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Camp Ernst Middle School

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Camp Ernst Middle School ranks 120 th of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Camp Ernst Middle School in Burlington, Kentucky, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 688 students in the Boone County area. Its SchoolDigger standing is in the upper half statewide, but its results are generally behind nearby schools. The most important takeaway is that scores beat state averages in math, reading, and writing, yet trail both the district and nearby-school averages in those subjects.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools, Camp Ernst ranks 7th in math, 5th in reading, and 7th in writing, and 8th in social studies and editing and mechanics. Its grade-averaged 2025–26 scores were 45% in math, 52% in reading, and 51% in writing—5, 4, and 3 points above state results, but 8, 8, and 11 points below Boone County. The nearby-school averages were higher too: 49% in math, 56% in reading, and 60% in writing. Eighth-grade math stands out: Camp Ernst scored 40%, versus 53% in the district and a nearby average of 49%. Social studies was weaker than the state result, at 36% versus 39%; editing and mechanics matched the state at 42% but fell below the district’s 51%. The latest seventh-grade science result is unavailable because it was suppressed.

Results have improved in some areas over time: the math average across grades 6–8 rose from 43% in 2022–23 to 45% in 2025–26, and reading rose from 48% to 52%; however, eighth-grade editing and mechanics fell from 56% to 42%. SchoolDigger gives Camp Ernst 3 stars and a 63rd-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–26, up from the 55th percentile in 2021–22 but down slightly from 64 the prior year; it ranks 8th among these 11 schools. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 15.2, close to the nearby average of 15.8, and 43% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, below the nearby average of 50% (both figures are context, not explanations for results). SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings show a marked contrast: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 94th percentile (1st of 16), while Special Education Students ranked at the 23rd percentile (110th of 142), indicating very different relative standing in how the school serves these groups.

688

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,040

Per pupil spending ?

43.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6515 Camp Ernst Rd
Burlington, KY 41005

(859) 534-4000

District: Boone County

Students who attend Camp Ernst Middle School usually attend:

High:

Randall K. Cooper High School

Feeder schools for Camp Ernst Middle School:

Elementary:

Stephens Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Kentucky median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Boone County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Kentucky avg42%

120^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Boone County

51^st of 158Boone 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
2026	55.7	120 of 326	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	114 of 320	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	130 of 324	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	135 of 327	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	131 of 282	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	159 of 335	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	113 of 322	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	103 of 330	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	138 of 331	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.7	137 of 337	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	84 of 335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	58 of 335	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	55 of 319	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	78 of 304	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	29 of 299	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	73.9	66 of 289	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	82 of 287	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	50 of 284	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	24 of 83	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	22 of 80	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	16 of 79	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	143 of 226	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	194 of 219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	96 of 299	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	96 of 298	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	96 of 300	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	125 of 295	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	131 of 299	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	123 of 233	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	143 of 299	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	109 of 290	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	68.1	13 of 63	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	76 of 134	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.4	16 of 123	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	26 of 119	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	32 of 120	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	88 of 313	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	70 of 314	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	143 of 311	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	157 of 309	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	187 of 310	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	184 of 224	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	232 of 303	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	162 of 299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	159 of 304	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	126 of 307	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	157 of 304	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	115 of 222	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	116 of 293	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	90 of 107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	62 of 99	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	46 of 87	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.9	12 of 85	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	110 of 142	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	83 of 126	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	113 of 124	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	133 of 294	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	113 of 316	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	101 of 314	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	138 of 316	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	141 of 320	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	150 of 314	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	126 of 213	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	148 of 266	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	121 of 253	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile+31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)79th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile~ school

African American (2026)50th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-47 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%+4 vs state

Writing51%+3 vs state

Mathematics45%+5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics42%~ state avg

Social Studies36%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.7	120^th of 326 public middle schools	63.2%		60.5	114^th of 320 public middle schools	64.4%	6	52.0	44.0	40.0	58.0	54.0	44.0		51.0	36.0	42.0	$12,040	$1,164	$10,876
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%)	57.1	116^th of 326 public middle schools	64.4%		37.5	204^th of 320 public middle schools	36.3%	88	46.0	38.0	36.0	53.0	51.0	52.0	23.0	61.0	46.0	57.0	$11,705	$937	$10,768
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%)	89	20^th of 326 public middle schools	93.9%		91.7	13^th of 320 public middle schools	95.9%	7	70.0	59.0	69.0	77.0	69.0	61.0	41.0	70.0	53.0	53.0	$11,463	$874	$10,589
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%)	92.5	15^th of 326 public middle schools	95.4%		73.9	61^st of 320 public middle schools	80.9%	46	68.0	58.0	74.0	80.0	72.0	70.0	42.0	75.0	57.0	60.0	$11,462	$1,039	$10,423
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%)	17.5	282^nd of 326 public middle schools	13.5%		17.3	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%	2	27.0	31.0	22.0	46.0	42.0	29.0	17.0	20.0	27.0	24.0	$12,388	$2,227	$10,161
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%)	36.9	210^th of 326 public middle schools	35.6%		22.1	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%	47	42.0	31.0	42.0	56.0	53.0	29.0	23.0	35.0	31.0	38.0	$17,448	$365	$14,219
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%)	93.1	13^th of 326 public middle schools	96.0%		89.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%	5	68.0	69.0	69.0	73.0	72.0	58.0	47.0	87.0	55.0	64.0	$10,837	$705	$10,132
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%)	71	70^th of 326 public middle schools	78.5%		61.7	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%	41	54.0	53.0	45.0	58.0	57.0	50.0	39.0	59.0	47.0	51.0
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%)	81.2	41^st of 326 public middle schools	87.4%		76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%	14	52.0	51.0	55.0	67.0	62.0	55.0	43.0	83.0	49.0	54.0
Walton-Verona Middle School	Public	6-8	32 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	425	31	13.7	38.1%	385 (90.6%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	87	25^th of 326 public middle schools	92.3%		90.8	15^th of 320 public middle schools	95.3%	10	60.0	64.0	53.0	64.0	71.0	60.0	53.0	78.0	46.0	64.0	$25,005	$319	$16,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Camp Ernst Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Camp Ernst Middle School?

Students at Camp Ernst Middle School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Camp Ernst Middle School a good school?

Camp Ernst Middle School ranks 120^th of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Camp Ernst Middle School attend?

Students who attend Camp Ernst Middle School usually go on to attend Randall K. Cooper High School

What district is Camp Ernst Middle School in?

Boone County

How many students attend Camp Ernst Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Camp Ernst Middle School.

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