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Harrison County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Harrison County Middle School is a public middle school in Cynthiana, Kentucky, serving 614 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Harrison County School District, which is ranked 129 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Harrison County Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in subjects like mathematics, reading, science, and writing. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics ranged from 20% to 37%, compared to the state average of 40% to 43%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 153 out of 335 Kentucky middle schools in 2018-2019 to 260 out of 320 in 2024-2025. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, with White students and students of low socioeconomic status ranking in the bottom quarter of Kentucky middle schools.

In comparison, nearby schools like Georgetown Middle School, Royal Spring Middle School, and Scott County Middle School generally outperform Harrison County Middle School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school also serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, and its per-student spending is below the state average. While the school faces these challenges, it performs relatively better in supporting the academic achievement of Hispanic students, ranking in the top quarter of Kentucky middle schools for this subgroup.

617

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,419

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

269 Education Dr
Cynthiana, KY 41031-4103

(859) 234-7123

District: Harrison County

Students who attend Harrison County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harrison County High School

Feeder schools for Harrison County Middle School:

Elementary:	Eastside Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Southside Elementary School
	Westside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg43%

260^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 157Harrison 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	21.2	260 of 320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	244 of 324	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	210 of 327	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	178 of 320	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	257 of 282	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	153 of 335	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	175 of 330	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	188 of 331	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	211 of 337	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	205 of 335	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	211 of 335	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	129 of 319	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	119 of 304	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.6	187 of 299	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	130 of 289	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.3	178 of 287	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.4	92 of 284	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	58 of 111	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	68 of 226	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	77 of 219	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	250 of 298	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	225 of 300	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	176 of 295	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	171 of 299	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	123 of 299	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	155 of 290	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.4	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	247 of 314	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	248 of 311	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	198 of 309	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	102 of 310	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	194 of 224	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	170 of 285	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	252 of 303	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	231 of 304	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	226 of 307	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	163 of 304	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	165 of 303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	180 of 293	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	75 of 124	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	143 of 294	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	276 of 314	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	252 of 316	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	235 of 320	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	201 of 314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.9	203 of 213	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	173 of 253	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+62 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics38%-11 vs state

Reading36%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Writing26%-23 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
Harrison County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7123	617	39	15.9	55.8%	537 (87.0%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	21.2	260^th of 320 public middle schools	18.8%		27.3	244^th of 324 public middle schools	24.7%	16	37.0	33.0	20.0	41.0	42.0	25.0	28.0	26.0	28.0	38.0	$12,419	$350	$208	$557	$9,132	$1,994	$11,127
Paris Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2163	180	11	17.1	75.6%	92 (51.1%)	28 (15.6%)	36 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.8%)	15.2	287^th of 320 public middle schools	10.3%		12.2	297^th of 324 public middle schools	8.3%	10		36.0	19.0	27.0	28.0	29.0		35.0	30.0	35.0	$16,153	$1,568	$457	$2,025	$10,441	$1,899	$12,340
Bourbon County Middle School	Public	6-8	3339 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2189	555	35	15.8	60.7%	421 (75.9%)	5 (0.9%)	110 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	27.8	242^nd of 320 public middle schools	24.4%		20.7	267^th of 324 public middle schools	17.6%	25	34.0	31.0	28.0	40.0	36.0	31.0	22.0	57.0	38.0	41.0	$16,673	$1,390	$457	$1,847	$9,960	$2,217	$12,177
Royal Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Champion Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-2390	719	47	15.1	42.6%	502 (69.8%)	74 (10.3%)	81 (11.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.5%)	60.3	115^th of 320 public middle schools	64.1%		61.1	106^th of 324 public middle schools	67.3%	9	47.0	44.0	42.0	60.0	65.0	45.0	34.0	62.0	38.0	51.0	$21,554	$418	$290	$707	$9,805	$1,908	$12,420
Scott County Middle School	Public	6-8	1036 Cardinal Drive	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-7202	837	49	17.1	53.2%	711 (84.9%)	20 (2.4%)	72 (8.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	89.1	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		83.4	30^th of 324 public middle schools	90.7%	11	53.0	55.0	63.0	72.0	69.0	68.0	43.0	80.0	64.0	72.0	$20,253	$317	$340	$657	$8,819	$1,658	$11,133
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	730 S Hamilton St	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3805	555	40	13.9	55.1%	352 (63.4%)	62 (11.2%)	93 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	44.7	174^th of 320 public middle schools	45.6%		32.7	226^th of 324 public middle schools	30.2%	52	32.0	37.0	38.0	55.0	50.0	44.0	25.0	56.0	40.0	49.0	$22,326	$870	$299	$1,169	$10,064	$1,939	$13,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison County Middle School

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Harrison County Middle School?

Students at Harrison County Middle School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Harrison County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Harrison County Middle School.

What district is Harrison County Middle School in?

Harrison County

Is Harrison County Middle School a good school?

Harrison County Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Kentucky middle schools.

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