Summary:
Southgate, Kentucky is home to a single public school, Southgate Public School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 195 students enrolled. The school is part of the Southgate Independent school district, which is ranked 23 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Southgate Public School has a mixed performance compared to state averages. While the school outperformed the state in several subject areas, including 7th grade math, 6th grade reading, and 8th grade writing, it underperformed in areas like 3rd grade reading and 5th grade editing and mechanics. The school's dropout rate of 1.1% is lower than the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% is higher. Southgate Public School spends $26,777 per student, which is above the state average, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1.
The high percentage of students (67.18%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Southgate Public School indicates a significant level of economic need among the student population, which may contribute to the school's higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, Southgate Public School's performance is a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, and the school's ranking within its district and 4-star rating suggest it is performing well compared to other schools in the state.
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