Summary
Located in Henderson, Kentucky, Henderson County South Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 661 students. In 2025–2026, the school scored above the state in all six subjects reported and ahead of nearby Henderson County North Middle School in five of six. Its clearest strength was eighth-grade writing: 66% of students were proficient, compared with 48% statewide, 51% in the district, and 38% at North.
Results are generally stronger than nearby and district results, though science is a relative weak spot. South’s average math proficiency across grades 6–8 was 56%, versus 50% in the Henderson County district, 40% statewide, and 46% at North; reading averaged 56%, compared with 53%, 48%, and 50%, respectively. In seventh-grade science, however, South’s 34% proficiency was below the district’s 36% and North’s 38%, while remaining above the state’s 28%. Eighth-grade social studies was another strong area: 55% proficient at South, versus 43% in the district and 33% at North.
Results have shifted unevenly over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, average math proficiency fell 4 points, reading fell 3, and eighth-grade writing fell 6, while seventh-grade science rose 8 points. Even as some scores fell, South’s advantage over the state narrowed in math, reading, and writing. SchoolDigger ranks South 53rd of 326 schools, at the 84th percentile with four stars; its percentile rose from 70 in 2024–2025. In 2024–2025, the school’s free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 48%, compared with 55% at North, and its student-teacher ratio was 13.9, versus 14.7. SchoolDigger’s subgroup measure shows a notable gap for Special Education Students: the school ranked at the 33rd percentile for this group, compared with its overall 84th percentile; Hispanic Students ranked at the 46th percentile.
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