Summary:
The zip code 42345 contains only one middle school, Muhlenberg South Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance, as indicated by its 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, is below average compared to other Kentucky middle schools. However, the school stands out for its strong mathematics performance, consistently outperforming the Muhlenberg County district and the state of Kentucky in all three grade levels.
While Muhlenberg South Middle School excels in mathematics, its reading performance is more uneven, with 8th graders underperforming compared to the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges in other subject areas, such as science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics, where it generally underperforms compared to the district and state. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which could be an area for further investigation and targeted interventions.
Despite the school's below-average overall performance, it has a relatively high spending per student of $13,275, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is within the typical range for middle schools. Identifying and replicating the successful practices from the school's mathematics performance could be a starting point for a more balanced approach to improving academic outcomes across all subject areas and grade levels.
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