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Garrard Middle School

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Garrard Middle School ranks 203 rd of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Garrard Middle School is a public middle school located in Lancaster, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 531 students. The school is part of the Garrard County School District, which is ranked 43 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Garrard Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a ranking between 179-236 out of 320-327 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance is below the state average across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, white, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Garrard Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.3% to 28% over the past 2 years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Madison County, Jessamine County, and Boyle County districts, Garrard Middle School performs significantly worse, with lower rankings, proficiency rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. This underperformance is notable, as the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are within the range of the nearby schools, suggesting that these factors may not be the primary drivers of the school's challenges. The high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 60.08% to 64.3% over the past 3 years, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles.

543

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,158

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 W Maple Ave
Lancaster, KY 40444

(859) 792-2108

District: Garrard County

Students who attend Garrard Middle School usually attend:

High:

Garrard County High School

Feeder schools for Garrard Middle School:

Elementary:	Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
	Lancaster Elementary School
	Paint Lick Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2018 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2018)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg43%

203^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 157Garrard 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	37.7	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	179 of 324	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	236 of 327	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	218 of 320	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	187 of 282	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	237 of 335	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	273 of 322	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	262 of 330	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	238 of 331	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.8	193 of 337	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	169 of 335	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.7	185 of 335	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.2	225 of 319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	204 of 304	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	203 of 289	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	197 of 287	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	18.1	250 of 284	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	152 of 226	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	195 of 219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	182 of 298	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	160 of 300	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	203 of 295	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	202 of 299	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	136 of 233	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	167 of 299	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	228 of 290	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	57 of 131	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	95 of 120	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	195 of 314	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	162 of 311	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	226 of 309	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	219 of 310	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	150 of 224	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	238 of 285	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	185 of 304	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	235 of 307	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	217 of 304	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	138 of 222	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	262 of 303	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	274 of 293	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	45 of 99	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	14 of 98	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	95 of 126	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	109 of 130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	206 of 294	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	205 of 314	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	226 of 314	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	206 of 266	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	230 of 253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing49%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics46%-3 vs state

Reading42%-5 vs state

Social Studies41%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science28%~ 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
Garrard Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W Maple Ave	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2108	543	41	13.2	61.0%	475 (87.5%)	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	37.7	203^rd of 320 public middle schools	36.6%		41.9	179^th of 324 public middle schools	44.8%	24	28.0	35.0	42.0	42.0	41.0	44.0	28.0	49.0	41.0	46.0	$14,158	$612	$128	$740	$10,503	$2,915	$13,418
Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	285 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-8400	697	43	16.2	75.5%	605 (86.8%)	12 (1.7%)	44 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	25.7	248^th of 320 public middle schools	22.5%		22.5	261^st of 324 public middle schools	19.4%	13	30.0	33.0	27.0	49.0	38.0	40.0	27.0	34.0	31.0	36.0	$15,823	$1,686	$331	$2,017	$8,704	$2,720	$11,424
John W. Bate Middle School	Public	6-8	460 Stanford Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1305	358	27	13.2	67.3%	183 (51.1%)	57 (15.9%)	59 (16.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	46.3	164^th of 320 public middle schools	48.8%		57.8	116^th of 324 public middle schools	64.2%	48	35.0	45.0	39.0	58.0	54.0	40.0	31.0	50.0	35.0	44.0	$17,589	$1,725	$770	$2,494	$12,854	$3,146	$16,000
Boyle County Middle School	Public	6-8	1651 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-4212	655	41	16.0	49.8%	574 (87.6%)	10 (1.5%)	26 (4.0%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	80.5	37^th of 320 public middle schools	88.4%		84	29^th of 324 public middle schools	91.0%	8	65.0	51.0	55.0	74.0	58.0	55.0	37.0	69.0	49.0	65.0	$11,034	$134	$110	$244	$11,389	$2,436	$10,792
Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%		94.1	5^th of 324 public middle schools	98.5%	15	50.0	60.0	66.0	68.0	68.0	69.0	50.0	80.0	66.0	63.0	$18,266	$1,023	$296	$1,319	$8,931	$2,585	$11,516
Berea Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	214	20	10.7	65.9%	176 (82.2%)	8 (3.7%)	15 (7.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	44.8	173^rd of 320 public middle schools	45.9%		46.5	161^st of 324 public middle schools	50.3%	12	36.0	35.0	43.0	59.0	41.0	42.0	22.0		48.0	51.0	$20,484	$1,840	$913	$2,756	$14,179	$3,549	$17,725
Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	24	17.6	57.1%	395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%		75.9	53^rd of 324 public middle schools	83.6%	43	36.0	53.0	44.0	54.0	57.0	62.0	37.0	53.0	59.0	54.0	$18,472	$1,259	$170	$1,429	$9,284	$2,106	$11,390
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Summit St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	586	33	17.5	53.9%	434 (74.1%)	36 (6.1%)	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.2%)	63.3	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		51.7	145^th of 324 public middle schools	55.2%	39	39.0	52.0	47.0	57.0	59.0	54.0	33.0	53.0	49.0	53.0	$17,320	$808	$224	$1,032	$8,808	$2,046	$10,854
West Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-2244	887	55	16.1	47.4%	706 (79.6%)	45 (5.1%)	80 (9.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	69.9	83^rd of 320 public middle schools	74.1%		59.8	110^th of 324 public middle schools	66.0%	27	51.0	58.0	47.0	57.0	55.0	53.0	37.0	55.0	50.0	59.0	$13,773	$595	$373	$968	$9,873	$1,740	$11,567
East Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5561	944	56	16.8	62.0%	688 (72.9%)	65 (6.9%)	115 (12.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	41	191^st of 320 public middle schools	40.3%		36.1	209^th of 324 public middle schools	35.5%	18	36.0	45.0	36.0	48.0	52.0	40.0	26.0	46.0	38.0	45.0	$14,167	$777	$394	$1,170	$10,026	$1,775	$11,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrard Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Garrard Middle School?

Students at Garrard Middle School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Garrard Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Garrard Middle School.

What district is Garrard Middle School in?

Garrard County

Is Garrard Middle School a good school?

Garrard Middle School ranks 203^rd of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Garrard Middle School attend?

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

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