High Schools in Magoffin County

Magoffin County, Kentucky has only one high school, Magoffin County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Magoffin County High School's academic achievement is significantly lower than the state averages across various subjects and assessments, including KSA (Kentucky Summative Assessment) and ACT. The school's proficiency rates range from 17% in Mathematics to 39% in Reading, all well below the state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 4% of students proficient or better on the ACT Mathematics assessment.

The school faces challenges related to high poverty and chronic absenteeism, with 69.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average, suggesting that the issue may not be solely about resource allocation, but rather the effective utilization of those resources to improve student outcomes.