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Hopkinsville Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Hopkinsville Middle School is a public middle school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Christian County School District, which is ranked 110 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hopkinsville Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a ranking between 203-247 out of 320-335 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in mathematics ranging from 25-29% compared to the state average of 40-43%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as special education and gifted and talented students.

Hopkinsville Middle School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67-70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates and concerning chronic absenteeism rates. In comparison, Todd County Middle School, a public middle school in a neighboring Todd County district, generally performs better than Hopkinsville Middle School on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in most subjects.

741

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,590

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14405 Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Hopkinsville, KY 42240

(270) 887-7130

District: Christian County

Students who attend Hopkinsville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hopkinsville High School

Feeder schools for Hopkinsville Middle School:

Elementary:

Pembroke Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

African American:

31.6%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Kentucky avg45%

247^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Christian County

110^th of 157Christian 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	26.8	247 of 320	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	245 of 324	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	240 of 327	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	149 of 282	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	213 of 335	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	248 of 330	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.9	152 of 331	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.9	198 of 337	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	155 of 335	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	136 of 335	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	102 of 319	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	91 of 304	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	50.2	163 of 299	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	144 of 289	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	27.0	227 of 287	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	227 of 284	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	39 of 80	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	40 of 79	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	55 of 84	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	39 of 96	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	98 of 111	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	72 of 226	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	109 of 219	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	235 of 298	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	237 of 300	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	233 of 295	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	229 of 299	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	135 of 233	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	162 of 299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	200 of 290	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	42 of 131	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	52 of 123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	49 of 119	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	27 of 120	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	36 of 116	69.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	229 of 314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	217 of 311	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	220 of 309	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	173 of 310	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	109 of 224	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	188 of 303	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	219 of 285	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	226 of 304	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	213 of 307	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	168 of 304	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	133 of 222	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	231 of 303	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	250 of 293	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	77 of 99	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	47 of 95	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	72 of 85	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	202 of 294	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	201 of 314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	228 of 316	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	202 of 320	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	151 of 314	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	73 of 213	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	115 of 266	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	162 of 253	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+45 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing59%+10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-5 vs state

Reading37%-10 vs state

Social Studies32%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 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
Hopkinsville Middle School	Public	6-8	14405 Dr Martin Luther King Jr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7130	741	45	16.6	69.0%	325 (43.9%)	234 (31.6%)	106 (14.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.0%)	26.8	247^th of 320 public middle schools	22.8%		27.2	245^th of 324 public middle schools	24.4%	2	29.0	29.0	25.0	44.0	35.0	32.0		59.0	32.0	44.0	$16,590	$1,425	$520	$1,945	$8,449	$2,256	$10,705
Christian County Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Glass Ave	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7070	845	45	18.9	69.5%	415 (49.1%)	281 (33.3%)	64 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.5%)	30.9	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%		29.5	237^th of 324 public middle schools	26.9%	6	32.0	36.0	27.0	45.0	49.0	39.0	29.0	33.0	26.0	49.0	$16,220	$882	$798	$1,680	$8,419	$2,188	$10,826
Todd County Middle School	Public	6-8	515 W Main St	Elkton	42220	Todd County	Todd County	No	No	No	No	(270) 265-2511	401	26	15.3	55.1%	288 (71.8%)	34 (8.5%)	53 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	12.8	295^th of 320 public middle schools	7.8%		19.3	273^rd of 324 public middle schools	15.7%	22	21.0	25.0	17.0	34.0	35.0	32.0	17.0	30.0	28.0	35.0	$14,924	$792	$198	$989	$11,409	$2,526	$13,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkinsville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hopkinsville Middle School?

Students at Hopkinsville Middle School are 44% White, 32% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Hopkinsville Middle School a good school?

Hopkinsville Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Hopkinsville Middle School in?

Christian County

How many students attend Hopkinsville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Hopkinsville Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hopkinsville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hopkinsville Middle School usually go on to attend Hopkinsville High School

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