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McNabb Middle School

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McNabb Middle School ranks 129 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

McNabb Middle School is a public middle school in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, serving 992 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 57 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McNabb Middle School has shown fluctuating academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 72nd to 200th out of 320-337 Kentucky middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 129th, with a 3-star rating. While the school's performance on the Kentucky Student Assessment (KSA) tests is generally on par with or slightly above the Montgomery County and statewide averages in most subject areas, it has lower proficiency rates in mathematics, particularly in the 7th and 8th grades, and in science. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with female and Hispanic students generally outperforming their male and White counterparts.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Intermediate School, Powell County Middle School, Robert D. Campbell Junior High, and Bath County Middle School, McNabb Middle School generally performs better academically, but it still faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25% to 38.3% in recent years. Addressing the needs of underperforming subgroups and reducing chronic absenteeism should be key priorities for the school and district.

928

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,238

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3570 Indian Mound Drive
Mount Sterling, KY 40353

(859) 497-8770

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend McNabb Middle School usually attend:

High:

Montgomery County High School

Feeder schools for McNabb Middle School:

Elementary:	Camargo Elementary School
	Mapleton Elementary School
	Mount Sterling Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Kentucky avg43%

129^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 157Montgomery 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	56.2	129 of 320	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	167 of 324	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	200 of 327	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	145 of 282	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	129 of 335	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	82 of 322	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	79 of 330	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	72 of 331	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	89.5	13 of 337	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	81.7	26 of 335	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	58.2	120 of 335	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	177 of 319	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.9	246 of 304	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	177 of 299	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	156 of 289	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	130 of 287	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.2	202 of 284	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	101 of 111	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	160 of 226	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	152 of 219	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	86 of 298	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	125 of 300	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	186 of 295	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	127 of 299	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	86 of 233	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	100 of 299	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	77 of 290	73.4%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	55.5	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	59.3	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	29 of 63	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	49 of 131	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	61 of 119	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	63 of 120	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	89 of 120	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	167 of 314	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	189 of 311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	227 of 309	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.8	137 of 310	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	99 of 224	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	123 of 303	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	62 of 285	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	148 of 303	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	201 of 304	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	207 of 307	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	122 of 304	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	123 of 222	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	82 of 293	72.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	38.8	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.9	10 of 98	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	19 of 87	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	113 of 126	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	116 of 130	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	97 of 294	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	154 of 314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	189 of 316	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	232 of 320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	152 of 314	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	133 of 213	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	125 of 266	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	89 of 253	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)71st percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2019)40th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2024)11th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-49 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing54%+5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics54%+5 vs state

Reading53%+6 vs state

Social Studies44%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science29%~ 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 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
McNabb Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Indian Mound Drive	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-8770	928	56	16.6	55.9%	824 (88.8%)	15 (1.6%)	63 (6.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	56.2	129^th of 320 public middle schools	59.7%		45.1	167^th of 324 public middle schools	48.5%	38		40.0	39.0	49.0		56.0	54.0	50.0	29.0		54.0		44.0		54.0	$13,238	$1,089	$813	$1,902	$7,678	$2,364	$10,082
Bath County Middle School	Public	6-8	335 W Main St	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-8165	391	25	15.6	74.4%	371 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	49.1	155^th of 320 public middle schools	51.6%		38.4	201^st of 324 public middle schools	38.0%	46		47.0	30.0	33.0		60.0	40.0	47.0	20.0		65.0		44.0		58.0	$14,498	$1,310	$404	$1,714	$8,635	$2,512	$11,147
Powell County Middle School	Public	6-8	770 W College Ave	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3308	418	24	17.6	66.3%	389 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	8.4	306^th of 320 public middle schools	4.4%		8	307^th of 324 public middle schools	5.2%	1		21.0	27.0	16.0		36.0	26.0	20.0	16.0		20.0		19.0		37.0	$13,360	$225	$383	$2,036	$9,375	$2,388	$10,334
Robert D. Campbell Junior High	Public	7-8	620 Boone Ave.	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5200	753	52	14.5	60.4%	572 (76.0%)	42 (5.6%)	80 (10.6%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)	41.8	187^th of 320 public middle schools	41.6%		40.8	188^th of 324 public middle schools	42.0%	1			41.0	42.0			47.0	37.0	27.0		35.0		40.0		51.0	$15,911	$1,602	$458	$2,060	$9,114	$3,098	$12,207
Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School	Public	5-6	1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-5190	767	46	16.6	64.3%	618 (80.6%)	34 (4.4%)	76 (9.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	41.0	47.0			41.0	56.0				30.0		34.0		38.0		$15,677	$1,569	$439	$2,008	$9,656	$2,627	$12,278

Frequently Asked Questions about McNabb Middle School

What high school do graduates of McNabb Middle School attend?

Students who attend McNabb Middle School usually go on to attend Montgomery County High School

Is McNabb Middle School a good school?

McNabb Middle School ranks 129^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is McNabb Middle School in?

Montgomery County

What is the racial makeup of McNabb Middle School?

Students at McNabb Middle School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend McNabb Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 928 students attended McNabb Middle School.

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