Summary:
Marion County Knight Academy is an alternative public school located in Lebanon, Kentucky, serving grades 8-9 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The school is part of the Marion County School District, which is ranked 78 out of 160 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Marion County Knight Academy has a higher percentage of white students (80.96%) compared to the state average, with lower percentages of African American (6.28%) and Hispanic (9.61%) students. The school's test scores are generally lower than the county and state averages across various subjects, including Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Editing and Mechanics. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 8th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 30%, compared to the county's 29% and the state's 36%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.36% in 2020-2021 to 60.44% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
Interestingly, the nearby Hugh C. Spalding Academy, another alternative school in the same district, has a similar racial makeup but significantly lower test scores, particularly in ACT subjects like English, Mathematics, and Reading. This suggests that Marion County Knight Academy may be performing better academically compared to its immediate peer school. However, the school's consistent underperformance across multiple years and subject areas, as well as the potential factors of high free and reduced-price lunch rates and relatively high student-teacher ratios, indicate that there are opportunities for improvement to address the academic needs of its student population.
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