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Pendleton County schools welcomed 211 eighth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

There were 211 eighth grade students enrolled in Pendleton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.8% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Phillip Sharp Middle School is the only school in the county that welcomed eighth grade students.

Within Pendleton County schools, the highest student population was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Pendleton County ranked 74th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 74th the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

Pendleton County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Eighth Grade Enrollment in Pendleton County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Phillip Sharp Middle School21138.5%548

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