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Rector A. Jones Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Rector A. Jones Middle School is a public middle school located in Florence, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 674 students. The school is part of the Boone County School District, which is ranked 40 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Rector A. Jones Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a ranking between 275-311 out of 320-337 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance is significantly below the Boone County and Kentucky state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Rector A. Jones Middle School also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.1% to 28.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the Boone County and Kentucky state averages.

When comparing Rector A. Jones Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Boone County and Kenton County districts, the performance gap is quite significant. For example, Conner Middle School, Gray Middle School, and Twenhofel Middle School all consistently rank in the top 20-60 middle schools in Kentucky, with much higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

683

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,880

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 Spruce Dr
Florence, KY 41042

(859) 282-4610

District: Boone County

Students who attend Rector A. Jones Middle School usually attend:

High:

Boone County High School

Feeder schools for Rector A. Jones Middle School:

Elementary:

Hillard Collins Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

33.4%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg43%

280^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Boone County

40^th of 157Boone 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	17.3	280 of 320	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	276 of 324	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	303 of 327	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	279 of 320	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	275 of 282	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	305 of 322	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	304 of 330	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	294 of 331	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	286 of 337	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	275 of 335	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	264 of 319	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	263 of 304	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	209 of 289	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.8	179 of 287	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.4	188 of 284	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	43 of 80	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	57 of 79	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	51 of 84	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	88 of 96	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	17.7	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	209 of 219	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	34.8	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	263 of 298	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	252 of 300	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	279 of 295	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	270 of 299	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	229 of 233	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	283 of 290	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	110 of 131	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	110 of 120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	116 of 120	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	238 of 314	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	239 of 311	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	279 of 309	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	227 of 310	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	209 of 224	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	289 of 303	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	276 of 285	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	272 of 304	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	288 of 307	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	257 of 304	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	216 of 222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	285 of 293	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	95 of 101	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	74 of 99	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	82 of 85	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	280 of 294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	259 of 314	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	255 of 316	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	231 of 314	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	256 of 266	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	246 of 253	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)80th percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)34th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing37%-12 vs state

Reading36%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics35%-14 vs state

Social Studies32%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Science12%-17 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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th 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
Rector A. Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4610	683	54	12.6	64.3%	258 (37.8%)	133 (19.5%)	228 (33.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	44 (6.4%)	17.3	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	276^th of 324 public middle schools	14.8%	4	27.0	27.0	28.0	44.0	32.0	31.0	12.0	37.0	32.0	35.0	$12,880	$1,139	$1,021	$2,160	$9,851	$869	$10,720
Tichenor Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-2255	505	36	14.0	87.7%	301 (59.6%)	54 (10.7%)	71 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	61 (12.1%)	22.1	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%		24	255^th of 324 public middle schools	21.3%	2	24.0	30.0	38.0	38.0	44.0	30.0	17.0	38.0	26.0	43.0	$14,671	$272	$156	$428	$11,497	$2,746	$14,243
Ockerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3240	674	46	14.6	42.0%	436 (64.7%)	68 (10.1%)	94 (13.9%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.3%)	37.5	204^th of 320 public middle schools	36.3%		49.2	151^st of 324 public middle schools	53.4%	53	42.0	43.0	31.0	50.0	51.0	36.0	30.0	39.0	32.0	42.0	$12,132	$623	$609	$1,232	$9,805	$1,094	$10,900
Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	1,006	46	21.6	48.7%	693 (68.9%)	57 (5.7%)	108 (10.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.5%)	61.7	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%		69.9	78^th of 324 public middle schools	75.9%	33	45.0	58.0	42.0	51.0	59.0	45.0	42.0	56.0	40.0	53.0	$14,481	$320	$367	$8,650	$1,174	$687	$9,824
Camp Ernst Middle School	Public	6-8	6515 Camp Ernst Rd	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 534-4000	688	45	15.2	43.0%	521 (75.7%)	41 (6.0%)	72 (10.5%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)	60.5	114^th of 320 public middle schools	64.4%		54.1	130^th of 324 public middle schools	59.9%	16	47.0	51.0	40.0	57.0	61.0	48.0	30.0	53.0	44.0	55.0	$11,994	$587	$607	$1,194	$9,638	$1,162	$10,800
Ballyshannon Middle School	Public	6-8	7515 Shamrock Avenue	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 905-2620	609	38	16.0	27.4%	492 (80.8%)	24 (3.9%)	32 (5.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.6%)	73.9	61^st of 320 public middle schools	80.9%		83.1	33^rd of 324 public middle schools	89.8%	28	57.0	57.0	58.0	64.0	62.0	46.0	45.0	66.0	36.0	55.0	$11,875	$411	$557	$968	$9,690	$1,218	$10,908
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	10400 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5333	1,006	58	17.3	25.5%	811 (80.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	51 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)	89.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%		90.4	14^th of 324 public middle schools	95.7%	4	60.0	72.0	68.0	76.0	68.0	57.0	47.0	72.0	51.0	66.0	$10,930	$497	$506	$1,003	$8,792	$1,135	$9,927
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	542	32	16.9	46.9%	445 (82.1%)	14 (2.6%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%		71.2	71^st of 324 public middle schools	78.1%	16	55.0	55.0	43.0	63.0	62.0	56.0	44.0	79.0	47.0	54.0	$15,888	$458	$369	$9,600	$1,446	$827	$11,046
Conner Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4410	865	52	16.6	36.0%	701 (81.0%)	50 (5.8%)	52 (6.0%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	91.7	13^th of 320 public middle schools	95.9%		88.6	17^th of 324 public middle schools	94.8%	4	68.0	70.0	72.0	72.0	67.0	61.0	46.0	79.0	54.0	67.0	$11,465	$697	$476	$1,173	$9,200	$1,092	$10,292
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	775	40	19.3	35.9%	676 (87.2%)	30 (3.9%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	75.6	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%		76.2	51^st of 324 public middle schools	84.3%	5	55.0	58.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	51.0	41.0	64.0	46.0	60.0	$15,066	$730	$413	$8,510	$1,422	$1,143	$9,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Rector A. Jones Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Rector A. Jones Middle School?

Students at Rector A. Jones Middle School are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Rector A. Jones Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rector A. Jones Middle School usually go on to attend Boone County High School

What district is Rector A. Jones Middle School in?

Boone County

How many students attend Rector A. Jones Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Rector A. Jones Middle School.

Is Rector A. Jones Middle School a good school?

Rector A. Jones Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

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