Summary:
Waynesboro City Public Schools has only one middle school, Kate Collins Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. Located in Waynesboro, Virginia, the school faces significant challenges, with consistently low rankings and academic performance compared to other middle schools across the state.
Kate Collins Middle has been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia middle schools for the past three years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school excels in 8th-grade Algebra I proficiency, its students perform well below the state average in other core subjects, particularly Mathematics and English Reading. This uneven academic performance suggests potential gaps in the school's curriculum or instructional practices. Additionally, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Kate Collins Middle serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to its academic challenges.
The school's relatively low spending per student, at $8,367, compared to the state average, may also be a contributing factor to its struggles. Ensuring adequate funding and resources for Waynesboro City Public Schools and Kate Collins Middle could be an area for improvement to help address the school's performance issues and better support its students.
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