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Woodland Middle School

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Woodland Middle School ranks 55 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Woodland Middle School is a public middle school located in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, serving 579 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 20th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodland Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Kentucky middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Writing are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding the Kenton County district averages as well. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 55% of 6th graders at Woodland Middle School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41% statewide and 49% in Kenton County. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 2nd and 37th out of Kentucky middle schools, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Woodland Middle School to nearby schools, it performs similarly to Twenhofel Middle School and Turkey Foot Middle School, both in the Kenton County district. However, schools in the Boone County district, such as Camp Ernst Middle School and Gray Middle School, generally outperform Woodland Middle School, especially in Mathematics and Reading proficiency. On the other hand, Tichenor Middle School in the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent district and Holmes Middle School in the Covington Independent district lag behind Woodland Middle School in most academic metrics.

542

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,888

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5399 Pride Parkway
Taylor Mill, KY 41015

(859) 356-7300

District: Kenton County

Students who attend Woodland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Scott High School

Feeder schools for Woodland Middle School:

Elementary:	Ft Wright Elementary School
	Ryland Heights Elementary School
	Taylor Mill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 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 school56%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg43%

55^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Kenton County

20^th of 157Kenton 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	76.1	55 of 320	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	71 of 324	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	76 of 327	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	61 of 320	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	53 of 282	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	124 of 335	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	158 of 322	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	162 of 330	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.4	171 of 331	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	189 of 337	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.1	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	134 of 335	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	98 of 319	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.3	199 of 304	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	219 of 299	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.1	181 of 289	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	153 of 287	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.0	156 of 284	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	90.4	2 of 79	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	41.7	56 of 96	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	75 of 96	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	69.9	13 of 111	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	185 of 226	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	170 of 219	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	49 of 298	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	63 of 300	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	92 of 295	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	73 of 299	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	42 of 233	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	91 of 299	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	131 of 290	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	36.1	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	67 of 123	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	49 of 120	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.7	17 of 58	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	71 of 314	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	154 of 311	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	136 of 309	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	99 of 310	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	78 of 224	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	170 of 303	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	200 of 285	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	57 of 303	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	67 of 304	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	64 of 307	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	46 of 304	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	65 of 222	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	137 of 303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	173 of 293	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	32 of 101	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	52 of 99	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	33 of 98	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	65 of 126	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	78 of 130	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	80 of 294	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	64 of 314	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	75 of 316	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	91 of 320	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	64 of 314	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	121 of 266	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	156 of 253	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)97th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2019)71st percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2024)46th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)11th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing79%+30 vs state

Reading60%+13 vs state

Editing and Mechanics54%+5 vs state

Mathematics51%+10 vs state

Social Studies47%+8 vs state

Science44%+15 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
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	542	32	16.9	46.9%	445 (82.1%)	14 (2.6%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%		71.2	71^st of 324 public middle schools	78.1%	16	55.0	55.0	43.0	63.0	62.0	56.0	44.0	79.0	47.0	54.0	$15,888	$458	$369	$9,600	$1,446	$827	$11,046
Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	1,006	46	21.6	48.7%	693 (68.9%)	57 (5.7%)	108 (10.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.5%)	61.7	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%		69.9	78^th of 324 public middle schools	75.9%	33	45.0	58.0	42.0	51.0	59.0	45.0	42.0	56.0	40.0	53.0	$14,481	$320	$367	$8,650	$1,174	$687	$9,824
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Madison Avenue	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	631	43	14.6	83.5%	198 (31.4%)	183 (29.0%)	189 (30.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	11.6	301^st of 320 public middle schools	5.9%		9	305^th of 324 public middle schools	5.9%	4	24.0	20.0	29.0	38.0	27.0	23.0	16.0	29.0	19.0	40.0	$20,281	$1,604	$888	$2,492	$13,089	$1,377	$14,466
Tichenor Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-2255	505	36	14.0	87.7%	301 (59.6%)	54 (10.7%)	71 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	61 (12.1%)	22.1	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%		24	255^th of 324 public middle schools	21.3%	2	24.0	30.0	38.0	38.0	44.0	30.0	17.0	38.0	26.0	43.0	$14,671	$272	$156	$428	$11,497	$2,746	$14,243
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	775	40	19.3	35.9%	676 (87.2%)	30 (3.9%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	75.6	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%		76.2	51^st of 324 public middle schools	84.3%	5	55.0	58.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	51.0	41.0	64.0	46.0	60.0	$15,066	$730	$413	$8,510	$1,422	$1,143	$9,932
Rector A. Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4610	683	54	12.6	64.3%	258 (37.8%)	133 (19.5%)	228 (33.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	44 (6.4%)	17.3	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	276^th of 324 public middle schools	14.8%	4	27.0	27.0	28.0	44.0	32.0	31.0	12.0	37.0	32.0	35.0	$12,880	$1,139	$1,021	$2,160	$9,851	$869	$10,720
Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	54.9	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%		47.6	157^th of 324 public middle schools	51.5%	24	47.0	51.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	43.0	31.0	60.0	38.0	50.0	$14,393	$913	$391	$1,304	$9,713	$3,375	$13,089
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	2350 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-5222	717	46	15.6	10.9%	641 (89.4%)	14 (2.0%)	23 (3.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	82.7	32^nd of 320 public middle schools	90.0%		91.1	13^th of 324 public middle schools	96.0%	19	65.0	75.0	57.0	69.0	72.0	52.0	55.0	46.0	49.0	64.0	$12,270	$203	$180	$383	$9,899	$1,988	$11,887
Ockerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3240	674	46	14.6	42.0%	436 (64.7%)	68 (10.1%)	94 (13.9%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.3%)	37.5	204^th of 320 public middle schools	36.3%		49.2	151^st of 324 public middle schools	53.4%	53	42.0	43.0	31.0	50.0	51.0	36.0	30.0	39.0	32.0	42.0	$12,132	$623	$609	$1,232	$9,805	$1,094	$10,900
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	10400 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5333	1,006	58	17.3	25.5%	811 (80.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	51 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)	89.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%		90.4	14^th of 324 public middle schools	95.7%	4	60.0	72.0	68.0	76.0	68.0	57.0	47.0	72.0	51.0	66.0	$10,930	$497	$506	$1,003	$8,792	$1,135	$9,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Middle School?

Students at Woodland Middle School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Woodland Middle School in?

Kenton County

How many students attend Woodland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Woodland Middle School.

Is Woodland Middle School a good school?

Woodland Middle School ranks 55^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Woodland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Woodland Middle School usually go on to attend Scott High School

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