📍 4336 Metropolis Lake Rd, West Paducah, McCracken County, 42086
Heath Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Paducah, McCracken County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McCracken County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heath Middle School enrolls 410 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 5.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 345 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 410 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heath Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Heath Middle School is one of 14 schools in McCracken County, based in Paducah, Kentucky. The district serves 6,782 students district-wide and employs 414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Heath Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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