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MC Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 21% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

MC Academy is a small school in Benton, in western Kentucky’s Marshall County, serving 100 students in grades 6–12. Its current reported test results are below state and district levels, and its clearest concern is 10th-grade Reading: just 23% of students were proficient in 2025–26.

Reading is the school’s weakest reported result compared with nearby high schools, the district and the state. Its 23% proficiency rate was 26 percentage points below the state’s 49% and 24 points below the Marshall County district’s 47%; nearby schools ranged from 47% to 72%. The stronger of the two reported current results was 11th-grade Social Studies, at 33%, though that was still below the state’s 37%, the district’s 35%, and the nearby-school range of 34% to 45%. Among nearby comparisons, Marshall County High School had 48% proficiency in 10th-grade Reading.

Reading declined from 32% in 2024–25 to 23% in 2025–26, while state and district results rose, widening the school’s gaps. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from the 10th percentile in 2024–25 to the 21st percentile in 2025–26, but the school remains well below nearby high schools, which ranked from the 50th to the 89th percentile; it has a 1-star rating, compared with their 3 or 4 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 33.3, versus a nearby-school average of 16.3. In 2024–25, 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, about the same as the nearby-school average of 51%; this is context, not an explanation for results. Many other proficiency scores were suppressed, so comparisons are limited to reported results.

100

Students ?

33.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

397 High School Road
Benton, KY 42025

(270) 527-8628

District: Marshall County

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (82% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg40%

206^th of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 158Marshall County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	206 of 262	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	228 of 254	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	256 of 290	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	247 of 276	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	243 of 271	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	4.2	249 of 261	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	230 of 253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	220 of 252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	238 of 274	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	253 of 272	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	248 of 266	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	224 of 254	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	232 of 262	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	248 of 259	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	248 of 257	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	228 of 251	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	9.8	204 of 226	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	242 of 251	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	256 of 273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	252 of 264	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	246 of 260	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile~ school

Male (2024)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies33%-5 vs state

Reading23%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MC Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	397 High School Road	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 527-8628	100	3	33.3	51.0%	96 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	23.1	206^th of 262 public high schools	21.4%		12.4	228^th of 254 public high schools	10.2%	22						23.0						33.0
Marshall County Technical Center	Public	9-12	341 High School Rd	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(270) 527-8648	0	12	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marshall County High School	Public	9-12	416 High School Rd	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(270) 527-1453	1,201	64	18.8	48.2%	1,115 (92.8%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.9%)	48.6	130^th of 262 public high schools	50.4%		49.1	129^th of 254 public high schools	49.2%	1			40.0			48.0		21.0		43.0		35.0		45.0
Livingston Central High School	Public	9-12	750 Us 60 W	Smithland	42081	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 928-2065	339	23	15.0	51.9%	300 (88.5%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	51.1	117^th of 262 public high schools	55.3%		72.1	49^th of 254 public high schools	80.7%	68			39.0			47.0		19.0		59.0		34.0		42.0	$22,620	$1,888	$20,732
Lyon County High School	Public	9-12	209 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(270) 388-9715	292	18	16.3	45.5%	250 (85.6%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.8%)	80.4	30^th of 262 public high schools	88.5%		58.2	85^th of 254 public high schools	66.5%	55			50.0			72.0		31.0		67.0		45.0		48.0	$15,997	$739	$15,258
Paducah Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	500 South 25th Street	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 443-6592	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paducah Tilghman High School	Public	9-12	2400 Washington St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5650	860	57	15.2	57.6%	339 (39.4%)	354 (41.2%)	64 (7.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (11.3%)	56.4	99^th of 262 public high schools	62.2%		44.1	152^nd of 254 public high schools	40.2%	53			40.0			53.0		29.0		43.0		42.0		40.0	$19,778	$2,094	$17,684

Frequently Asked Questions about MC Academy

What district is MC Academy in?

Marshall County

How many students attend MC Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended MC Academy.

Is MC Academy a good school?

MC Academy ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Kentucky high schools.

What is the racial makeup of MC Academy?

Students at MC Academy are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

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