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Mayfield Middle School

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Mayfield Middle School ranks 108 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Mayfield Middle School is a public middle school serving 527 students in grades 5-8 in Mayfield, Kentucky. The school is part of the Mayfield Independent School District, which is ranked 68 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mayfield Middle School has shown mixed performance on state assessments (KSA) compared to the state and district averages. While they perform above the state average in some subjects and grade levels, they also lag behind in others. For example, in 2024-2025, Mayfield Middle School's 8th grade students scored 53% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40%. However, their 5th grade students scored only 35% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 43%. The school's performance on Reading assessments is also mixed, with 8th grade students scoring 38% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42%. Mayfield Middle School's performance on Science, Writing, and Social Studies assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the state averages.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Carlisle County Middle School, Calloway County Middle School, and South Marshall Middle, Mayfield Middle School generally performs on par or slightly below in terms of student achievement on state assessments. However, Graves County Middle School, located just 2.21 miles from Mayfield Middle School, consistently outperforms Mayfield Middle School on state assessments and has a higher overall school rating from SchoolDigger.

559

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,476

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 W College St
Mayfield, KY 42066

(270) 247-7521

District: Mayfield Independent

Students who attend Mayfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mayfield High School

Feeder schools for Mayfield Middle School:

Elementary:

Mayfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

37.2%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg43%

108^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 157Mayfield Independent 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	62.8	108 of 320	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	124 of 324	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	119 of 327	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	234 of 320	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	156 of 282	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	244 of 335	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	219 of 322	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	250 of 330	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.2	195 of 331	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.3	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	179 of 335	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	180 of 335	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.3	192 of 319	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	175 of 304	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.4	97 of 299	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.1	143 of 289	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.0	148 of 287	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	186 of 284	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	69.5	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	30 of 79	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	67 of 96	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	108 of 226	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	51.7	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	81 of 298	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	100 of 300	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	66 of 295	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	27.5	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	164 of 233	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	211 of 290	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	64 of 131	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	58 of 123	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	40 of 119	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.2	109 of 120	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	73.9	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	36.1	79 of 120	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	91 of 116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	66 of 314	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	98 of 311	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	119 of 309	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	240 of 310	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	149 of 224	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	236 of 303	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	105 of 303	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	139 of 304	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	138 of 307	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	231 of 304	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	139 of 222	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	199 of 303	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	184 of 293	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	22 of 101	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	29 of 99	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	35 of 95	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	89 of 98	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	31 of 85	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	27 of 126	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	24 of 130	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	25 of 124	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.1	226 of 294	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	35 of 314	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	50 of 316	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	88 of 314	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	50 of 213	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	111 of 266	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	83 of 253	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)61st percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing61%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics54%+6 vs state

Mathematics46%+4 vs state

Reading46%~ state avg

Social Studies37%~ state avg

Science35%+6 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 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Mayfield Middle School	Public	5-8	112 W College St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-7521	559	33	16.9	67.6%	208 (37.2%)	67 (12.0%)	214 (38.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	62.8	108^th of 320 public middle schools	66.3%		55.8	124^th of 324 public middle schools	61.7%	16	35.0	47.0	49.0	53.0	44.0	50.0	51.0	38.0	35.0	54.0	68.0	32.0	42.0	38.0	69.0	$26,476	$2,657	$720	$18,857	$4,329	$9,229	$26,226
Graves County Middle School	Public	7-8	625 Jimtown Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-4890	556	32	17.3	52.2%	465 (83.6%)	12 (2.2%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	72.1	70^th of 320 public middle schools	78.1%		73.3	62^nd of 324 public middle schools	80.9%	8			50.0	48.0			63.0	53.0	32.0		67.0		50.0		57.0	$12,181	$485	$779	$1,264	$9,062	$1,854	$10,917
South Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	2211 US 641 South	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3828	432	27	15.7	60.9%	395 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%		38.5	200^th of 324 public middle schools	38.3%	23		35.0	38.0	46.0		47.0	43.0	38.0	26.0		59.0		38.0		55.0	$14,018	$493	$277	$771	$9,822	$2,576	$12,398
Carlisle County Middle School	Public	6-8	4557 State Rt 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 628-3800	159	11	14.4	56.6%	149 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	79	42^nd of 320 public middle schools	86.9%		73.4	60^th of 324 public middle schools	81.5%	18		43.0	69.0	69.0		46.0	67.0	64.0	45.0		67.0		64.0		58.0	$19,538	$766	$768	$1,534	$10,708	$3,523	$14,227
Calloway County Middle School	Public	6-8	2112 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7355	607	38	16.1	57.2%	512 (84.3%)	11 (1.8%)	50 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	74.9	59^th of 320 public middle schools	81.6%		77	49^th of 324 public middle schools	84.9%	10		50.0	61.0	48.0		54.0	60.0	52.0	45.0		68.0		52.0		58.0	$14,420	$1,348	$1,149	$2,497	$8,939	$2,062	$11,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Mayfield Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mayfield Middle School?

Students at Mayfield Middle School are 38% Hispanic, 37% White, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mayfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Mayfield Middle School.

Is Mayfield Middle School a good school?

Mayfield Middle School ranks 108^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Mayfield Middle School attend?

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

What district is Mayfield Middle School in?

Mayfield Independent

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