Woodford County Middle School, Versailles KY

Original Research by School Decision on Woodford County Middle School

Woodford County Middle School is a regular public school serving grades six through eight in Versailles, the county seat of Woodford County, Kentucky. Located about a short drive west of Lexington in the Bluegrass Region, it is the sole middle school for the Woodford County district. The school enrolls enough students to fill three grade levels with multiple sections; each grade holds a roughly similar-sized cohort. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic population of about one in seven students, and smaller shares of students who are Black or identify as two or more races. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of economic diversity that places it in a middle range for the region. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed.

Academically, the school participates in Kentucky’s statewide assessments, and the results show a mixed picture across subjects and grades. In reading, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranges from a majority of sixth graders down to less than half of eighth graders, with seventh graders in between. Math proficiency is lower across the board: about two in five students meet the bar in each grade, with a slight uptick in seventh grade. Science is assessed in grade seven, where about a third of students reached proficiency. Social studies, tested in grade eight, saw proficiency at roughly two in five students. These results point to reading as a relative strength, particularly in sixth grade, while math, science, and social studies are areas where a parent may want to look into further with the school. Because Woodford County has only one other district and the school-level comparison could not be reliably calculated, it is not possible to say how these results stack up against local peers; the data simply describe the school’s own performance.

The school itself is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. No data was provided on course offerings, programs, staffing levels, or disciplinary climate. The school’s grade band means there is no graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism figures were not available.

Versailles is a small town whose identity is shaped by thoroughbred horse farms, bourbon distilleries, and a traditional downtown anchored by City Hall and a public library. The surrounding economy blends horse breeding, distilling, retail, and healthcare. The town has experienced steady population growth over the past decade and a half, and its land area has expanded, suggesting ongoing development. Home values in the area are above the state median and roughly in line with the national figure, while rents take up a moderate share of typical household income. The local unemployment rate sits near the national average.

For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a mid-sized middle school in a small, growing town, serving a predominantly white student body with a substantial Hispanic minority and modest economic diversity. Academic performance varies by subject, with reading stronger than math and science. Without data on programs, discipline, or staffing, those dimensions remain an open question that a parent would want to explore directly with the school or district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 41% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 54% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Science

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 41%

▲ 3 pts above state median

This schoolWoodford County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income74%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income68%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income37%Higher-income56%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income55%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income57%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income57%31 pp gap