The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown Middle School serves sixth through eighth graders as a regular public school in the Scott County district. It sits on South Hamilton Street in Georgetown, a growing city in Kentucky’s Bluegrass region. The school is one of three middle schools in the county, which has responded to decades of population growth by expanding an existing middle school rather than building new ones. That decision shapes the context: a school serving a community that has roughly tripled in size since the mid-1980s, driven by the arrival of a major auto manufacturing plant and the steady outward push from Lexington.
The student body is larger than what you might expect for a stand-alone middle school, and it reflects the city’s demographic mix. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which gives a sense of the economic diversity in the community. The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic presence and a smaller Black population; there are also multiracial students and a very small Asian enrollment. The school does not report the share of students with individualized education plans or English learner status, so families looking for more clarity on special education supports or language services would need to ask the school directly.
Academically, the picture is mixed. On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, reading and language arts results are the school’s relative strength: roughly half of students across all three grade levels score at the proficient level or above. Math proficiency is lower, landing around the one-third mark per grade, with a slight upward trend from sixth to eighth grade. Science, tested only in seventh grade, is weaker still, with about a quarter of students meeting the standard. Eighth-grade social studies falls between those in the middle. The pattern suggests that reading instruction is working reasonably well for many students, while math and especially science are areas where the school has room to strengthen outcomes. A parent moving into the area may want to ask what interventions or targeted supports are in place for those subjects.
Because Georgetown Middle School serves only grades six through eight, no graduation rate applies, and there are no high school programs such as Advanced Placement or dual-credit offerings to evaluate. The school’s course access and staffing information were not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to say much about electives, advanced coursework, or class sizes from this report. The district operates a career-integration campus at the high school level, but that does not reach middle school students.
The community around the school anchors on a traditional downtown with a historic college at its center. Georgetown College sits near the historic district, and the city’s civic and commercial life is concentrated along the US 25 corridor. I-75 runs east of downtown, giving residents quick access to Lexington to the south and Cincinnati to the north. The housing market in the area reflects the region’s growth: home values and rents are above the state median but still below major metro areas, and the mortgage-to-rent math suggests buying is currently more expensive than renting. The local economy is heavily shaped by the Toyota plant, which is by far the largest employer, along with the school district itself, the hospital, and a network of auto suppliers. This gives the area an industrial, middle-class foundation, with steady job growth that has kept schools expanding.
This is a mid-sized middle school in a fast-growing, industrial-leaning city where reading results are adequate but math and science scores are lower than many families would hope. The student body is economically diverse, and the area has seen sustained investment in school facilities to keep up with enrollment. A family considering Georgetown would want to investigate how the school approaches math and science instruction, and whether the district’s growth has kept class sizes manageable in all subjects.
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