📍 600 South Main, Tompkinsville, Monroe County, 42167
Monroe Co Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tompkinsville, Monroe County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monroe County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monroe Co Middle enrolls 382 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 382 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monroe Co Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 9, state house district 21.
Monroe Co Middle is one of 5 schools in Monroe County, based in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. The district serves 1,856 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 382 students, Monroe Co Middle is close to the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote