Summary:
Middlesboro Independent school district in Kentucky has only one middle school, Middlesboro Middle School, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 190 out of 320 Kentucky middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Middlesboro Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state averages in Kentucky across various academic measures, including test scores, proficiency rates, and rankings. For example, the school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 13% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 43%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 82.12% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to the school's underperformance.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $21,704 for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 9.7, the academic outcomes at Middlesboro Middle School do not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding. The school's dropout rate was 1.1% and the chronic absenteeism rate was 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, further indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to help the school and its students succeed.
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