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Boyd County Middle School

Q: Is Boyd County Middle School a good school?

Boyd County Middle School ranks 198 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Boyd County Middle School is a public middle school located in Ashland, Kentucky, serving 620 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Boyd County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) in various subjects, including Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The school's performance also lags behind the state average for several student subgroups, such as Female Students, Male Students, White Students, Multi-racial Students, Special Education Students, and Low Socio-economic Status Students. Additionally, Boyd County Middle School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively high dropout rates in recent years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Carter Middle School, Wurtland Middle School, Raceland-Worthington Middle School, and Russell Middle School, Boyd County Middle School generally underperforms in academic achievement and other key metrics, despite having a relatively high spending per student. These findings suggest that the school faces significant challenges in addressing the learning gaps and improving student engagement and outcomes.

618

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,102

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1226 Summit Road
Ashland, KY 41102-8278

(606) 928-9547

District: Boyd County

Students who attend Boyd County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Boyd County High School

Feeder schools for Boyd County Middle School:

Elementary:	Cannonsburg Elementary School
	Catlettsburg Elementary School
	Ponderosa Elementary School
	Summit Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg43%

198^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 157Boyd County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	198 of 320	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	172 of 324	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	277 of 327	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	239 of 320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	219 of 282	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	188 of 335	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	152 of 322	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	172 of 330	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.0	158 of 331	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	148 of 337	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	144 of 335	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	149 of 335	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	133 of 319	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	147 of 304	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	109 of 299	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.4	61 of 289	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	54 of 287	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	65.8	86 of 284	69.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	154 of 226	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	179 of 219	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	203 of 298	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	151 of 300	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	265 of 295	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	154 of 233	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	152 of 299	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	127 of 290	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	181 of 314	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	268 of 309	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	244 of 310	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	167 of 303	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	118 of 285	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	161 of 303	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	167 of 304	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	248 of 307	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	228 of 304	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	178 of 222	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	204 of 303	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	162 of 293	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	90 of 126	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	84 of 130	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	94 of 124	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	152 of 294	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	213 of 314	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	192 of 316	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	253 of 314	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	185 of 266	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	158 of 253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing66%+17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics51%~ state avg

Reading41%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

Social Studies34%-5 vs state

Science24%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Boyd County Middle School	Public	6-8	1226 Summit Road	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 928-9547	618	42	14.7	57.0%	580 (93.9%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	38.3	198^th of 320 public middle schools	38.1%		44.3	172^nd of 324 public middle schools	46.9%	26				35.0	37.0	35.0				50.0	40.0	34.0		24.0		66.0		34.0		51.0	$24,102	$2,464	$30	$1,065	$12,832	$2,551	$15,312
Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Kansas St	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 327-2727	671	47	14.2	59.2%	560 (83.5%)	27 (4.0%)	23 (3.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	39.6	195^th of 320 public middle schools	39.1%		33.8	221^st of 324 public middle schools	31.8%	26				31.0	36.0	36.0				51.0	43.0	45.0		24.0		47.0		40.0		52.0	$15,659	$764	$1,082	$1,846	$10,311	$3,502	$13,813
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	707 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-8135	488	29	16.6	46.1%	442 (90.6%)	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	58.3	123^rd of 320 public middle schools	61.6%		62.1	101^st of 324 public middle schools	68.8%	22				50.0	50.0	54.0				52.0	40.0	44.0		32.0		56.0		42.0		59.0	$14,061	$848	$552	$1,400	$9,326	$2,187	$11,513
Raceland-Worthington Middle School	Public	3-7	502 Rams Blvd.	Raceland	41169	Greenup County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-7141	391	25	15.6	47.3%	375 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	57.7	126^th of 320 public middle schools	60.6%		30.3	232^nd of 324 public middle schools	28.4%	106	48.0	32.0	35.0	53.0	38.0		44.0	39.0	51.0	67.0	56.0		19.0	25.0	38.0		36.0		63.0		$15,894	$428	$00	$381	$7,604	$2,768	$10,357
Wurtland Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Center Ave	Wurtland	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 836-0025	202	22	9.3	69.8%	187 (92.6%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	17.3	279^th of 320 public middle schools	12.8%		18.8	275^th of 324 public middle schools	15.1%	4				22.0	25.0	24.0				47.0	37.0	29.0						20.0		43.0	$30,871	$5,513	$593	$6,106	$16,339	$4,173	$20,512
East Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Spirit Lane	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5156	490	24	20.6	62.4%	461 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	37.3	205^th of 320 public middle schools	35.9%		50.6	149^th of 324 public middle schools	54.0%	56				30.0	38.0	50.0				39.0	38.0	36.0		22.0		61.0		35.0		49.0	$15,830	$871	$2,615	$3,486	$8,568	$1,945	$10,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyd County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Boyd County Middle School?

Students at Boyd County Middle School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Boyd County Middle School attend?

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

Is Boyd County Middle School a good school?

Boyd County Middle School ranks 198^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Boyd County Middle School in?

Boyd County

How many students attend Boyd County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Boyd County Middle School.

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