Summary:
Covington, Kentucky has only one middle school, Holmes Middle School, which has consistently underperformed compared to other middle schools in the state. The school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, with 84.18% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and faces challenges with student attendance and engagement.
Covington Independent School District's lone middle school, Holmes Middle School, has struggled to improve student outcomes over the past three years, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kentucky middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies are significantly below the state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points, and it has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance.
Despite the school's poor performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending level of $20,281, which is higher than the state average. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 25%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a dropout rate of 1.1% for the 2024-2025 school year. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the root causes of the school's underperformance and aims to improve student engagement and academic achievement.
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