Summary:
The Shoals Community School Corp district in Indiana has only one middle school, Shoals Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by ILEARN proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state averages for Indiana, particularly in math. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Shoals Middle School's ILEARN English Language Arts proficiency rates range from 27.03% in 6th grade to 50% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 41.1% to 42.6%. In math, the school's proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 11.54% in 8th grade to 27.03% in 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 31.4% to 38.1%. The school's ILEARN Science proficiency rate of 13.51% is also significantly below the district average of 19.15%.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention and support for students, the academic performance data suggests that this ratio alone is not sufficient to drive strong student outcomes. The school's overall ranking and rating by SchoolDigger has fluctuated over the past few years, with a ranking of 284 out of 485 Indiana middle schools and a 2-star rating for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that the school's performance is not consistently strong and may require a focused effort to improve.
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