Clinton County Middle School, Albany KY

Original Research by School Decision on Clinton County Middle School

Clinton County Middle School serves grades five through eight in Albany, Kentucky, and is the only middle school in the Clinton County district. It operates as a regular public school. The community it draws from is a small, rural county seat with a population that has been declining. Albany sits near Dale Hollow Lake and Lake Cumberland, and its economy is anchored by county government, the school district, and some tourism from the recreational lakes. Median household income in the area is low and the poverty rate is high, conditions that are reflected in the school’s student body: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Housing values in the local ZIP code have dropped recently, adding to the economic pressures families may face.

The student population is modest in size for a middle school and is overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic share and very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. No data on students with disabilities or English learners was provided.

Academic performance on the Kentucky Summative Assessment from the most recent school year shows that most students are not yet scoring at the proficient level. In mathematics, the share of students reaching proficiency varies by grade, from about a quarter of fifth and sixth graders to roughly a third of seventh and eighth graders. Reading and English language arts results are somewhat higher: roughly a third of fifth graders and two-fifths of sixth through eighth graders met the proficiency bar. In science, only about a quarter of seventh graders were proficient, and in social studies, about a fifth of fifth graders and three in ten eighth graders reached that level. These figures suggest that the school faces a broad challenge in bringing students to grade-level benchmarks, and a parent may want to ask the school about intervention programs or targeted supports for students who are below proficient.

No information was available about advanced coursework, elective offerings, extracurricular activities, staffing ratios, or disciplinary data. The district did not report any recent changes or initiatives that would affect a family’s decision.

Clinton County Middle School sits in a community with limited economic growth and a shrinking population. It provides the core academic program for the area’s middle-grade students, but the assessment results indicate that a majority of students are not yet proficient in core subjects. Families considering this school should be aware of the economic context and may wish to discuss with the school how it addresses academic gaps and supports student learning.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 4 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Science

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 8 pts below state median

This schoolClinton County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income36%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income62%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income58%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income72%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income36%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income42%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income72%43 pp gap