Summary:
Kent County Public Schools operates a single middle school, Kent County Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 in the rural Kent County region of Maryland. Based on the available data, Kent County Middle School appears to be a low-performing school within the district and the state, with academic outcomes that consistently fall below district and state averages.
Kent County Middle School's MCAP test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.9% of students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 16.3% for the Kent County Public Schools district and 26.5% for the state. The school's performance in MCAP English Language Arts is slightly better, with 33.3% of students proficient or better, but still below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $23,421 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, the academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning and achievement. The school's socioeconomic challenges, with 76.96% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, also raise concerns about equity and the ability of the school to provide a high-quality education to its predominantly low-income student population.
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