Summary:
The Ashland Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Ashland Independent school district in Kentucky. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and above-average per-student spending, its academic performance consistently falls below the state average across multiple subject areas.
Ashland Middle School is ranked 221 out of 324 Kentucky middle schools and has a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. On state assessments, the percentage of students scoring proficient or better ranges from 30-37% in mathematics and 34-43% in reading, compared to state averages of 37-42% and 41-49% respectively. The school also underperforms the state in science, writing, and social studies. This suggests the school is struggling to effectively educate its students and prepare them for academic success.
One potential contributing factor to the school's challenges is its high poverty level, with 63.32% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Research has shown that poverty can negatively impact student learning and achievement. Despite the school's resource challenges, the data indicates there may be opportunities to better utilize the school's relatively high spending and low student-teacher ratio to improve student outcomes.
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