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Middlesboro Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 335 students in Middlesboro Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle Schools in Middlesboro Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 25% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
7 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
1,079 Students
186,922 Students
# Teachers
88 Teachers
12,436 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Middlesboro Independent School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#153 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.42
# American Indian Students
2 Students
231 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
2,852 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
14,590 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
8%
# Black Students
68 Students
20,032 Students
% Black Students
6%
11%
# White Students
907 Students
140,497 Students
% White Students
84%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
240 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
8,480 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
62
1,931
# Students in K Grade:
75
3,987
# Students in 1st Grade:
67
3,780
# Students in 2nd Grade:
64
3,762
# Students in 3rd Grade:
61
3,869
# Students in 4th Grade:
58
3,856
# Students in 5th Grade:
62
5,054
# Students in 6th Grade:
60
41,287
# Students in 7th Grade:
89
50,313
# Students in 8th Grade:
101
51,324
# Students in 9th Grade:
114
4,844
# Students in 10th Grade:
91
4,333
# Students in 11th Grade:
91
4,222
# Students in 12th Grade:
84
4,273
# Ungraded Students:
-
87
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,911 is higher than the state median of $14,317. The school district revenue/student has grown by 35% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,633 is higher than the state median of $14,055. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,911
$14,317
Spending / Student
$16,633
$14,055
Best Middlesboro Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesboro Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
220 North 20th Street
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8816
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8816
Grades: 7-12
| 21 students
Rank: #22.
Middlesboro Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
4400 Cumberland Ave
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8880
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8880
Grades: 5-8
| 310 students
Rank: n/an/a
Middlesboro Group Home School
Alternative School
220 North 20th Street
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8800
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8800
Grades: 6-12
| 4 students
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