Lone Oak Middle School

Summary:

Lone Oak Middle School is a public middle school in Paducah, Kentucky, serving 796 students in grades 6-8 and part of the McCracken County School District, which is ranked 20th out of 159 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Lone Oak Middle School consistently outperforms the state and county averages in academic performance, with students demonstrating high proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 61% of Lone Oak 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 56% in the McCracken County district and 37% statewide. The school also shows strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those with disabilities.

While the nearby Heath Middle School and Reidland Middle School also demonstrate strong academic performance, Lone Oak Middle School's consistent high ranking, with a 5-star rating in several recent school years and a ranking in the top 21-59 middle schools in Kentucky, sets it apart from many of the other schools in the region. This high performance is particularly noteworthy given that Lone Oak has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting the school has effective strategies in place to support and engage students from diverse backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 225 John E. Robinson Ave
       Paducah, KY  42001


(270) 538-4130

District: McCracken County

SchoolDigger Rank:
21st of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $25,531 Help


Students who attend Lone Oak Middle School usually attend:

High:    McCracken County High School

Feeder schools for Lone Oak Middle School:

Elementary:    Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School
    Lone Oak Elementary School
    Lone Oak Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  767

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.7%
Hispanic:
5.5%
African American:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.8% Help


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Compare Details Lone Oak Middle School ranks better than 93.5% of middle schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the McCracken County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.31. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Lone Oak Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the McCracken County School District. Racial makeup is: White (83.7%), Hispanic (5.5%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the McCracken County School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lone Oak Middle School is 14.8, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the McCracken County School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lone Oak Middle School is $25,531, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the McCracken County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lone Oak Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lone Oak Middle School 21st of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Lone Oak Middle School in the ranking list.)

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McCracken County:

SchoolDigger ranks McCracken County 20th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lone Oak Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 88.27 24th 284 91.5%
2008 81.02 41st 287 85.7%
2009 87.73 22nd 289 92.4%
2010 76.21 57th 299 80.9%
2011 75.86 62nd 304 79.6%
2012 83.57 24th 319 92.5%
2013 79.36 35th 335 89.6%
2014 75.52 44th 335 86.9%
2015 78.22 41st 337 87.8%
2016 83.12 21st 331 93.7%
2017 75.07 50th 330 84.8%
2018 76.88 44th 322 86.3%
2019 64.63 96th 335 71.3%
2021 75.30 36th 282 87.2%
2022 81.56 34th 320 89.4%
2023 75.37 59th 327 82.0%
2024 87.31 21st 324 93.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.25 58th 85 31.8%
2019 52.87 41st 87 52.9%
2022 43.23 62nd 98 36.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.68 87th 294 70.4%
2023 40.45 62nd 124 50.0%
2024 63.23 26th 130 80.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.19 51st 285 82.1%
2019 53.61 132nd 303 56.4%
2021 60.81 58th 224 74.1%
2022 76.22 37th 310 88.1%
2023 66.21 76th 309 75.4%
2024 82.72 22nd 311 92.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.06 42nd 290 85.5%
2019 59.97 103rd 299 65.6%
2021 73.28 31st 233 86.7%
2022 78.64 34th 299 88.6%
2023 71.35 57th 295 80.7%
2024 87.81 14th 300 95.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.00 36th 219 83.6%
2019 69.51 38th 226 83.2%
2022 63.25 22nd 111 80.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.22 46th 293 84.3%
2019 65.48 81st 303 73.3%
2021 71.53 36th 222 83.8%
2022 79.11 37th 304 87.8%
2023 75.20 54th 307 82.4%
2024 85.23 23rd 304 92.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.21 42nd 96 56.3%
2019 45.28 51st 96 46.9%
2022 75.77 13th 84 84.5%
2023 61.01 27th 79 65.8%
2024 83.25 8th 80 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.19 28th 116 75.9%
2019 63.02 31st 120 74.2%
2022 86.99 8th 120 93.3%
2023 64.81 35th 119 70.6%
2024 79.80 12th 123 90.2%
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Rank History for White students at Lone Oak Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.31 34th 253 86.6%
2019 63.70 80th 266 69.9%
2021 71.62 36th 213 83.1%
2022 81.43 32nd 314 89.8%
2023 76.40 53rd 320 83.4%
2024 87.10 22nd 316 93.0%
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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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Enrollment information for Lone Oak Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 577 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1989 603 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 612
1990 621 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1991 673 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1992 682 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 698
1993 670 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1994 675 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 688
1995 678 13 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1996 678 13 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1997 631 13 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1998 586 15 3 3 0 n/a n/a 1 608
1999 561 17 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2000 573 14 3 0 0 n/a n/a 3 593
2001 585 19 6 5 1 n/a n/a 1 617
2002 597 28 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2003 597 28 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2004 590 28 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2005 585 40 5 21 4 n/a n/a 0 655
2006 647 31 5 22 0 n/a n/a 0 705
2007 688 30 3 10 0 n/a n/a 9 740
2008 689 38 5 10 0 n/a n/a 7 749
2009 673 52 7 11 1 n/a n/a 0 744
2010 646 60 9 12 1 n/a n/a 0 728
2011 630 54 8 11 1 1 22 0 727
2012 684 42 8 12 0 1 25 0 772
2013 680 44 6 19 0 2 24 0 775
2014 659 41 5 14 0 1 20 0 740
2015 663 36 3 18 0 1 18 0 739
2016 612 47 4 26 1 0 20 0 710
2017 607 43 8 38 1 1 24 0 722
2018 639 40 12 42 0 1 30 0 764
2019 638 56 19 45 1 0 30 0 789
2020 653 50 17 41 1 1 31 0 794
2021 628 63 13 33 1 1 31 0 770
2022 682 54 8 46 1 1 24 0 816
2023 653 52 12 51 1 0 27 0 796
2024 642 39 10 42 0 0 34 0 767

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 Lone Oak Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 591 29.4 20.1 n/a
1989 612 31.5 19.4 n/a
1990 631 31.4 20.0 n/a
1991 685 34.1 20.0 n/a
1992 698 34.2 20.4 n/a
1993 685 33.8 20.3 n/a
1994 688 34.3 20.1 n/a
1995 695 33.9 20.5 n/a
1996 695 33.9 20.5 n/a
1997 653 33.3 19.6 14.9
1998 608 32.8 18.5 14.8
1999 584 31.1 18.8 23.6
2000 593 35.2 16.8 21.7
2001 617 37.1 16.6 26.6
2002 637 33.8 18.8 47.4
2003 637 33.8 18.8 47.4
2004 641 33.5 19.1 n/a
2005 655 35.0 18.7 n/a
2006 705 35.0 20.1 39.1
2007 740 36.0 20.6 30.9
2008 749 38.5 19.5 34.4
2009 744 36.0 20.7 36.7
2010 728 31.0 23.4 35
2011 727 38.0 19.1 37.3
2012 772 38.5 20.0 40.4
2013 775 40.7 18.9 42.6
2014 740 41.7 17.7 42.6
2015 739 43.0 17.1 42.1
2016 710 43.0 16.5 45.6
2017 722 43.1 16.7 46.1
2018 764 47.6 16.0 44.5
2019 789 47.6 16.5 46
2020 794 45.5 17.4 43.2
2021 770 46.5 16.5 44.3
2022 816 48.5 16.8 44.6
2023 796 51.5 15.4 46.9
2024 767 51.5 14.8 48.8

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 Lone Oak Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 591 29.4 20.1 n/a
1989 612 31.5 19.4 n/a
1990 631 31.4 20.0 n/a
1991 685 34.1 20.0 n/a
1992 698 34.2 20.4 n/a
1993 685 33.8 20.3 n/a
1994 688 34.3 20.1 n/a
1995 695 33.9 20.5 n/a
1996 695 33.9 20.5 n/a
1997 653 33.3 19.6 14.9
1998 608 32.8 18.5 14.8
1999 584 31.1 18.8 23.6
2000 593 35.2 16.8 21.7
2001 617 37.1 16.6 26.6
2002 637 33.8 18.8 47.4
2003 637 33.8 18.8 47.4
2004 641 33.5 19.1 n/a
2005 655 35.0 18.7 n/a
2006 705 35.0 20.1 39.1
2007 740 36.0 20.6 30.9
2008 749 38.5 19.5 34.4
2009 744 36.0 20.7 36.7
2010 728 31.0 23.4 35
2011 727 38.0 19.1 37.3
2012 772 38.5 20.0 40.4
2013 775 40.7 18.9 42.6
2014 740 41.7 17.7 42.6
2015 739 43.0 17.1 42.1
2016 710 43.0 16.5 45.6
2017 722 43.1 16.7 46.1
2018 764 47.6 16.0 44.5
2019 789 47.6 16.5 46
2020 794 45.5 17.4 43.2
2021 770 46.5 16.5 44.3
2022 816 48.5 16.8 44.6
2023 796 51.5 15.4 46.9
2024 767 51.5 14.8 48.8

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 Lone Oak 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 $598 (5.3%) $83 (0.7%) $681 (6.0%) $8,469 (74.6%) $1,933 (17.0%) $10,401 (91.6%) $11,357
2019 $669 (6.4%) $64 (0.6%) $733 (7.1%) $8,578 (82.7%) $1,730 (16.7%) $10,308 (99.4%) $10,373
2020 $605 (2.4%) $209 (0.8%) $815 (3.2%) $8,370 (33.2%) $1,456 (5.8%) $9,826 (39.0%) $25,189
2021 $734 (2.2%) $591 (1.8%) $1,326 (4.0%) $9,392 (28.6%) $1,878 (5.7%) $11,270 (34.4%) $32,787
2022 $1,017 (4.0%) $527 (2.1%) $1,518 (5.9%) $9,862 (38.6%) $2,461 (9.6%) $12,323 (48.3%) $25,531

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 96th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 59th of 327 Middle schools
 10.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students789796
 0.9%
African American5652
 7.1%
American Indian11
Asian1912
 36.8%
Hispanic4551
 13.3%
Pacific Islander00
White638653
 2.4%
Two or More Races3027
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46%46.9%
 0.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lone Oak Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 767 students attended Lone Oak Middle School.

Yes. Lone Oak Middle School ranks in the top 6.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

Students at Lone Oak Middle School are 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Lone Oak Middle School usually go on to attend McCracken County High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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