Kenneth D. King Middle School
1101 Moberly Rd
Harrodsburg KY, 40330, Mercer County
Phone: 859-733-7060
Ranking: (534 out of 943, bottom 43%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Mercer County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 676 | 680 | 699 | 711 | 714 | 739 | 779 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 235 | 34.8% | 205 | 30.1% | 228 | 32.6% | 251 | 35.3% | 232 | 32.5% | 246 | 33.3% | 242 | 31.1% |
Grade 7: | 202 | 29.9% | 239 | 35.1% | 241 | 34.5% | 229 | 32.2% | 248 | 34.7% | 228 | 30.9% | 263 | 33.8% |
Grade 8: | 239 | 35.4% | 231 | 34.0% | 229 | 32.8% | 231 | 32.5% | 234 | 32.8% | 265 | 35.9% | 274 | 35.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 357 | 52.8% | 345 | 50.7% | 366 | 52.4% | 368 | 51.8% | 352 | 49.3% | 353 | 47.8% | 392 | 50.3% |
Female: | 319 | 47.2% | 335 | 49.3% | 333 | 47.6% | 343 | 48.2% | 317 | 44.4% | 342 | 46.3% | 356 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 4.1% | 23 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.8% |
Black: | 28 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.2% | 22 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.0% | 32 | 4.1% |
White: | 581 | 85.9% | 583 | 85.7% | 610 | 87.3% | 620 | 87.2% | 630 | 88.2% | 661 | 89.4% | 705 | 90.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 4.6% | 38 | 5.6% | 40 | 5.7% | 46 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 42.5% | 230 | 33.8% | 266 | 38.1% | 266 | 37.4% | 281 | 39.4% | 277 | 37.5% | 261 | 33.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 8.6% | 32 | 4.7% | 51 | 7.3% | 56 | 7.9% | 75 | 10.5% | 62 | 8.4% | 73 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 17.06 | 17.99 | 16.90 | 18.35 | 16.20 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.4% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 46.0% | 43.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 27.9% | 41.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 32.0% | 38.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.4% | 46% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 44.0% | 46.3% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.3% | 39.2% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 48.0% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 31.6% | 38.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.3% | 38.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.1% | 47.8% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.3% | 54.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 63.7% | 61.8% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 59.2% | 61.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 36.1% | 41.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.0% | 45.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 50.6% | 46.7% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.1% | 52.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 65.2% | 58.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.4% | 59.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 49.4% | 43.5% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.0% | 38.6% |
KCCT | ||||||
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.37% | 57.98% | 56.96% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 60.69% | 60.69% | 60.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.32% | 61.32% | 62.38% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.85% | 62.85% | 65.11% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 75.23% | 74.87% | 66.81% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.31% | 67.31% | 66.92% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.91% | 66.91% | 70.21% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.79% | 68.79% | 69.9% |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.23% | 59% | 59.57% |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.39% | 56.39% | 62.72% |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.5% | 57.02% |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.89% | 56.89% | 64.04% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 62.03% | 61.48% | 57.82% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.98% | 56.98% | 55.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.49% | 65.49% | 56.28% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.83% | 63.83% | 60.09% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 35.34% | 34.81% | 39.48% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 34.5% | 34.5% | 42.06% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 32.74% | 32.74% | 42.34% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 38.3% | 38.3% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 27.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 72.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,002.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,682.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,550.0 |
* Kenneth D. King Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.