Russellville Middle School

Russellville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Russellville, Kentucky, with 203 students. The school is part of the Russellville Independent School District, which is ranked 151 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Russellville Middle School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating for the past few years.

Russellville Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently lower proficiency rates than the state average across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27% in 8th grade Math to 42% in 6th grade Reading, compared to the state averages of 41-52%. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.71% to 81.28% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, Russellville Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.6% to 29.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to the nearby Franklin-Simpson Middle School and Todd County Middle School, Russellville Middle School consistently underperforms on academic measures. Both of the nearby schools have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Russellville Middle School has struggled to improve its outcomes and lags behind its nearby counterparts.