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Northern Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
650 Oak Leaf Lane
Somerset, KY 42503
Phone
(606) 678-5230
District
Pulaski County
County
PULASKI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
846
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.9% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Northern Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
43%
62%
48%
46%
38%
54%
43%
62%
48%
46%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
41%
58%
45%
49%
37%
54%
41%
58%
45%
49%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
40%
57%
43%
40%
36%
49%
40%
57%
43%
40%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 284 33.6%
Grade 7 267 31.6%
Grade 8 295 34.9%
Total 846 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.5% 91.8% 76.7%
Black 0.5% 1.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 6.5% 5.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.3% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.5% 66.2% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 60.0% 62.8% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 3.5% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,414 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 82.8 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.7% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,391 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.2% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.5% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.9% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.5% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 15.9% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,853 $55,611,000 61.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $677 $5,497,000 6.1%
Staff $422 $3,425,000 3.8%
General Administration $298 $2,419,000 2.7%
School Administration $486 $3,942,000 4.4%
Operation $925 $7,503,000 8.3%
Transportation $508 $4,123,000 4.6%
Other $132 $1,070,000 1.2%
Total Support $3,448 $27,979,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $850 $6,898,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $90,488,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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