jessamine Middle School are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

West Jessamine Middle School ranks 110th of 324 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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