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Calloway County Middle School

Q: Is Calloway County Middle School a good school?

Calloway County Middle School ranks 59 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Calloway County Middle School is a public middle school in Murray, Kentucky, serving 637 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Calloway County School District, which is ranked 29th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Calloway County Middle School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 20% of Kentucky middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's students excel in reading and writing, with 60% of 7th-graders proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 48%. In 8th-grade writing, 68% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 49%. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 30% of Kentucky middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Calloway County Middle School generally outperforms Graves County Middle School and South Marshall Middle on academic measures. However, the nearby Murray Middle School, part of the Murray Independent School District, consistently outperforms Calloway County Middle School across various metrics and has a higher 5-star rating.

607

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,420

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2112 College Farm Rd
Murray, KY 42071

(270) 762-7355

District: Calloway County

Students who attend Calloway County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Calloway County High School

Feeder schools for Calloway County Middle School:

Elementary:	East Calloway Elementary School
	North Calloway Elementary School
	Southwest Calloway Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

Kentucky avg43%

59^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 157Calloway 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	74.9	59 of 320	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	49 of 324	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	64 of 327	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	45 of 320	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	32 of 282	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	31 of 335	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	64 of 322	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	39 of 330	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	56 of 331	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	79 of 337	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	54 of 335	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	49 of 335	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	63 of 319	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	68 of 304	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	51 of 299	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	60 of 289	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	55.4	122 of 287	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	120 of 284	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	73.2	30 of 226	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	44 of 219	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	73 of 298	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	41 of 300	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	56 of 295	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	23 of 233	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	34 of 299	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	62 of 290	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	43 of 131	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	19 of 123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	16 of 119	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	9 of 120	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	5 of 116	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	44 of 314	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	46 of 311	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	73 of 309	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	47 of 310	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	34 of 224	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	39 of 285	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	49 of 304	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	67 of 307	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	61 of 304	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	32 of 303	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	61 of 293	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	73.2	18 of 99	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	8 of 98	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	86 of 126	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	49 of 130	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	96 of 124	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.0	31 of 294	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	72 of 314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	55 of 316	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	78 of 320	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	54 of 314	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	35 of 266	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	73 of 253	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing68%+19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics58%+9 vs state

Reading55%+8 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

Social Studies52%+13 vs state

Science45%+16 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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th 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
Calloway County Middle School	Public	6-8	2112 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7355	607	38	16.1	57.2%	512 (84.3%)	11 (1.8%)	50 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	74.9	59^th of 320 public middle schools	81.6%		77	49^th of 324 public middle schools	84.9%	10			50.0	61.0	48.0			54.0	60.0	52.0		45.0		68.0		52.0		58.0	$14,420	$1,348	$1,149	$2,497	$8,939	$2,062	$11,000
Murray Middle School	Public	4-8	801 Main St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5125	645	44	14.6	47.4%	492 (76.3%)	30 (4.7%)	58 (9.0%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.1%)	92.5	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%		87.2	22^nd of 324 public middle schools	93.2%	13	67.0	68.0	79.0	66.0	68.0	69.0	63.0		69.0	62.0	62.0	59.0	64.0	80.0	41.0	53.0	59.0	63.0	$29,939	$1,427	$498	$1,925	$18,244	$3,356	$21,600
South Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	2211 US 641 South	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3828	432	27	15.7	60.9%	395 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%		38.5	200^th of 324 public middle schools	38.3%	23			35.0	38.0	46.0			47.0	43.0	38.0		26.0		59.0		38.0		55.0	$14,018	$493	$277	$771	$9,822	$2,576	$12,398
Mayfield Middle School	Public	5-8	112 W College St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-7521	559	33	16.9	67.6%	208 (37.2%)	67 (12.0%)	214 (38.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	62.8	108^th of 320 public middle schools	66.3%		55.8	124^th of 324 public middle schools	61.7%	16		35.0	47.0	49.0	53.0		44.0	50.0	51.0	38.0		35.0	54.0	68.0	32.0	42.0	38.0	69.0	$26,476	$2,657	$720	$18,857	$4,329	$9,229	$26,226
Graves County Middle School	Public	7-8	625 Jimtown Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-4890	556	32	17.3	52.2%	465 (83.6%)	12 (2.2%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	72.1	70^th of 320 public middle schools	78.1%		73.3	62^nd of 324 public middle schools	80.9%	8				50.0	48.0				63.0	53.0		32.0		67.0		50.0		57.0	$12,181	$485	$779	$1,264	$9,062	$1,854	$10,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Calloway County Middle School

Is Calloway County Middle School a good school?

Calloway County Middle School ranks 59^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Calloway County Middle School?

Students at Calloway County Middle School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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

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

How many students attend Calloway County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Calloway County Middle School.

What district is Calloway County Middle School in?

Calloway County

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