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Ockerman Middle School

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Ockerman Middle School ranks 204 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Ockerman Middle School is a public middle school located in Florence, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 631 students. It 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.

Ockerman Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various subjects, is generally lower than the Boone County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ockerman's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 31% to 43%, compared to 51% to 55% for Boone County and 40% to 43% for Kentucky. Similarly, in Reading, Ockerman's proficiency rates ranged from 36% to 51%, compared to 47% to 62% for Boone County and 42% to 52% for Kentucky. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively higher rankings for African American students but lower rankings for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students compared to their peers statewide.

Ockerman Middle School has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 28.0%, compared to the Boone County and Kentucky averages. The school's dropout rates, while low, are also higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Ockerman's performance is generally lower than the nearby Conner Middle School and Gray Middle School, which are also part of the Boone County School District. These findings suggest that Ockerman Middle School may benefit from targeted interventions, additional resources, and strategies to support struggling student subgroups and address the identified challenges.

674

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,132

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8300 Us 42
Florence, KY 41042

(859) 282-3240

District: Boone County

Students who attend Ockerman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Boone County High School

Feeder schools for Ockerman Middle School:

Elementary:	A M Yealey Elementary School
	Erpenbeck Elementary School
	Florence Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

13.9%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Writing scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg43%

204^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	37.5	204 of 320	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	151 of 324	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	152 of 327	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	95 of 320	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	73 of 282	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	77 of 335	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	96 of 322	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	60.0	114 of 330	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	84 of 331	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	105 of 337	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.6	57 of 335	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	50 of 335	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	54 of 319	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	64 of 304	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	66 of 299	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	36 of 289	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	62 of 287	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	45 of 284	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	34 of 80	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	21 of 79	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	12 of 84	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	13 of 96	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	138 of 226	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	173 of 219	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	185 of 298	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	104 of 300	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	141 of 295	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	75 of 299	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	44 of 233	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	59 of 299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	90 of 290	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	84 of 119	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	66 of 120	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	61 of 116	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	188 of 314	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	203 of 311	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	205 of 309	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	145 of 310	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	133 of 224	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	96 of 303	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	146 of 285	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	206 of 303	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	177 of 304	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	151 of 307	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	95 of 304	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	84 of 303	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	98 of 293	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	59 of 95	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	31 of 98	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	17 of 85	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.9	54 of 294	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	170 of 314	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	144 of 316	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	145 of 320	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	82 of 314	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	75 of 213	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	74 of 266	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	95 of 253	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics42%-7 vs state

Writing39%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

Social Studies32%-7 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Ockerman Middle School

Is Ockerman Middle School a good school?

Ockerman Middle School ranks 204^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ockerman Middle School?

Students at Ockerman Middle School are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Ockerman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Ockerman Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Ockerman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ockerman Middle School usually go on to attend Boone County High School

What district is Ockerman Middle School in?

Boone County

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