Summary:
In zip code 46534, there is one middle school, Knox Community Middle School, serving grades 5-8. This school is part of the Knox Community School Corp. The area's middle school has a student enrollment of 477 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8%, and 61.84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a significant portion of the student body faces socioeconomic challenges.
Knox Community Middle School has consistently ranked in the lower quartile of Indiana middle schools, holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three reported years. In the 2023-2024 academic year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math for all grades were 24.12% and 23.03% respectively, which are below the state averages. Performance in 5th-grade ELA and Math also lagged behind state averages. However, the school shows a notable strength in Biology, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding the state average in both 2023-2024 (62.5%) and the projected 2024-2025 (83.33%).
Despite spending $14,125 per student in 2023-2024, which is a relatively high figure, this investment has not translated into improved statewide rankings or overall academic performance. A significant concern is the sharp decline in 8th-grade math and ELA proficiency between the 2023-2024 and projected 2024-2025 academic years, with 8th-grade math dropping from 40.43% to 16.95% and 8th-grade ELA from 37.23% to 16.1%. These trends, along with high chronic absenteeism, suggest a need for a thorough review of educational strategies and resource allocation to enhance student outcomes.
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