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578 students were enrolled for eighth grade in Nelson County schools in 2022-23 school year

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KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

There were 578 eighth grade students enrolled in Nelson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Bardstown Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 201 students.

Within Nelson County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in fifth grade.

Statewide, Nelson County ranked 23rd in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 23rd the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

Nelson County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007008002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Eighth Grade Enrollment in Nelson County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Bardstown Middle School20133.3%603
Bloomfield Middle School14638.9%375
Old Kentucky Home Middle School12231.8%384
The New Haven School4912%409
Boston School4510.8%417
The Academy at Horizons1210.3%117
Bardstown Alternative School33.9%77

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