Elkhorn Middle School

Summary:

Elkhorn Middle School is a public middle school located in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 737 students. The school is part of the Franklin County School District, which is ranked 120 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elkhorn Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Kentucky middle schools, with academic performance below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 17% (8th grade) to 37% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 42% (6th grade), 39% (7th grade), and 37% (8th grade). The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Multi-racial students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Leestown Middle School in Fayette County and the Scott County and Woodford County middle schools, Elkhorn Middle School's performance is significantly lower across most subject areas and grade levels. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the school's racial diversity, may be contributing factors to its lower academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1060 E Main St
       Frankfort, KY  40601


(502) 695-6740

District: Franklin County

SchoolDigger Rank:
246th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools


Students who attend Elkhorn Middle School usually attend:

High:    Franklin County High School

Feeder schools for Elkhorn Middle School:

Elementary:    Early Learning Village
    Elkhorn Elementary School
    Hearn Elementary
    Peaks Mill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  737

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.4%
African American:
13.4%
Hispanic:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.4% Help


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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elkhorn Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elkhorn Middle School 246th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Elkhorn Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Franklin County:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin County 120th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elkhorn Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 12.50 263rd 284 7.4%
2008 11.39 267th 287 7.0%
2009 19.09 256th 289 11.4%
2010 26.87 240th 299 19.7%
2011 27.60 244th 304 19.7%
2012 35.54 222nd 319 30.4%
2013 31.85 260th 335 22.4%
2014 33.32 254th 335 24.2%
2015 33.34 251st 337 25.5%
2016 28.17 270th 331 18.4%
2017 25.72 276th 330 16.4%
2018 42.91 198th 322 38.5%
2019 39.06 221st 335 34.0%
2021 11.71 266th 282 5.7%
2022 30.72 232nd 320 27.5%
2023 26.45 246th 327 24.8%
2024 26.63 246th 324 24.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.01 64th 85 24.7%
2019 25.98 74th 87 14.9%
2022 30.73 77th 98 21.4%
2023 15.48 89th 95 6.3%
2024 14.74 91st 99 8.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.31 207th 294 29.6%
2023 19.97 110th 124 11.3%
2024 17.22 126th 130 3.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.67 190th 285 33.3%
2019 28.42 239th 303 21.1%
2021 6.53 220th 224 1.8%
2022 17.25 272nd 310 12.3%
2023 16.96 272nd 309 12.0%
2024 20.19 267th 311 14.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.01 33rd 58 43.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.51 160th 290 44.8%
2019 42.24 185th 299 38.1%
2021 11.68 225th 233 3.4%
2022 28.09 230th 299 23.1%
2023 26.25 227th 295 23.1%
2024 27.22 229th 300 23.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.05 156th 219 28.8%
2019 35.52 142nd 226 37.2%
2022 28.27 84th 111 24.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.86 10th 63 84.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.24 205th 293 30.0%
2019 29.76 232nd 303 23.4%
2021 10.86 208th 222 6.3%
2022 31.02 214th 304 29.6%
2023 25.31 237th 307 22.8%
2024 24.26 241st 304 20.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.14 36th 96 62.5%
2019 39.28 59th 96 38.5%
2022 30.22 57th 84 32.1%
2023 41.33 43rd 79 45.6%
2024 33.77 56th 80 30.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.44 78th 116 32.8%
2019 34.00 83rd 120 30.8%
2022 31.64 91st 120 24.2%
2023 20.64 108th 119 9.2%
2024 30.24 94th 123 23.6%
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Rank History for White students at Elkhorn Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.80 144th 253 43.1%
2019 39.23 166th 266 37.6%
2021 15.61 200th 213 6.1%
2022 38.22 198th 314 36.9%
2023 36.34 207th 320 35.3%
2024 34.99 208th 316 34.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Friday, February 12, 2010

Open Quote i learn alot of new things everyday and the 8th grade teachers are the best they are so nice and the 6th and 7th grade teachers have taught me alot of things to prepare me for the 8th grade! and the 8th grade teachers are teaching me alot of good things i will need to know for next year and i think all of them and especially mrs.thompson she is the best teacher ever! thanks moma t for everything u have helped me through alot and weve had are crazy momments but we always work through them!
by:katie grimes Close Quote



Enrollment information for Elkhorn Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 722 74 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 802
1989 717 77 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 798
1990 677 78 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 759
1991 702 85 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 788
1992 740 92 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 837
1993 739 88 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1994 741 80 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1995 740 94 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1996 740 94 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1997 688 73 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 771
1998 683 59 7 4 0 n/a n/a 1 754
1999 654 73 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 732
2000 652 101 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 758
2001 581 101 6 2 14 n/a n/a 4 708
2002 620 84 5 11 1 n/a n/a 0 721
2003 620 84 5 11 1 n/a n/a 0 721
2004 616 92 2 20 1 n/a n/a 0 731
2005 624 103 2 23 0 n/a n/a 0 752
2006 580 92 2 22 0 n/a n/a 0 696
2007 540 94 5 28 2 n/a n/a 24 693
2008 510 98 6 30 3 n/a n/a 38 685
2009 543 93 6 32 2 n/a n/a 32 708
2010 548 87 6 32 1 n/a n/a 40 714
2011 529 76 4 38 0 0 34 0 681
2012 537 75 8 38 0 0 32 0 690
2013 529 97 10 40 2 0 35 0 713
2014 560 98 13 52 0 0 41 0 764
2015 524 90 14 54 0 0 33 0 715
2016 505 92 15 54 0 0 46 0 712
2017 519 93 17 53 0 1 51 0 734
2018 549 91 13 63 0 0 60 0 776
2019 582 92 8 66 0 0 68 0 816
2020 576 115 10 76 1 0 67 0 845
2021 559 119 9 68 1 0 68 0 824
2022 483 123 11 79 1 0 57 0 754
2023 482 99 11 84 2 0 59 0 737

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elkhorn Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 802 44.6 17.9 n/a
1989 798 46.3 17.2 n/a
1990 759 47.1 16.1 n/a
1991 788 49.2 16.0 n/a
1992 837 49.6 16.8 n/a
1993 829 50.3 16.5 n/a
1994 824 52.2 15.8 n/a
1995 840 50.8 16.5 n/a
1996 840 50.8 16.5 n/a
1997 771 48.4 15.9 24.1
1998 754 50.7 14.9 19
1999 732 50.3 14.6 35.9
2000 758 46.5 16.3 39.8
2001 708 43.0 16.5 48.7
2002 721 38.1 18.9 56
2003 721 38.1 18.9 56
2004 731 40.0 18.3 n/a
2005 752 41.0 18.3 n/a
2006 696 40.0 17.4 47.7
2007 693 40.0 17.3 44.7
2008 685 39.0 17.6 48.4
2009 708 36.0 19.7 53.4
2010 714 29.5 24.2 55
2011 681 38.5 17.6 52.1
2012 690 41.0 16.8 52
2013 713 42.0 16.9 55.3
2014 764 38.9 19.5 56.9
2015 715 41.0 17.4 53.7
2016 712 40.0 17.8 59.7
2017 734 38.0 19.2 59.8
2018 776 45.9 16.9 58.8
2019 816 45.0 18.1 59.3
2020 845 46.0 18.3 58.6
2021 824 48.7 16.9 54
2022 754 47.5 15.8 59
2023 737 47.4 15.5 60.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elkhorn Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 802 44.6 17.9 n/a
1989 798 46.3 17.2 n/a
1990 759 47.1 16.1 n/a
1991 788 49.2 16.0 n/a
1992 837 49.6 16.8 n/a
1993 829 50.3 16.5 n/a
1994 824 52.2 15.8 n/a
1995 840 50.8 16.5 n/a
1996 840 50.8 16.5 n/a
1997 771 48.4 15.9 24.1
1998 754 50.7 14.9 19
1999 732 50.3 14.6 35.9
2000 758 46.5 16.3 39.8
2001 708 43.0 16.5 48.7
2002 721 38.1 18.9 56
2003 721 38.1 18.9 56
2004 731 40.0 18.3 n/a
2005 752 41.0 18.3 n/a
2006 696 40.0 17.4 47.7
2007 693 40.0 17.3 44.7
2008 685 39.0 17.6 48.4
2009 708 36.0 19.7 53.4
2010 714 29.5 24.2 55
2011 681 38.5 17.6 52.1
2012 690 41.0 16.8 52
2013 713 42.0 16.9 55.3
2014 764 38.9 19.5 56.9
2015 715 41.0 17.4 53.7
2016 712 40.0 17.8 59.7
2017 734 38.0 19.2 59.8
2018 776 45.9 16.9 58.8
2019 816 45.0 18.1 59.3
2020 845 46.0 18.3 58.6
2021 824 48.7 16.9 54
2022 754 47.5 15.8 59
2023 737 47.4 15.5 60.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elkhorn Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $461 (2.6%) $102 (0.6%) $563 (3.1%) $15,181 (84.0%) $2,319 (12.8%) $17,500 (96.9%) $18,063
2019 $259 (2.5%) $90 (0.9%) $349 (3.3%) $7,632 (73.2%) $1,270 (12.2%) $8,908 (85.4%) $10,425
2020 $1,588 (11.3%) $118 (0.8%) $640 (4.6%) $11,483 (81.7%) $1,593 (11.3%) $13,002 (92.5%) $14,054
2021 $380 (3.2%) $579 (4.8%) $958 (8.0%) $9,404 (78.7%) $1,443 (12.1%) $10,996 (92.0%) $11,954
2022 $648 (4.5%) $164 (1.1%) $8,059 (56.4%) $5,625 (39.4%) $1,226 (8.6%) $14,132 (98.9%) $14,287

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Elkhorn Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 221st of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 246th of 327 Middle schools
 9.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students816737
 9.7%
African American9299
 7.6%
American Indian02
Asian811
 37.5%
Hispanic6684
 27.3%
Pacific Islander00
White582482
 17.2%
Two or More Races6859
 13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.3%60.4%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elkhorn Middle School

Students who attend Elkhorn Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin County High School

Students at Elkhorn Middle School are 65% White, 13% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 737 students attended Elkhorn Middle School.

Elkhorn Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Kentucky middle schools.


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