The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Taylor County Middle School
Taylor County Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade in Campbellsville, the seat of Taylor County. The school sits within the Taylor County school district, one of two public districts in the city; Campbellsville also has its own independent district, so a family living within the city limits may be zoned for either system depending on exact boundaries. Campbellsville itself is a central Kentucky county seat with a historic downtown, a private university, a regional hospital, and light manufacturing. The local economy draws on employers such as the university, the hospital, and an Amazon fulfillment center. Housing values in the area sit modestly below the statewide benchmark for Kentucky, which itself is well below the national figure, and the local market has seen a slight year-over-year price dip. The area has seen modest population growth in recent years.
The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a context where economic need is a factor for a meaningful portion of families. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
Academically, the proficiency picture is mixed. On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, reading and language arts results show a clear strength: sixth graders posted a proficiency rate in the comfortable majority, and seventh and eighth graders were not far behind, each landing in the low to middle portion of the range. Math results are a softer spot. Sixth grade math proficiency was notably lower, and although seventh grade math climbed somewhat, eighth grade math slipped back. Science, tested only in seventh grade, fell in the same low tier as math. Social studies, tested only in eighth grade, was in a similar range. When placed against the other district in Taylor County, the school’s overall proficiency index sits slightly above the midpoint of that two-district comparison. Because the comparison set is very small, a one-step difference carries a lot of weight; the school is not in a dramatically different position from the area’s only other district.
There is no graduation rate to report because this is a middle school. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing was available in the source materials, so those dimensions cannot be assessed here. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary redraws or program closures, which may simply mean nothing major has occurred or that publicly reported coverage was thin.
For a family weighing this school, the picture is one of a middle school that hits a solid note in reading but struggles with math and science proficiency. The school serves a community with a modest economic base, and the housing market is relatively affordable by state and national standards. A parent whose child needs strong math support may want to look into what interventions or targeted instruction the school offers, since the math scores across all three grades suggest room for improvement. Reading is a clear relative strength, and the school’s position among the county’s two districts is near the middle of a small field, so families comparing the Taylor County and Campbellsville Independent systems will want to look directly at the specific feeder patterns and program offerings of each middle school rather than relying on summary rankings.
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