Summary:
The 41858 area has one middle school, Whitesburg Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 191 students in Letcher County. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no local school-to-school comparison. The most important takeaway is that results vary by grade and subject, with eighth-grade reading the clearest strength relative to Kentucky.
Compared with the state, the strongest result is eighth-grade reading: 48% proficient at Whitesburg versus 40% statewide, an 8-point advantage. Whitesburg also exceeds the state in seventh-grade math (45% versus 39%), eighth-grade math (45% versus 39%), and seventh-grade reading (55% versus 50%). Its largest gaps below the state are in sixth-grade math (30% versus 42%) and eighth-grade social studies (27% versus 39%), each 12 points behind; seventh-grade science is 11 points behind (17% versus 28%). The school’s highest reported score is 55% in seventh-grade reading, and its lowest is 17% in seventh-grade science.
Across the nine results available in both years, Whitesburg’s average fell 4 points, from about 43% to about 40%; the state average fell 1 point, from about 43% to about 41%. Whitesburg shifted from 1 point above the state to 2 points below. Changes were uneven: sixth- and eighth-grade reading improved by 7 and 5 points, while seventh-grade reading fell 10 points and its lead over the state narrowed from 17 points to 5. Eighth-grade editing and mechanics improved by 6 points, narrowing its state gap from 15 points behind to 2 behind. SchoolDigger ranks Whitesburg 183rd of 326, in the 44th percentile, with 2 stars; its percentile was 53 in 2023–24 and 51 in 2024–25. Other context: the student–teacher ratio is 17.2, and 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism is 38%, compared with 24% statewide and 45% in the district.
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