Webster County Middle School

Webster County Middle School is a public school in Dixon, Kentucky, serving 319 students in grades 7–8. Its results show a clear contrast: mathematics and grade 7 reading compare relatively well with nearby schools, while grade 8 writing and editing/mechanics are notably weak. The most urgent concern is attendance: 37.6% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, well above the state rate of 24% and the district rate of 28%.

Compared with nearby schools, the strongest results were grade 7 mathematics, at 34% proficient versus a nearby average of 27%, and grade 7 reading, at 44% versus 39%. Grade 8 mathematics was close to the state rate, with 38% proficient compared with 39%. Writing and editing/mechanics stand out as the weakest areas: grade 8 writing was 25%, 23 points below the state and nearby average, while editing/mechanics was 29%, compared with a nearby average of 50% and a state rate of 42%. The school’s reported test results exactly match those of the Webster County district.

Results have weakened in most subjects since 2022–2023: six of eight subject-and-grade results ended lower, including a 22-point drop in grade 8 writing. Grade 8 mathematics improved by 11 points, reaching 38%. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 23rd percentile statewide (251st of 326) and gives it 1 star; its percentile fell 27 points from 2022–2023. For context, its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.2, the highest among the four nearby schools, and 53% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves “Hispanic Students” fell to the 8th percentile in 2025–2026, from the 63rd two years earlier. Its ranking for “Homeless Students” was at the 0th percentile, based on comparisons with students in 19 schools.