Summary:
Two middle schools serve zip code 42210: Edmonson County 5/6 Center serves grades 5–6, and Edmonson County Middle School serves grades 7–8; together they enroll 521 students, with 265 and 256 students respectively. The clearest concern is fifth grade at the 5/6 Center: its four reported results average 26% proficient, compared with a matched state average of 45%, while the Middle School’s results are generally at or above its grade-specific state benchmarks.
The Middle School stands out for several strong results: in 2025–2026, eighth-grade editing and mechanics reached 60%, 18 points above the state, and writing reached 57%, 9 points above; seventh-grade reading and science were also above state rates. Across its eight reported results, the school averaged 46% proficient versus 41% for the matched state results, about 5 points higher. The 5/6 Center’s clearest bright spot was sixth-grade math at 49%, 7 points above the state; its most concerning result was fifth-grade math at 19%, 24 points below. Its six reported results averaged 33%, 13 points below matched state results. Because the schools serve different grades, these figures do not support a direct same-grade comparison between them.
Results shifted in different directions over time: across all 14 comparable results, the average gap versus state moved from about 1 point above in 2024–2025 to about 3 points below in 2025–2026, though the Middle School’s eighth-grade editing and mechanics rose from 56% to 60%. SchoolDigger ranked the Middle School 108 of 326 in 2025–2026, at the 67th percentile; the 5/6 Center’s supplied ranking history ends in 2016–2017. Context also differs: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 57% at the Center and 65% at the Middle School; student-teacher ratios were 17.7 and 15.5, respectively. In 2025–2026, Middle School chronic absenteeism was 33%, about 10 points above the state rate, while the Center’s was 23%, about 1 point below. These are contextual observations, not explanations for test results.
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